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Handelsverband Deutschland

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Handelsverband Deutschland appears in 64 declared MEP meetings (33 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

64
declared meetings
with current MEPs
33
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE - e. V. ist die Spitzenorganisation des deutschen Einzelhandels. Als Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverband ist er Stimme und Sprachrohr der gesamten Branche und steht mit seiner Mitgliedschaft für 75 Prozent des Einzelhandelsumsatzes in Deutschland. Der HDE vertritt die Interessen des Handels gegenüber der Politik, anderen Wirtschaftsbranchen und der Öffentlichkeit. Dabei wird der HDE mit Hauptsitz in…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 64 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3453%
Greens/EFA1117%
Socialists & Democrats1117%
Renew Europe812%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2023).

2019
3
2020
8
2021
2
2022
11
2023
14
2024
8
2025
11
2026
7

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

Axel Voss
9 meetings · EPP
Svenja Hahn
6 meetings · Renew
Andrea Wechsler
4 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
3 meetings · EPP
Gabriele Bischoff
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jul 2026Marion WalsmannEU Trade Policy
12 Jun 2026Oliver SchenkDigital Omnibus
8 Jun 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with a representative of HDE
4 Jun 2026Pablo Arias EcheverríaCurrent and future policy topics in the IMCO committee
24 Apr 2026Andrea WechslerPermitting Directive
5 Feb 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with a representative of HDE
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
11 Sep 2025Andrea WechslerEU Industry Policy
11 Sep 2025Christine SingerUTP
11 Sep 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch zu UTPs
10 Sep 2025Marion WalsmannInternal Market Strategy, Digital Fairness Act
10 Sep 2025Lukas MandlOmnibus-Package I
14 Jul 2025Svenja HahnTreffen der Spitzenverbände der deutschen Wirtschaft
23 Jun 2025Angelika NieblerSimplification
11 Mar 2025Markus FerberPayment Services Regulation

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