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Österreichs E-Wirtschaft

Business / industry · Energy · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Österreichs E-Wirtschaft appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

24
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Oesterreichs Energie is an independent advocacy group for the Austrian electricity industry. Since its establishment in 1953, Oesterreichs Energie has represented the jointly developed sector interests in political, administrative and public contexts. Oesterreichs Energie currently represents over 140 member companies with around 21,000 employees. These companies generate more than 90% of Austria’s electricity and operate the Austrian transport and 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 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1979%
Socialists & Democrats417%
Renew Europe14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
2
2024
8
2025
9
2026
4

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

Christian Ehler
11 meetings · EPP
Angelika Winzig
5 meetings · EPP
Günther Sidl
3 meetings · S&D
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Alexander Bernhuber
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Jun 2026Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
27 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEU Energiepolitik
30 Jan 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with a representative of Österreichs Energie
23 Jan 2026Christian EhlerEU Energiepolitik
12 Dec 2025Christian EhlerEnergiepolitik
2 Oct 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with a representative of Österreichs Energie
26 Sep 2025Christian EhlerEnergy policy
26 Jun 2025Anna StürgkhElectricity Grids
23 May 2025Christian EhlerEU Energiepolitik
30 Apr 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of Salzburg Netz GmbH & Österreichs Energie
14 Mar 2025Christian EhlerEU Energiepolitik
14 Feb 2025Angelika NieblerEnergy Policyx
16 Jan 2025Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
6 Dec 2024Christian EhlerEnergiepolitik
7 Nov 2024Lukas MandlEuropean Energy Industry

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