Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband has 43 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-02-05 to 2026-09-10: 21 with the European Commission and 22 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 2893800753-48, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-01-15- Category
- Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
- Legal status
- e.V.
- Declared lobbying cost
- €0
- Lobbying FTEs
- 15.75
- Members
- 29
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 · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture and media · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Energy · Environment
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Marco Giorello4
- Didier Reynders3
- Daniela Bankier2
- Isabelle Perignon2
- Werner Stengg2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-09-10ECAlexandra Nikolakopoulou · Head of UnitDiscussion on the ongoing harmonisation of maximum permitted limits for vitamins and minerals in foodsource ↗
- 2026-06-26ECIoana-Maria Gligor · Head of UnitConsumer protection & competitionsource ↗
- 2026-06-10ECDaniela Bankier · Head of UnitDiscussion on Consumer Credit Directive II and its implementationsource ↗
- Single Digital Booking and Ticketingsource ↗
- Consumer Protection onlinesource ↗
- Digital Omnibussource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- Europäische Verbraucherpolitik ; ETS 2source ↗
- 2026-05-06ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- 2026-04-22ECNils Behrndt · Deputy Secretary-GeneralThe meeting covered the topics of consumer protection, simplification and competitiveness.source ↗
- Verbraucherschutz im digitalen Raumsource ↗
- 2026-04-15ECStefan Fuehring · Head of UnitDiscussion on the upcoming European Product Actsource ↗
- 2026-03-10ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive and the planned revision of the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulationsource ↗
- Exchange of views on air passenger rightssource ↗
- Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- Air Passenger Rightssource ↗
- Green Claimssource ↗
- 2025-09-03ECDaniela Bankier · Head of UnitVZBV presented findings of recent studies investigating access to basic payment accounts, especially for vulnerable groups. Across the EU and especially in Germany, consumers face various barriers in exercising their right to open a basic paymentsource ↗
- aktuelle VerbraucherInnenthemensource ↗
- Nahrungsmittelsource ↗
- various consumer transport issuessource ↗
- 2025-03-13ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 3source ↗
- 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 ↗
- Exchange of viewssource ↗
- 2025-02-11ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- 2025-02-11ECRita Wezenbeek · DirectorOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- Green Claimssource ↗
- Verbraucherschutzpolitiksource ↗
- Priorities for the consumers agendasource ↗
- Austausch neue Legislaturperiodesource ↗
- Priorties in the area of digital fundamental rightssource ↗
- EU consumer policysource ↗
- 2023-11-09ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General1) In-vehicle data 2) MDMS 3) Upcoming COM proposalssource ↗
- 2023-05-23ECDidier Reynders · Cabinet of Commissioner Didier ReyndersMeeting with Ramona Pop, Executive Director of VZBV, to discuss ongoing consumer policy files (Right to repair, Empowering consumers for the green transition, DMFS, initiative on cookies).source ↗
- 2022-05-17ECDidier Reynders · Cabinet of Commissioner Didier ReyndersEmpowering consumers ; Sustainable Corporate due diligencesource ↗
- 2021-06-07ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe VestagerIntersection between AI Regulation and trade commitmentssource ↗
- 2020-12-09ECThierry Breton · Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry BretonRoundtable with NGOs on DSA and DMAsource ↗
- 2020-06-11ECDidier Reynders · Cabinet of Commissioner Didier ReyndersThe new consumer agenda and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on consumerssource ↗
- 2020-02-05ECRoberto Viola · Director-GeneralExchange of views on the approach on AI and the work of the German Data Ethics Commissionsource ↗
- 2020-02-05ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe VestagerData strategy, artificial intelligence, digital services actsource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband disclosed?
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (EU Transparency Register no. 2893800753-48) appears in 43 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-02-05 and 2026-09-10: 21 with the European Commission and 22 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband lobby on?
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Energy, Social, Agriculture. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband has met Commission officials including Marco Giorello, Didier Reynders, Daniela Bankier, and MEPs including BARLEY Katarina, ECKE Matthias, SIPPEL Birgit. 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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