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Lobby organisation

Otto GmbH & Co. KGaA

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

As of 9 September 2026, Otto GmbH & Co. KGaA appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“1949 in Deutschland gegründet, ist die Otto Group heute eine weltweit agierende Handels- und Dienstleistungsgruppe mit rund 36.300 Mitarbeitenden in 30 wesentlichen Unternehmensgruppen vornehmlich in den drei Wirtschaftsräumen Deutschland, übriges Europa und USA präsent. Ihre Geschäftstätigkeit erstreckt sich auf die Segmente Plattformen, Markenkonzepte, Händler, Services und Finanzdienstleistungen. Als größter Onlinehändler europäischen Ursprungs prägt sie mit ihrer Kraft, ihrer Marktbedeutung und…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party533%
Renew Europe533%
Socialists & Democrats427%
Greens/EFA17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
1
2025
9
2026
3

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
4 meetings · Renew
Tiemo Wölken
3 meetings · S&D
Alexandra Geese
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Bernd Lange
1 meeting · S&D
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Sep 2026Svenja HahnAML Regulation, Consumer Credits Directive
18 Jun 2026Svenja HahnDigital Omnibus
17 Jun 2026Alexandra GeeseDigital policies, tech sovereignty and competition
22 Sep 2025Anna StürgkhGeneral Exchange
22 Sep 2025Christian DoleschalDigitalomnibus
12 Jun 2025Tiemo WölkenAllgemeiner Austausch zur EU-Digitalpolitik
10 Jun 2025Tiemo WölkenAllgemeiner Austausch zur Digitalpolitik
14 May 2025Andrea WechslerEU Policy
13 May 2025Peter LieseAustausch
12 May 2025Tiemo WölkenGeneral exchange (digital & sustainability policy) (staff level)
2 Apr 2025Andreas SchwabDMA implementation
14 Feb 2025Svenja HahnExchange on upcoming digital EU legislation
14 Oct 2024Pascal ArimontGreen Claims Directive and priorities of new mandate
6 Nov 2023Svenja HahnIntroductory meeting and exchange on Consumer Credit Directive
20 Sep 2023Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of Views

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