Lobby organisation
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.
Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. is a private German economic research institute. It seeks to support common views and objectives of the German business community through fact-based, policy-relevant, up-to-date and empirically and methodically sound research. The Institut is promoted by BDI and BDA, the German Business Representations. Its members are German industrial associations, which are directly or indirectly…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2026).
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
The 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2026 | Michael Bloss | EU-China |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Markus Ferber | Vergaberichtlinie |
| 14 May 2026 | Bernd Lange | General exchange of views |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Marion Walsmann | Vertiefung des Europäischen Binnenmarktes |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Marion Walsmann | Vertiefung des Europäischen Binnenmarktes |
| 31 Oct 2025 | René Repasi | EU-China Relations |
| 13 May 2025 | Marion Walsmann | PKM-Frühstück zu Startup-Wachstumspotenzial |
| 13 May 2025 | Markus Ferber | Startup-Wachstumspotenzial |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Andrea Wechsler | EU Industry policy |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Michael Bloss | Offshore Panel Energiewende |
| 21 Feb 2024 | René Repasi | Austausch zu aktuellen wirtschaftspolitischen Themen - inkl. Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der europäischen/deutschen Industrie, Berichtspflichten und Lieferkettenthematik |
| 1 Feb 2023 | Matthias Ecke | Kennenlernen - Austausch zur Wirtschafts- und Industriepolitik |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Peter Liese | ETS |
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