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Rheinmetall Group

Company · Chemicals & manufacturing also Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Rheinmetall Group appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€500k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
8.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Rheinmetall Group The technology group for security and mobility Rheinmetall AG, publicly listed and based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a powerful, internationally successful corporation. As an integrated technology group, Rheinmetall is a market leader in the areas of environmentally friendly mobility and threat-appropriate security technology.”

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“The Rheinmetall Group´s Defence sector is Europe’s foremost supplier of army technology and a longstanding partner of the armed forces. The Automotive sector commands a foremost position as a global first-tier supplier to the automotive industry for modules and systems.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1056%
Renew Europe317%
European Conservatives & Reformists211%
Greens/EFA211%
Socialists & Democrats16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
11
2026
5

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
5 meetings · EPP
Engin Eroglu
2 meetings · Renew
Angelika Niebler
2 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Niclas Herbst
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Jun 2026Niclas HerbstSicherheit & Verteidigung
12 Jun 2026Engin ErogluDefence industrial policy
1 Jun 2026Christian EhlerDefence policy
6 May 2026Michał DworczykStrengthening Europe's Defence Industry
5 May 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
10 Dec 2025Tobias CremerEuropean Defense
17 Oct 2025Marion MaréchalIndustrie de défense
9 Oct 2025Christian EhlerGeneral exchange
1 Oct 2025Engin ErogluEuropean defence market integration
16 Sep 2025Reinier van LanschotEU defence industrial integration
9 Jul 2025Christian EhlerGeneral exchange
1 Jul 2025Angelika NieblerEU-India Relations and EU Defence Policies
5 Jun 2025Rasa JuknevičienėExchange of views on European defence
7 May 2025Angelika NieblerEU Defence Policies
18 Mar 2025Christian EhlerEuropean Defence Industry Programme

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