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Lobby organisation

VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“VDI The Association of German Engineers is a non-profit organization with around 125,000 personal members. It is the largest technical-scientific association in Germany. VDI is the network of German technology, providing expert knowledge on technological as well as national and international political-professional topics. VDI as the voice of engineers and technology combines knowledge and experience. It is a politically neutral…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party250%
Greens/EFA250%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2026).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
1
2025
0
2026
2

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

Daniel Freund
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Markus Ferber
1 meeting · EPP
Michael Bloss
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Sep 2026Markus FerberAutomotive Omnibus
30 Jan 2026Michael BlossKleinfahrzeuge
5 Mar 2024Norbert LinsTechnische Lösungen für Echtzeiterfassung von Industrieemissionen
25 Aug 2022Daniel FreundGreen Deal

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