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vbw - Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V.

Public authority · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, vbw - Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. appears in 23 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

23
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€500k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Vertretung der Interessen der bayerischen Wirtschaft gegenüber staatlichen und nichtstaatlichen Organisationen […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 23 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1774%
Socialists & Democrats313%
Greens/EFA29%
Renew Europe14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
1
2023
7
2024
3
2025
7
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

Axel Voss
5 meetings · EPP
Christian Doleschal
4 meetings · EPP
Angelika Niebler
4 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Markus Ferber
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Jun 2026Christian Doleschalaktuelle wirt­schafts­po­li­ti­sche Themen
26 Feb 2026Angelika NieblerEU Competitiveness Policies
3 Feb 2026Christian DoleschalVerein­fachsungs­stra­te­gie
3 Feb 2026Michael BlossETS
14 Oct 2025Markus FerberCurrent simplification agenda
15 Jul 2025Engin ErogluGespräch zum schnellen Hochlauf einer europäischen Wasser­stoff­wirtschaft
1 Jul 2025Markus FerberCompetitiveness in the EU
1 Jul 2025Christian Doleschalvbw Wirtschaftstreff
4 Jun 2025René RepasiPolitischer Dialog Brüssel: Das 28. Regime – neue Potenziale für den europäischen Binnenmarkt / The 28th Regime – New Potentials for the European Single Market
11 Apr 2025Angelika NieblerOmnibus-Verordnung
18 Mar 2025Axel VossEvent on Sustainability Omnibus
15 Oct 2024Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU-Politik
31 Jan 2024Angelika NieblerEU competition policy
31 Jan 2024Christian DoleschalPodiumsdiskussion zum Thema Zirkuläre Bioökonomie
17 Nov 2023Angelika NieblerEU industrial policy

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