MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

VÖWG

NGO / non-profit · Business federations & chambers also Health & pharma · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, VÖWG appears in 46 declared MEP meetings (34 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

46
declared meetings
with current MEPs
34
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Unser Ziel ist es, Dienstleistungen der Daseinsvorsorge in hoher Qualität für alle zugänglich und leistbar zu machen. Der Verband der öffentlichen Wirtschaft und Gemeinwirtschaft (VÖWG) fördert dazu den Wissensaustausch und die Vernetzung von Unternehmen und Organisationen der Daseinsvorsorge mit Institutionen aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, insbesondere in den Bereichen Energiewirtschaft, öffentlicher Verkehr, Wasserversorgung, Abwasserentsorgung, Abfallwirtschaft, wirtschafts- und finanzpolitische Steuerung, Wohnen,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 46 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2554%
European People's Party613%
Greens/EFA511%
European Conservatives & Reformists37%
Patriots for Europe24%
Renew Europe24%
The Left24%
Europe of Sovereign Nations12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (28 in 2024).

2019
4
2020
1
2021
6
2022
2
2023
1
2024
28
2025
3
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

Günther Sidl
6 meetings · S&D
Hannes Heide
3 meetings · S&D
Evelyn Regner
3 meetings · S&D
Lena Schilling
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kinga Kollár
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jul 2026Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
10 Nov 2025Anna StürgkhIntroductory Meeting
15 Oct 2025Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
9 Jan 2025Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
21 Nov 2024Antonella SbernaPriorità sugli aspetti del modello di abitazione austriaco e viennese
20 Nov 2024Evelyn RegnerGeneral exchange of views
19 Nov 2024Kinga KollárHousing sector
19 Nov 2024Laura Ballarín CerezaPriorities for the mandate 2024-2029
18 Nov 2024Gabriele BischoffGeneral Exchange
13 Nov 2024Hanna GedinIMCO-Policy
5 Nov 2024Kosma ZłotowskiPassenger rights in the context of multimodal journeys
4 Nov 2024Francisco AssisTroca de pontos de vista sobre serviços de interesse geral
17 Oct 2024Elsi KatainenCurrent water related EU issues
16 Oct 2024Lena Schillingwaste management by municipalities
16 Oct 2024Lukas MandlPublic Sector

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