MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Deutsche Welle

Other / unclassified · Media & publishing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutsche Welle appears in 44 declared MEP meetings (25 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

44
declared meetings
with current MEPs
25
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international broadcaster and one of the most successful and relevant international media outlets. We provide journalistic content in 32 languages, among which 12 European languages, giving people worldwide the opportunity to form their own opinions. DW publishes conten on TV, Radio, online, social media accounts and a global network of partnering Media. In 2023, despite…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 44 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1636%
Greens/EFA1432%
Socialists & Democrats920%
Renew Europe511%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (17 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
2
2021
7
2022
2
2023
1
2024
10
2025
17
2026
4

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

Sabine Verheyen
6 meetings · EPP
Isabel Wiseler-Lima
4 meetings · EPP
Alexandra Geese
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Hildegard Bentele
3 meetings · EPP
Sergey Lagodinsky
3 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jun 2026Hildegard BenteleGlobal Europe
24 Mar 2026Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
23 Feb 2026Daniel FreundEU reform needs and constitutional issues, current challenges of the EU
19 Feb 2026Hildegard BenteleFinancing mechanisms
13 Nov 2025Hannes HeideBreakfast debate
13 Nov 2025Pascal ArimontBackground Breakfast on democratic resilience
12 Nov 2025Manuela RipaAudiovisual Media Policy
24 Sep 2025Tiemo WölkenFuture of pilot project ENTR
24 Sep 2025Jens GeierEU-Haushalt und Probleme in der Medienförderung
4 Jul 2025Hannah NeumannExchange of views on Media Landscape Afghanistan
30 Jun 2025Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
25 Jun 2025Isabel Wiseler-LimaFrom Freeze to Silence: How U.S. policy threatens free media
14 May 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable:The Future of European Broadcasting, Press and Media: How to create a common European Media Space?
14 May 2025Diana Riba I GinerBroadcasting, press and media in the EU
14 May 2025Erik MarquardtStakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU

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