Lobby organisation
METRO AG
Company · Consumer & retail · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, METRO AG appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“METRO is a leading international food wholesaler and operates in more than 30 countries. The store network comprises a total of 622 stores in 21 countries, of which 524 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS). In addition, there are 102 dedicated depots for food service distribution.”
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“In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD). HoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively. The group is headed by METRO AG, which acts as the central management holding company. It handles group management tasks and bundles central management and administrative functions for METRO.”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | Maria Noichl | UTP, TSC |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Alexander Bernhuber | CBAM |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Markus Ferber | Challenges on the European payment sector |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Christian Doleschal | B2B-Gebühr |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Victor Negrescu | Simplification Measures Impact on the Wholesaling Industry |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Christine Singer | Lebensmittelverschwendung |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Axel Voss | Branchengespräch |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Valérie Hayer | Divers |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Alexandra Geese | Handelspolitik, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Sicherheit und Verteidigung |
| 19 Sep 2024 | Norbert Lins | Exchange on relevant topics for the new legislative period |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Maria Noichl | UTP |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Elsi Katainen | Ruokapolitiikka ja ruokaketju |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Gordan Bosanac | Presentation of Eurocommerce's priorities for the upcoming mandate |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Emil Radev | Presentation of the EuroCommerce and Harmonisation of EU legislation |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Anna Cavazzini | Right to repair |
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