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Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung

Business / industry · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung appears in 27 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

27
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Industriellenvereinigung (IV) ist die freiwillige und unabhängige Interessenvertretung der österreichischen Industrie mit derzeit mehr als 5000 Mitgliedern. Die Organisation der IV setzt sich aus ehrenamtlich agierenden Funktionären und hauptberuflichen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern zusammen. Neben den neun eigenständigen Landesgruppen werden die IV-Mitglieder von der Bundesorganisation und dem Brüsseler Büro betreut. Die Industriellenvereinigung verfolgt das Ziel, die Interessen ihrer Mitglieder in…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 27 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1970%
Renew Europe311%
Socialists & Democrats311%
Patriots for Europe27%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2024).

2023
3
2024
10
2025
8
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

Angelika Winzig
9 meetings · EPP
Lukas Mandl
6 meetings · EPP
Alexander Bernhuber
2 meetings · EPP
Sophia Kircher
2 meetings · EPP
Elisabeth Dieringer
2 meetings · PfE

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Jun 2026Sophia KircherIntergenerational Fairness
2 Jun 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of The Federation of Austrian Industries
10 Apr 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representative of IV
27 Mar 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of the Federation of Austrian Industries
24 Feb 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of IV
5 Feb 2026Angelika WinzigMeeting with representative of IV
6 Oct 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with representative of IV
29 Aug 2025Lukas MandlOmnibus-Package I
24 Jun 2025Lukas MandlOmnibus-Package I
20 Jun 2025Lukas MandlOmnibus-Package I
3 Apr 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with IV
5 Feb 2025Angelika WinzigMeeting with representatives of the Austrian Institute of Technology, AVL List Gmbh, and the Federation of Austrian Industries
5 Feb 2025Günther SidlEU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm (FP 10)
24 Jan 2025Hannes HeideGeneral exchange of views
11 Dec 2024Anna StürgkhGeneral exchange

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