Industriegewerkschaft Metall

IG Metall

IG Metall is one of the world's leading trade unions representing manufacturing workers across the metal and technology sectors.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jan 2026 · Arbeitsfrühstück mit Betriebsräten zum Markthochlauf von E-LKW

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jan 2026 · Exchange on Heavy Duty Vehicles

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

13 Jan 2026 · Transition challenges faced by the European heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) industry

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Dec 2025 · Exchange on Industrial Accelerator Act

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2025 · Mittagessen mit Betriebsräten von Automobil- und Zulieferbetrieben

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament) and Mercedes-Benz Group AG

2 Dec 2025 · Austausch zu EU-Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2025 · Automobilsektor / Zulieferer

Meeting with Maria Noichl (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2025 · Industrial policy

IG Metall urges social standards and job guarantees for chip subsidies

27 Nov 2025
Message — IG Metall calls for subsidies to be conditioned on collective bargaining and works councils. They also suggest broadening funding to include printed circuit boards and materials production.12
Why — Mandatory social standards would secure union influence and long-term employment for workers.3
Impact — Subsidized companies would face financial penalties and less flexibility if employment targets fail.4

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament) and Robert Bosch GmbH and ZF Friedrichshafen AG

28 Oct 2025 · Betriebsräte Zulieferer Automobilsektor BW

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament) and Robert Bosch GmbH and

8 Oct 2025 · Austausch mit Betriebsrät:innen: Klimafreundliche Mobilität und Sicherung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Zulieferindustrie in Deutschland & Europa

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2025 · Industriepolitik

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

30 Sept 2025 · Discussion about Industrial issues

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič), Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

30 Sept 2025 · The implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Automobilsektor

Meeting with Tobias Cremer (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jun 2025 · Rüstungsindustry

Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund and

21 May 2025 · Austausch mit Gewerkschaftsspitzen aus Rheinland-Pfalz

Meeting with Tobias Cremer (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2025 · Rüstungsindustrie

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2025 · Industriepolitisches Frühstück „Gewerkschaftliche Anforderungen an den Clean Industrial Deal“

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Mar 2025 · Exchange on the Steel and Metals Action Plan

Meeting with Inge Bernaerts (Director Competition)

26 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on State aid policy matters, in particular the State aid framework accompanying the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2025 · Expectations on the Steel and Metals action Plan

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

25 Feb 2025 · European steel deal

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Feb 2025 · Strukturpolitik

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jan 2025 · Exchange on the European State aid Framework

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Exchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Global Trade, Green Deal, Energy Policy)

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Nov 2024 · Industriepolitik / Just Transition

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

6 Nov 2024 · Chinese electric cars

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

3 Oct 2024 · New legislative period 2024 – 2029

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

2 Oct 2024 · Clean Industrial Act

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · Industriepolitik

Meeting with Dan Nica (Member of the European Parliament) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles and

24 Sept 2024 · Hearing on Automotive Industry - S&D ITRE Working Group

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament) and Daimler Truck AG

17 May 2024 · Podiumsdiskussion; Thema: "Künstliche Intelligenz - Chance oder Jobkiller?"

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

2 May 2024 · Green Industrial Deal

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

18 Apr 2024 · Exchange on Hydrogen and European Industry Policy

Meeting with Rasmus Andresen (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Mar 2024 · Socio Economic Situation

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and Airbus

26 Mar 2024 · Entwicklung klimaneutrale Industrie in Deutschland

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jun 2023 · Transition to a climate-neutral industry (staff level)

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Apr 2023 · Exchange on the electricity market design (staff level)

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Mar 2023 · Allgemeiner Austausch zur Digitalpolitik (staff level)

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Feb 2023 · Allgemeiner Austausch zum EU Green Deal und zum BGH-Urteil zur Betriebsratsvergütung

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

7 Feb 2023 · Euro 7 und verwandte Normen

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

30 Jan 2023 · Social dialogue and just transition, challenges for the automotive and other industrial sectors, EU actions to support fair transition (including structural funds and state aid rules), Social Dialogue Initiative

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Aug 2022 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Aug 2022 · Wie gelingt die sozial-ökologische Transformation in unsicheren Zeiten?

Meeting with Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

30 Aug 2022 · Transformation aus beschäftigungspolitischer und sozialer Sicht inkl. EU-Fördermöglichkeiten

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

10 May 2022 · Sozial-ökologische Transformation

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Oct 2021 · Exchange on Fit for 55

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)

12 Oct 2021 · Exchange on ongoing files in social policy.

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

6 Sept 2021 · Participation at an Executive Board meeting of the German Trade union IG Metall on the transformation of the economy and the maintaining of industrial labour in EU and how social partners can play a key role for the just transition.

Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

6 Sept 2021 · Social dialogue

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

1 Jul 2021 · Mr Jörg Hofmann and the works councils of major OEMs and suppliers from the automotive industry are interested to exchange views on Euro 7.

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

30 Jun 2021 · Panelist at Livestream IG Metall "Fit for 55"

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

8 Sept 2020 · Roundtable on platform work.

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

28 Apr 2020 · To discuss policy proposals concerning platform workers

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

21 Apr 2020 · European Green Deal

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

10 Feb 2020 · Industrial decarbonisation and the Green Deal: challenges for the European steel industry and workers in the transformation

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)

31 Jan 2017 · Trade Defence Instruments

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner), Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

31 Jan 2017 · Decarbonization of transport, POST 2020 Co2 standard cars

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

31 Jan 2017 · Connected and Automated Driving

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner) and

31 Jan 2017 · TDI, steel, MES/AD calculation, CETA

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Jan 2017 · Clean Energy for All Europeans - Package; CWP 2017

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)

9 Nov 2016 · Car industry and social impact of energy transition; situation of steel industry

Meeting with Lowri Evans (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

13 Apr 2016 · Dialogue with social partners, steel, modernisation of industry

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

17 Sept 2015 · Energy Union and the future of industry in Europe

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. and

11 Sept 2015 · Energy Union Strategy with a forward-looking climate policy

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

28 Aug 2015 · Energy Union, industry, social partners

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

25 Jun 2015 · Digitalisierung der Industrie

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

26 Mar 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

17 Mar 2015 · Trade Defence Policy China case

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

14 Jan 2015 · Digitalisierung der Industrie

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

8 Dec 2014 · Digtal economy and society