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Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer

Other / unclassified · Business federations & chambers also Consumer & retail · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer appears in 94 declared MEP meetings (38 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

94
declared meetings
with current MEPs
38
MEPs met
€4.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
25.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK) vertritt die gesamte gewerbliche Wirtschaft in Deutschland. Ihre Mitglieder sind die 79 Industrie- und Handelskammern (IHKs) mit mehreren Millionen Unternehmen aus Industrie, Handel und Dienstleistungen. Für diese Unternehmen engagiert sich die DIHK gegenüber Politik, Verwaltung und Öffentlichkeit. Sie setzt sich auf Bundes- und Europaebene für die gewerbliche Wirtschaft ein mit dem Ziel guter Rahmenbedingungen…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 94 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party4447%
Greens/EFA2021%
Socialists & Democrats1920%
Renew Europe1112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (42 in 2025).

2019
2
2020
0
2021
2
2022
8
2023
10
2024
11
2025
42
2026
19

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

René Repasi
8 meetings · S&D
Hildegard Bentele
7 meetings · EPP
Peter Liese
5 meetings · EPP
Marion Walsmann
5 meetings · EPP
Svenja Hahn
5 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jul 2026Dirk GotinkIAA - breakfast roundtable
10 Jun 2026René RepasiChancen und Herausforderungen rund um das 28. Regime
8 Jun 2026Dirk GotinkIAA
7 May 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
4 May 2026Angelika NieblerEU Defence Policies
16 Apr 2026Peter LieseAustausch
14 Apr 2026Markus FerberSavings and Investments Union
19 Mar 2026Sabrina ReppRegional Policy
17 Mar 2026Brando BenifeiEU US Tariffs
26 Feb 2026Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
26 Feb 2026Jens GeierExchange on EMD and Kundenanlagen
5 Feb 2026Peter LieseAustausch
2 Feb 2026Peter LieseAustausch
28 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
26 Jan 2026Hildegard BenteleGlobal Europe and Global Gateway

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