Handelsverband Deutschland
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Handelsverband Deutschland has 57 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-02-27 to 2026-10-19: 27 with the European Commission and 30 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 31200871765-41, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-03-02- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- Eingetragener Verein
- Declared lobbying cost
- €600,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 3.75
- Members
- 1
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Banking and financial services · Borders and security · Budget · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture · Culture and media · Customs
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Marco Giorello3
- Isabelle Perignon2
- Michael Hager2
- Maxi Espeter2
- Georges Bley1
- WALSMANN Marion3
- WECHSLER Andrea3
- FERBER Markus2
- WINZIG Angelika2
- SCHNEIDER Christine2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-10-19ECGeorges Bley · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of views on the revision of the UTP Directivesource ↗
- 2026-10-15ECEduardo Cabrera Maqueda · Head of UnitExchange on the transformation of the UCPD into a Regulation in the framework of the Digital Fairness Act and the CPC revision.source ↗
- 2026-10-15ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange on the transformation of the UCPD into a Regulation in the framework of the Digital Fairness Act and the CPC revision.source ↗
- Economic affairssource ↗
- 2026-10-06ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplificationsource ↗
- 2026-10-06ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplificationsource ↗
- Wirtschaftspolitiksource ↗
- Resilienz von Lieferketten und Krisenvorsorge/ Abbau von Binnenmarkthindernissen/Beziehungen in der Wertschöpfungskette / Herausforderungen für den Einzelhandel / UTPsource ↗
- Retailsource ↗
- TSC/UTPsource ↗
- Internal Market and Unfair Trading Practicessource ↗
- Digital Omnibussource ↗
- Territorial Supply Constraintssource ↗
- 2026-07-20ECFelicia Stoica · Head of UnitEuropean Product Actsource ↗
- 2026-07-15ECRéka Horváth · Head of UnitState of e-commerce in Europesource ↗
- 2026-07-15ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorRevision of the UTP Directivesource ↗
- EU Trade Policysource ↗
- Digital Omnibussource ↗
- Meeting with a representative of HDEsource ↗
- 2026-06-05ECNils Behrndt · Deputy Secretary-GeneralExchange of views on the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (EmpCo) Directive and the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
- Current and future policy topics in the IMCO committeesource ↗
- 2026-04-16ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (ECGT) directivesource ↗
- 2026-04-16ECRobert Nuij · Head of UnitExchange of views on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)source ↗
- 2026-03-25ECEdoardo Rulli · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís AlbuquerqueEuropean Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)source ↗
- 2026-03-25EPSCHNEIDER ChristineEUDRsource ↗
- Meeting with a representative of HDEsource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECCathrin Bauer-Bulst · Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus BrunnerMeeting of Commissioner Brunner with board members of the Handelsverband Deutschland (German Retail Federation)source ↗
- 2026-01-29ECMichael Hager · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplification and competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECMagnus Brunner · Cabinet of Commissioner Magnus BrunnerMeeting of Commissioner Brunner with board members of the Handelsverband Deutschland (German Retail Federation)source ↗
- 2026-01-29ECMaxi Espeter · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange on Unfair Trading Practices (UTP)source ↗
- EU Industry Policysource ↗
- UTPsource ↗
- Politischer Austausch zu UTPssource ↗
- Omnibus-Package Isource ↗
- Participant Eventsource ↗
- 2025-07-07ECPhilippe Chauve · Head of UnitExchange of views on (i) a potential regulatory approach towards Territorial Supply Constraints as part of the Single Market Strategy and (ii) the evaluation of the UTP Directivesource ↗
- Simplificationsource ↗
- 2025-03-19ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4source ↗
- Payment Services Regulationsource ↗
- 2025-03-06ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2source ↗
- 2025-03-04ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1source ↗
- 2025-02-06ECEsther De Lange · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenMutual introduction and discussion on the role of food retail within the food supply chainsource ↗
- 2025-02-06ECMaxi Espeter · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenMutual introduction and discussion on the role of food retail within the food supply chainsource ↗
- 2025-02-06ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEcommerce and extended producer responsibility for textilessource ↗
- 2025-02-06ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEcommerce and extended producer responsibility for textilessource ↗
- Sustainability Omnibussource ↗
- EU Industry policysource ↗
- Industrial and Trade Policysource ↗
- PKM-Dinner zur Handelspolitiksource ↗
- Exchange on IMCO related topics (late payment regulation, green claims)source ↗
- Transport circulation taxessource ↗
- 2024-09-19EPSCHNEIDER ChristineFarm to Forksource ↗
- EU Energy and Industry Policysource ↗
- Environmental Policysource ↗
- 2023-11-28ECValdis Dombrovskis · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis- Administrative burden, Corporate Social Due Diligence Directive - Late Payments Directivesource ↗
- 2023-06-20ECMichael Hager · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis DombrovskisBusiness climate and trade policysource ↗
- 2020-02-27ECDiana Montero Melis · Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta UrpilainenIntroductory meeting with German and Dutch retail federations; General discussion of global supply chains’ challengessource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Handelsverband Deutschland disclosed?
Handelsverband Deutschland (EU Transparency Register no. 31200871765-41) appears in 57 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-02-27 and 2026-10-19: 27 with the European Commission and 30 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Handelsverband Deutschland lobby on?
Handelsverband Deutschland's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Social, Energy, Technology, Agriculture. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Handelsverband Deutschland meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Handelsverband Deutschland has met Commission officials including Marco Giorello, Isabelle Perignon, Michael Hager, and MEPs including WALSMANN Marion, WECHSLER Andrea, FERBER Markus. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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