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Lobby organisation

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft appears in 130 declared MEP meetings (53 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

130
declared meetings
with current MEPs
53
MEPs met
€2.8M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
15.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest producer in Europe. Its passenger car brands include Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, Skoda, Seat, Cupra, Bentley, and Lamborghini. The motorcycle brand Ducati is assigned to Audi and thus also part of the passenger car segment. In the commercial vehicle sector, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 130 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party5542%
Socialists & Democrats3829%
Renew Europe1915%
Greens/EFA129%
European Conservatives & Reformists54%
Non-attached11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (38 in 2026).

2022
9
2023
22
2024
31
2025
30
2026
38

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

Tiemo Wölken
16 meetings · S&D
Jens Gieseke
11 meetings · EPP
Peter Liese
11 meetings · EPP
Susana Solís Pérez
7 meetings · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
6 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jul 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views on IAA
15 Jul 2026Pierre JouvetIndustrial Accelerator Act
14 Jul 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive sector
14 Jul 2026Michael BlossAutomotive Package
7 Jul 2026Daniel AttardCo2 emmissions for vehicle
17 Jun 2026Anna CavazziniIAA
4 Jun 2026Aura SallaDigital omnibus
3 Jun 2026Tomislav SokolIndustrial policy
3 Jun 2026Dennis RadtkeAktuelle europa- und industriepolitische Themen und Herausforderungen
2 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
13 May 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinCO2 standards for cars
13 May 2026Jens GiesekeVerkehrspolitische Themen
6 May 2026Matthias EckeAutomobilsektor / Elektromobilität
5 May 2026Elena DonazzanIncontro sui pacchetti automotive in discussione
22 Apr 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee

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