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Lobby organisation

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Company · Transport & automotive · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, ZF Friedrichshafen AG appears in 74 declared MEP meetings (33 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

74
declared meetings
with current MEPs
33
MEPs met
€400k/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.”

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“ZF annually invested €3.5 billion in 2023 in Research & Development ensuring continued success through the design and engineering of innovative technologies.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 74 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3953%
Socialists & Democrats1723%
Renew Europe1318%
Greens/EFA34%
European Conservatives & Reformists11%
Patriots for Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (21 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
3
2021
2
2022
9
2023
4
2024
18
2025
21
2026
17

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 Gieseke
10 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
5 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
5 meetings · S&D
Andrea Wechsler
5 meetings · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
4 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Sep 2026Vivien CostanzoParticipation in SPD Breakfast Event with Works Councils on Automotive
27 Aug 2026Andrea WechslerEU Energy Policy
22 Jul 2026Pascal CanfinIAA
9 Jul 2026Andrea WechslerEU Industrial Accelerator Act
4 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
20 May 2026Pierre JouvetIndustrial accelerator act
13 May 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinCO2 standards for cars
11 May 2026Elissavet Vozemberg-VrionidiAutomotive Package
23 Apr 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive Sector
12 Mar 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange with Workers Council
5 Mar 2026Andreas SchwabAutomotive omnibus
3 Mar 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive Policy
2 Mar 2026Markus FerberAutomotive Package
24 Feb 2026Angelika NieblerAutomotive Policies
3 Feb 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on Automotive Package

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