Lobby organisation
Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH
Business / industry · Consumer & retail also Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH appears in 33 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Die Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH vertritt die Interessen aller Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe im politischen Umfeld. Dabei bringt sie die praktische Expertise sowie das Expertenwissen der Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe als transparenter Partner ein. Zu den Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe zählen im Kern Lidl, Kaufland, PreZero, Schwarz Produktion sowie Schwarz Digits. Mit über 595.000 Mitarbeitern in 32 Ländern 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 33 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Andrea Wechsler | Permitting Directive |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Andrea Wechsler | Permitting Directive |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Pascal Arimont | Company Visit PreZero - Circular Economy |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | Circular Economy |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Eszter Lakos | EU energy policy |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Svenja Hahn | AI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Alexandra Geese | Event: EU Tech Stars Dinner |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Miriam Lexmann | Deforestation legislation |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Sara Matthieu | Industry, energy, circular economy |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Jens Geier | Exchange on Competitiveness, European Green Del and Bureaucracy |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Digital Sovereignty |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Verena Mertens | Explosives Regulation |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Alexandra Geese | EoV with Greens/EFA ITRE MEPs and external guests on Cloud and AI |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Birgit Sippel | 3. Etappe der LIDL Deutschlandtour |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Michal Wiezik | Animal welfare |
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