Handelsverband Deutschland
HDE
Handelsverband Deutschland represents German retail interests in EU policy and labor relations.
Lobbying Activity
German Retail Urges Risk-Based Cookie Consent and GDPR Reforms
German Retail Federation calls for clearer Digital Markets Act guidance
Meeting with Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Sept 2025 · UTP
Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Sept 2025 · EU Industry Policy
Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Sept 2025 · Politischer Austausch zu UTPs
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. and
14 Jul 2025 · Treffen der Spitzenverbände der deutschen Wirtschaft
Meeting with Philippe Chauve (Head of Unit Competition)
7 Jul 2025 · Exchange 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 Directive
German Retail Federation Calls for AI Funding and Support for SMEs
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and
19 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4
Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Mar 2025 · Payment Services Regulation
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and
6 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and
4 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1
Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and
6 Feb 2025 · Ecommerce and extended producer responsibility for textiles
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Feb 2025 · Sustainability Omnibus
Meeting with Esther De Lange (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Maxi Espeter (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)
6 Feb 2025 · Mutual introduction and discussion on the role of food retail within the food supply chain
Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Feb 2025 · EU Industry policy
Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Feb 2025 · Industrial and Trade Policy
Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Bayer AG and
24 Jan 2025 · Austausch mit dem Wirtschaftsforum der SPD e.V. zur Revision Eurobetriebsräte
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Dec 2024 · Exchange on IMCO related topics (late payment regulation, green claims)
Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament) and EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung Co. KG and
19 Sept 2024 · Exchange on relevant topics for the new legislative period
Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Sept 2024 · Farm to Fork
Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and RWE AG
19 Sept 2024 · EU Energy and Industry Policy
Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament) and Hansgrohe
19 Sept 2024 · Environmental Policy
Meeting with Martin Häusling (Member of the European Parliament) and EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung Co. KG and
18 Sept 2024 · Treffen mit Bundesverband des Deutschen Lebensmittelhandels
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and Schwarz Corporate Affairs International GmbH
18 Sept 2024 · HDE Sommerabend
Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament)
13 May 2024 · Europa-Dinner des Handels
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and BUSINESSEUROPE and
21 Feb 2024 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Late Payment Regulation
German Retailers Urge EU to Cut Burdensome Reporting Rules
Meeting with Daniel Caspary (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Nov 2023 · Austausch
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
28 Nov 2023 · - Administrative burden, Corporate Social Due Diligence Directive - Late Payments Directive
German Retail Federation Urges Preservation of Flexible Payment Deadlines
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
14 Sept 2023 · Product Liability Directive
Meeting with Bernd Lange (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
13 Sept 2023 · General exchange of Views
Meeting with Thomas Rudner (Member of the European Parliament)
13 Sept 2023 · Sommerdinner: Allgemeiner Austausch
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Deutsches Aktieninstitut
13 Sept 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
13 Sept 2023 · Revision of the Product Liabiltiy Directive
Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
20 Jun 2023 · Business climate and trade policy
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
6 Jun 2023 · Exchange of Views on the Right to Repair/ Recht auf Reparatur (R2R)
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
5 Jun 2023 · Exchange of Views on the Right to Repair Directive/ Recht auf Reparatur Richtlinie (R2R) - Staff Level
Meeting with Martin Häusling (Member of the European Parliament) and ALDI SÜD Dienstleistungs-SE & Co. oHG
2 May 2023 · Austausch zum Thema Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
24 Apr 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
14 Apr 2023 · Revision of the Product Liability Directive
Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
27 Mar 2023 · Packaging Waste
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Microsoft Corporation
1 Mar 2023 · Artificial Intelligence Act
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
1 Mar 2023 · AI Act
German Retailers Urge Customs Reform To Support E-commerce
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
15 Sept 2022 · AI Act
Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Sept 2022 · EPBD
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
14 Sept 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Telefonica, S.A. and
31 Aug 2022 · AI Act
German retail association warns of bureaucratic overload from labor ban
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and
11 May 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Stefan Berger (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Apr 2022 · Inflation
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Apr 2022 · Austausch zu den Auswirkungen des Ukraine-Kriegs
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
30 Sept 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
German retailers urge EU to avoid new AI-specific laws
German retail association urges protection of limited liability principles
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
27 Feb 2020 · Introductory meeting with German and Dutch retail federations; General discussion of global supply chains’ challenges
Response to Revision of the Regulation on marketing and use of explosives precursors
10 Sept 2018
Response to Reducing marine litter: action on single use plastics and fishing gear
23 Jul 2018
Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
5 Apr 2018 · food supply chain
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
5 Dec 2017 · trade development, internal market
Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
22 Nov 2017 · Role of retail trade in promoting sustainable trade and value addition in partner countries
Meeting with Oliver Rentschler (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)
25 Oct 2017 · Introductory meeting on current EU topics
Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)
19 Oct 2017 · Clean Energy Package, energy prices, eco labelling
Meeting with Markus Schulte (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger) and Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. and
30 Jun 2017 · Reflection paper
Response to Revision of the Regulation on marketing and use of explosives precursors
27 Jun 2017
Meeting with Andreas Schwarz (Cabinet of Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva) and Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. and
16 Jun 2016 · MFF Mid-term review
Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)
16 Jun 2016 · Agri issues
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy) and EuroCommerce
22 Feb 2016 · geoblocking
Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)
3 Feb 2016 · State of play on retail brands in the food supply chain
Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
20 Oct 2015 · B2B relationships in food supply chain
Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
20 Oct 2015 · Issues of interest for the European Retail sector
Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)
21 Sept 2015 · HDE briefing on latest developments of the Supply Chain Initiative and on retail competition issues
Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)
3 Sept 2015 · Food information, labelling, nutrition
Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
2 Sept 2015 · Online trade, geo-blocking
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
17 Mar 2015 · DSM, digital economy
Meeting with Jasmin Battista (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
13 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market - e-commerce
Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
11 Feb 2015 · Retail Business
Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung Co. KG and
9 Feb 2015 · Priorities of the new Commission