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VERBUND AG

Company · Energy · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, VERBUND AG appears in 28 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

28
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“VERBUND is Austria's leading electricity company and one of the largest producers of electricity from hydropower in Europe. In 2024 Verbund achieved an annual revenue of 8.2 billion Euro with approx. 4400 employees. VERBUND covers all sectors of the energy supply chain – from the production and transportation of electricity to international sales and marketing. Approx.”

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“96% of the electricity generation originates from renewable sources, with the majority stemming from hydropower. VERBUND’s hydropower plants, mainly located in Austria and Bavaria (Germany), have a capacity of 8.7 Gigawatt (GW). The production portfolio is supplemented by wind, photovoltaic and two thermal power plants. VERBUND's unbundled subsidiaries Austrian Power Grid (APG) and Gas Connect Austria (GCA), operate Austria's tranmission systems for electricity and gas respectively.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 28 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1657%
Socialists & Democrats829%
Greens/EFA27%
Renew Europe27%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
1
2023
1
2024
9
2025
10
2026
6

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
12 meetings · EPP
Jens Geier
5 meetings · S&D
Angelika Winzig
2 meetings · EPP
Günther Sidl
2 meetings · S&D
Anna Stürgkh
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Sep 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
27 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEU Energie­politik
4 Mar 2026Alexander BernhuberEnergie­wirtschaft und Wett­be­werbs­fä­hig­keit
27 Feb 2026Christian EhlerEU Energie­politik
29 Jan 2026Michael BlossETS 1 und ETS 2
23 Jan 2026Christian EhlerEU Energie­politik
12 Dec 2025Christian EhlerEnergie­politik
26 Sep 2025Christian EhlerEnergy policy
4 Jul 2025Anna StürgkhGeneral Exchange
2 Jun 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with a representative of Verbund AG
23 May 2025Christian EhlerEU Energie­politik
19 May 2025Anna StürgkhGeneral exchange
14 Mar 2025Christian EhlerEU Energie­politik
14 Feb 2025Angelika NieblerEnergy Policyx
24 Jan 2025Christian EhlerEnergie­politik

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