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Verband Deutscher Reeder

HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Verband Deutscher Reeder appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der VDR vertritt die gemeinsamen wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Interessen der deutschen Reedereien auf der Ebene des Bundes und der Länder. Darüber hinaus vertritt der VDR die deutschen Reedereien gegenüber europäischen und internationalen Instanzen. Dies geschieht direkt oder über internationale Verbände, deren Mitglied er ist. Die Vielfalt der Interessenwahrung setzt eine intensive interne Kommunikation voraus. Über einen ständigen Dialog im Rahmen…”

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.

Greens/EFA250%
European People's Party125%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2022. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2021).

2020
1
2021
2
2022
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

Jutta Paulus
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jun 2022Norbert LinsGrain exports from Ukraine
8 Dec 2021Jutta PaulusFuelEU maritime
18 Jan 2021Jutta Paulusexchange of views on MRV, ETS, shipowner-charterer relationship and the dynamics of the bulk/tramp shipping market
5 Mar 2020Tiemo WölkenVerordnung MRV im Schiffsverkehr

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