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Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie

Business / industry · Energy · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Verband der Deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Seit 2001 vertritt der VDB die Interessen der deutschen Biokraftstoffindustrie auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene. Der Verband zählt derzeit 15 ordentliche und zwei außerordentliche Mitglieder, die rund 60 Prozent der deutschen Biokraftstoffkapazitäten auf sich vereinen.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1579%
Renew Europe211%
Greens/EFA15%
Socialists & Democrats15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2021
2
2022
4
2023
1
2024
5
2025
6
2026
1

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
Peter Liese
4 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
3 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Mar 2026Christian EhlerBiokraftstoffe
20 Oct 2025Christian EhlerTHG-Quotengesetz Deutschland
16 Jul 2025Jutta PaulusKraftstoffe
15 Jul 2025Christian EhlerBiokraftstoffe
4 Jun 2025Andreas GlückBiokraftstoff
19 Mar 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
4 Feb 2025Christian EhlerRED III
16 Oct 2024Norbert LinsBiokraftstoffe
30 Sep 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on current challenges of alternatives fuels
23 Jul 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy Policy
23 Jul 2024Jens GiesekeAustausch zu Umwelt- und Verkehrspolitik
18 Jun 2024Christian EhlerEnergy policy
23 Jun 2023Tiemo WölkenBiokraftstoff-Zertifizierung (Staff Level)
20 Dec 2022Peter LieseETS
14 Oct 2022Peter LieseETS

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