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Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband

Business group · Finance · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Deutscher Sparkassen-und Giroverband appears in 46 declared MEP meetings (25 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

46
declared meetings
with current MEPs
25
MEPs met
€1.8M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Deutsche Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV) ist der Dachverband der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Das sind 338 Sparkassen, fünf Landesbanken, fünf Landesbausparkassen, die Deka-Bank als zentrales Wertpapierhandelshaus, acht Erstversicherergruppen der Sparkassen, die Deutsche Leasing und zahlreiche weitere Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen (Stand Januar 2026). Der DSGV vertritt die Interessen der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe und organisiert die Willensbildung innerhalb der Gruppe.”

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“Darüber hinaus legt er die strategische Ausrichtung der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe fest. Der DSGV ist Träger der zentralen Bildungseinrichtungen der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe: die Deutsche Sparkassen-Akademie und die Hochschule der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe - University of Applied Sciences.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 46 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2452%
Socialists & Democrats817%
Greens/EFA715%
Renew Europe715%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
1
2021
2
2022
2
2023
6
2024
13
2025
11
2026
9

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

Markus Ferber
10 meetings · EPP
Rasmus Andresen
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jens Gieseke
3 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
3 meetings · S&D
Ralf Seekatz
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2026Marion WalsmannPKM-Event about SME financing
14 Jul 2026Markus FerberEU-Bankenmarkt & Mit­tel­stands­fi­nan­zie­rung
21 Apr 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandySFDR
11 Mar 2026Marion WalsmannMittelstands­politik
9 Mar 2026Rasmus AndresenSustainable Finance
24 Feb 2026Ralf SeekatzDigitaler Euro
24 Feb 2026Engin ErogluDigital Euro
18 Feb 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandySFDR
12 Jan 2026Rasmus AndresenECON topics, PEPP
18 Nov 2025Alexandra GeeseSummit on European Digital Sovereignty
6 Nov 2025Markus FerberCompetitiveness in the EU banking sector
4 Nov 2025René RepasiDigital Euro
4 Nov 2025Jutta PaulusFinanzpolitik Rheinland-Pfalz
4 Nov 2025Angelika NieblerEU Digital Euro
10 Jun 2025Ralf SeekatzPRIIPs VO

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