MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

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

As of 9 September 2026, ZF Friedrichshafen AG appears in 59 declared MEP meetings (29 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

59
declared meetings
with current MEPs
29
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology. The combined company reported sales of €46.6 billion in 2023 and now has a global workforce of around 169,000 with approximately 162 locations in some 31 countries. ZF annually invested €3.5 billion in 2023 in Research & Development ensuring continued success through…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 59 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3051%
Socialists & Democrats1424%
Renew Europe1017%
Greens/EFA35%
European Conservatives & Reformists12%
Non-attached12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2024).

2020
3
2021
2
2022
9
2023
4
2024
18
2025
13
2026
10

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

Norbert Lins
5 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
5 meetings · S&D
Jens Gieseke
4 meetings · EPP
Andreas Glück
4 meetings · Renew
Andrea Wechsler
4 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Jul 2026Andrea WechslerEU Industrial Accelerator Act
4 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
13 May 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinCO2 standards for cars
11 May 2026Elissavet Vozemberg-VrionidiAutomotive Package
5 Mar 2026Andreas SchwabAutomotive omnibus
2 Mar 2026Markus FerberAutomotive Package
24 Feb 2026Angelika NieblerAutomotive Policies
3 Feb 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on Automotive Package
27 Jan 2026Andreas GlückAutomotive
13 Jan 2026Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
11 Dec 2025Markus FerberCO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
10 Nov 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenLocal content
28 Oct 2025Matthias EckeBetriebsräte Zulieferer Automobilsektor BW
15 Oct 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
8 Oct 2025René RepasiAustausch mit Betriebsrät:innen: Klimafreundliche Mobilität und Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Zulieferindustrie in Deutschland & Europa

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