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WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle appears in 41 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

41
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die WVMetalle vertritt die wirtschaftspolitischen Interessen der deutschen Nichteisen- (NE-) Metallindustrie in Deutschland und Europa, insbesondere in der Rohstoff-, Außenhandels-, Umwelt-, Energie- und Forschungspolitik. Darüber hinaus fördert sie die Markttransparenz durch statistische Dienste und Marktanalysen in Zusammenarbeit mit den Mitgliedsunternehmen und ihren Branchenverbänden. Zu den weiteren Aufgaben gehören die Förderung der Normenarbeit für den Metallbereich sowie der Dialog mit der…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 41 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2356%
Socialists & Democrats1434%
Greens/EFA37%
Renew Europe12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2023).

2020
3
2021
4
2022
4
2023
13
2024
6
2025
6
2026
5

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

Jens Geier
10 meetings · S&D
Peter Liese
6 meetings · EPP
Hildegard Bentele
4 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
3 meetings · EPP
Axel Voss
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Jun 2026Jens GiesekeIndustrial Accelerator Act (IAA)
9 Jun 2026Markus FerberSMEs and Industrial Accelerator Act
19 Mar 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
3 Mar 2026Christian EhlerRESourceEU & Industrial Accelerator Act
3 Mar 2026Hildegard BenteleReSource EU
11 Dec 2025Dennis RadtkeCMRD – Kobalt-Grenzwerte
4 Dec 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
3 Dec 2025Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views
20 Mar 2025Jens GeierExchange on the Steel and Metals Action Plan
21 Jan 2025Alexandra GeeseCritical Raw Materials
13 Jan 2025Peter LieseClimate Policy
25 Nov 2024Andrea WechslerEU Industry and Employment Policy
30 Oct 2024Alexandra GeeseStandortbesuch, Clean Industrial Deal
10 Oct 2024Jens GeierExchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Green Deal, Energy Policy)
30 Jan 2024Peter LieseAustausch

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