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Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e.V.

Business / industry · Health & pharma · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e.V. appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der vfa ist der Wirtschaftsverband der forschenden Pharma-Unternehmen in Deutschland. Er vertritt die Interessen von 48 weltweit führenden forschenden Pharma-Unternehmen und rund 90 Tochter- und Schwesterfirmen in der Gesundheits-, Forschungs- und Wirtschaftspolitik. Die Mitglieder des vfa repräsentieren mehr als zwei Drittel des gesamten deutschen Arzneimittelmarktes und beschäftigen in Deutschland rund 100.000 Mitarbeiter. Die Aktivitäten des vfa erstrecken sich auf alle…”

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 Party375%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
0
2025
2
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

Oliver Schenk
2 meetings · EPP
Matthias Ecke
1 meeting · S&D
Angelika Niebler
1 meeting · EPP

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Apr 2026Angelika NieblerEU Health Policy
19 Mar 2025Oliver SchenkPharmaceutical Industry in Germany
12 Mar 2025Oliver SchenkPharmaproduktion in der EU
22 Aug 2023Matthias EckeIndustrie- und Pharmagesetzgebung

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