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Lobby organisation

Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V.

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

24
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Deutsche Raiffeisenverband e. V. (DRV) ist der politische Spitzenverband aller Genossenschaften und genossenschaftlich orientierten Unternehmen der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft. Die Mitgliedsunternehmen sind wichtiges Glied der Wertschöpfungskette Lebensmittel in der Erzeugung, im Handel und in der Verarbeitung pflanzlicher und tierischer Produkte. Landwirte, Gärtner und Winzer sind die Mitglieder und damit Eigentümer der Genossenschaften. Der DRV ist Schnittstelle zwischen seinen…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1667%
Renew Europe521%
Socialists & Democrats28%
Greens/EFA14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (16 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
3
2025
16
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

Norbert Lins
7 meetings · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
5 meetings · Renew
Stefan Köhler
2 meetings · EPP
Angelika Niebler
2 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Jun 2026Thomas WaitzAgriculture
17 Mar 2026Norbert LinsFuture of Farming
26 Feb 2026Norbert LinsGMO Art. 146, GAP
16 Jan 2026Norbert LinsErnährungssicherheit, funktionierende Lieferketten, zuverlässige Energieversorgung
15 Dec 2025Tiemo WölkenGemeinsame Marktordnung, Food and Feed Omnibus
4 Dec 2025Marion WalsmannCooperatives in rural areas
4 Dec 2025Markus FerberCommon Market Organisation (CAP)
4 Dec 2025Pascal ArimontThe importance of cooperatives in the agricultural sector
24 Nov 2025Angelika NieblerEU GAP, EUDR
23 Sep 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenDiscussion on current EU policies
18 Jun 2025Norbert LinsAmending certain CAP Regulations as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
3 Apr 2025Norbert LinsIdeenaustausch zur GAP
19 Mar 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
19 Feb 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on the forest and agriculture sector
19 Feb 2025Maria NoichlAgrarpolitik

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