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METRO AG

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

As of 9 September 2026, METRO AG appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe629%
European People's Party524%
Greens/EFA524%
Socialists & Democrats524%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
4
2021
0
2022
2
2023
3
2024
7
2025
3
2026
1

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

Svenja Hahn
3 meetings · Renew
Daniel Freund
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Biljana Borzan
1 meeting · S&D
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Maria Noichl
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Jun 2026Markus FerberChallenges on the European payment sector
11 Sep 2025Christian DoleschalB2B-Gebühr
3 Jul 2025Victor NegrescuSimplification Measures Impact on the Wholesaling Industry
27 Mar 2025Christine SingerLebensmittelverschwendung
4 Dec 2024Valérie HayerDivers
29 Oct 2024Alexandra GeeseHandelspolitik, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Sicherheit und Verteidigung
19 Sep 2024Norbert LinsExchange on relevant topics for the new legislative period
18 Sep 2024Maria NoichlUTP
18 Sep 2024Elsi KatainenRuokapolitiikka ja ruokaketju
18 Sep 2024Gordan BosanacPresentation of Eurocommerce's priorities for the upcoming mandate
17 Sep 2024Emil RadevPresentation of the EuroCommerce and Harmonisation of EU legislation
14 Sep 2023Anna CavazziniRight to repair
24 May 2023Thomas WaitzFleisch, Tiertransport
8 Mar 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
15 Sep 2022Biljana BorzanEmpowering consumers for the green transition

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