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Lobby organisation

VDMA e.V.

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, VDMA e.V. appears in 90 declared MEP meetings (44 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

90
declared meetings
with current MEPs
44
MEPs met
€2.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
13.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der VDMA vertritt ca. 3600 meist mittelständische Mitgliedsunternehmen der Investitionsgüterindustrie und ist damit einer der mitgliedsstärksten und bedeutensten Verbände Europas. Der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau ist eine Schlüsseltechnologie und der Motor der Wirtschaft. Die Unternehmen der Branche beschäftigen insgesamt rund 3 Millionen Menschen in der EU-27, davon mehr als 1 Millionen allein in Deutschland. Damit ist der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau unter…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 90 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party4146%
Socialists & Democrats1921%
Renew Europe1820%
Greens/EFA910%
European Conservatives & Reformists22%
Non-attached11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (29 in 2025).

2019
2
2020
8
2021
10
2022
5
2023
18
2024
7
2025
29
2026
11

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
8 meetings · Renew
Jens Gieseke
6 meetings · EPP
Axel Voss
5 meetings · EPP
Jens Geier
5 meetings · S&D
Michael Bloss
4 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jul 2026Andreas GlückCBAM
1 Jul 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views on IAA
24 Jun 2026Jens GeierBreakfast event on Energy Security Package
4 Mar 2026Benoit CassartEU Trade Policy
27 Feb 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
26 Feb 2026Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
24 Feb 2026Svenja HahnAI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN
13 Feb 2026Michael BlossFlottengrenzwerte
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
28 Jan 2026Bart GroothuisDigital omnibus
23 Jan 2026Matthias EckeMikroelektronik / Zulieferer
15 Dec 2025René RepasiLage der Automobilwirtschaft und Automobilpaket
13 Nov 2025Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
24 Oct 2025Angelika NieblerEU Law
15 Oct 2025Tobias CremerEuropean Defense

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