Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

WKÖ

Die Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ) ist die gesetzliche Interessenvertretung des überwiegenden Teils der österreichischen Wirtschaft.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

20 Nov 2025 · EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Meeting with Michael Wimmer (Director Secretariat-General)

19 Nov 2025 · Discussion on the future multiannual financial framework and simplification.

Meeting with Matjaž Malgaj (Head of Unit Environment) and Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer

18 Nov 2025 · Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR)

Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and SMEunited aisbl

5 Nov 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · European Competitiveness

Meeting with Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

3 Nov 2025 · Exchange with delegation of representatives of Austrian Chamber of commerce

Meeting with Francois Wakenhut (Head of Unit Environment)

15 Oct 2025 · Shipments of mixed municipal waste for energy recovery from Austria (Vorarlberg) to Switzerland in view of revised Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR)

Meeting with Elisabeth Dieringer (Member of the European Parliament) and Austrian Airlines

25 Sept 2025 · Flight Rights

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

25 Sept 2025 · Air Passenger Rights

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2025 · Wettbewerbsbedingungen des Schienengüterverkehrs

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2025 · Meeting with representatives of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Meeting with Roman Haider (Member of the European Parliament) and Austrian Airlines

23 Sept 2025 · Fluggastrechte - Airpassenger Rights

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Sept 2025 · Meeting with a representative of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

17 Sept 2025 · Roundtable on sustainable tourism

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament) and Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung

29 Aug 2025 · Omnibus-Package I

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

28 Aug 2025 · Skilled labour in regions and tourism

Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

17 Jul 2025 · Developments in the Austrian retail

Meeting with Evelyn Regner (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jul 2025 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2025 · Air passenger rights

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2025 · Wasserresilienzstrategie

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jun 2025 · Green Deal

Meeting with Anna Stürgkh (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jun 2025 · CBAM

Response to Cloud and AI Development Act

2 Jun 2025

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

2 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

23 May 2025 · ePrivacy; digital omnibus

Meeting with Evelyn Regner (Member of the European Parliament)

21 May 2025 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · Greening Freight Package

Meeting with Ralph Schmitt-Nilson (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

14 May 2025 · Roundtable on “Clean Industrial Deal – Gamechanger for the European industry?”

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

13 May 2025 · Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Binnenmarktstrategie

Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

13 May 2025 · Exchange on the role of the retail sector to innovation

Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament) and Bitkom e.V.

13 May 2025 · General exchange of views

Meeting with Maria Luís Albuquerque (Commissioner) and

13 May 2025 · - Savings- and investment Union - Competitiveness - Barriers in the Eurozone - Banking supervision - defence financing

Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)

12 May 2025 · Österreich Wirtschaft und EU

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

12 May 2025 · Skilled Labor Shortage and security of SMEs

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament) and

29 Apr 2025 · Event: DACH-Tech

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

23 Apr 2025 · Exchange on views of small and young business leaders on current challenges in EU security and migration policy

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Apr 2025 · Combined Transport Directive

Meeting with Anna Stürgkh (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Mar 2025 · General exchange

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

24 Mar 2025 · EU Digital Policy

Meeting with Evelyn Regner (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Mar 2025 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Mar 2025 · Änderung der VO zu Unlauteren Handelspraktiken

Response to Savings and Investments Union

7 Mar 2025

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · Package Travel Directive

Meeting with Danuše Nerudová (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Feb 2025 · discussions on Green Claims Directive

Meeting with Valentina Schaumburger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

13 Feb 2025 · WKOnnect on “What direction does the 'Competitiveness Compass' point for Europe's economy”

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

6 Feb 2025 · Automotive Action Plan/Electric Vehicles/ Batteries

Meeting with Stefano Soro (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

6 Feb 2025 · Presentation of the Battery Tech Alliance, Exchange of views regarding the battery industry.

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Feb 2025 · Driving Licence Directive

Meeting with Klaus Wiedner (Director Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

29 Jan 2025 · General exchange about financial topics

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

28 Jan 2025

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jan 2025 · EU competitiveness

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Dec 2024 · Green claims, Package Travel Directive

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Dec 2024 · Meeting with Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

10 Dec 2024 · Discussion on needs of Austrian tourism industry in regards to legal migration.

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

4 Dec 2024 · Discussions on legal pathways for migration for essential workforce

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Green Claims, Package Travel Directive

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Nov 2024 · Driving license directive, Weights & Dimensions

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament) and

20 Nov 2024 · Vehicle Emission Targets

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Nov 2024 · FP10

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · Meeting with representatives of the Federal Industry Divison of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Lunch, General exchange of views

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · EU-Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

24 Sept 2024 · Future EU spending

Meeting with Elisabeth Dieringer (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Introduction of Lobbyists

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament) and EuroCommerce

17 Sept 2024 · Late Payments Directive

Meeting with Elisabeth Grossmann (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · informal exchange

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2024 · European financial services sector

Meeting with Reinhold Lopatka (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2024 · Meeting with Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2024 · Meeting with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber on upcoming legislative term/ITRE

Meeting with Johannes Noack (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

11 Jun 2024 · V/C re Challenges for European companies private companies in Hungary

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

15 May 2024 · Aktuelle fragen der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik

Response to WHITE PAPER on Export Controls

26 Apr 2024

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2024 · Pharma Package

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2024 · Green Claims

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament) and Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.

20 Feb 2024 · MEP Breakfast

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2024 · Führerscheinrichtlinie

Meeting with Othmar Karas (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jan 2024 · Offene Finanzdaten (FIDA)

Meeting with Othmar Karas (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2024 · Kleinanlegerstrategie (RIS)

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jan 2024 · Green Claims

Meeting with Othmar Karas (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Dec 2023 · Digitaler Euro

Response to Administrative burden

28 Nov 2023

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Nov 2023 · Frühstücksrichtlinie

Meeting with Othmar Karas (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2023 · Payment Services Review (PSD3/PSR)

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Nov 2023 · Rule of Law Report

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2023 · Frühstücksrichtlinie

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2023 · Führerscheinrichtlinie

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2023 · CSRD

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Sept 2023 · Führerscheinrichtlinie

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · Combined Transport

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Sept 2023 · CountEmissionsEU

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · Weights and Dimensions

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Sept 2023 · Wegekostenrichtlinie

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · Führerscheinrichtlinie

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · Lenk- und Ruhezeiten

Meeting with Barbara Thaler (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · CO2-Emissionsgrenzwerte für LKW

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament) and Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung

29 Mar 2023 · Lieferkettengesetz

Meeting with Martina Krobath (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

22 Mar 2023 · Current economic developments.

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and

16 Mar 2023 · CMRD6

Meeting with David Mueller (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

7 Mar 2023 · Challenges for Insurance Industry

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Feb 2023 · Current Energy Policy Dossiers

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

8 Feb 2023 · General exchange on current economic developments

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn), David Mueller (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

12 Jan 2023 · Economic developments within the EU

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

20 Dec 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner) and

5 Dec 2022 · Speech at reception for Austrian stakeholders.

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

16 Nov 2022 · Digital colicy, creative industries, startups

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

24 Oct 2022 · Sustainable use of Pesticides - Stakeholder Dialog

Meeting with Günther Sidl (Member of the European Parliament) and

20 Oct 2022 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Ismail Ertug (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

27 Sept 2022 · Fit for 55 – Antriebstechnologien der Zukunft: Lösungen für den klimaneutralen Personen- und Güterverkehr

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

21 Sept 2022 · Current economic developments

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

20 Jun 2022 · ePrivacy Regulation

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

15 Jun 2022 · Gas & Hydrogen Package

Meeting with David Mueller (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

13 Jun 2022 · General Economic Outlook; Teleworking and lessons learned; Future of Europe

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

23 May 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

17 May 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and

12 May 2022 · Global Gateway

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

11 May 2022 · General exchange on European priorities

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn), Natasa Athanasiadou (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

2 Feb 2022 · Upcoming Proposal for sustainable corporate governance

Meeting with Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

13 Dec 2021 · minimum wage, platform workers and skills

Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner) and

15 Nov 2021 · European recovery. Current economic developments. Epidemiological situation in Europe.

Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)

11 Oct 2021 · European recovery; Green Deal.

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

28 Sept 2021 · Investment protection and facilitation

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and

28 Sept 2021 · Investment protection and facilitation.

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

30 Aug 2021 · Basel reform, Sustainable finance, payment systems, Intra-EU investment treaties, AML

Meeting with David Mueller (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

7 Jul 2021 · European Recovery Plans; Green Deal

Meeting with Valeria Miceli (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

9 Mar 2021 · Digital green certificates Austrian post Covid-19 recovery and RRP Sustainable finance and taxonomy Industrial strategy and the role of SMEs

Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

3 Mar 2021 · Post Covid-19 recovery with a focus on digital and industrial policy

Response to EU strategy for textiles

2 Feb 2021

Meeting with David Mueller (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

27 Jan 2021 · Speaker at WKÖ Wirtschaftsclub: Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027

Meeting with Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

8 Oct 2020 · Recovery. Wirtschaftsentwicklung.

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

15 Jun 2020 · VC meeting with Cross-Industry Initiative (CII) to discuss the REACH/OSH interface and Improving the RMOA process – a tool for achieving the Chemical Strategy objectives

Meeting with Frauke Hoss (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

17 Apr 2020 · Chemicals strategy for sustainability

Meeting with Ylva Johansson (Commissioner) and

2 Mar 2020 · Consultations on the New Pact on Migrations

Meeting with Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)

3 Dec 2019 · Exchange on the Alpen Adria Macro programme

Meeting with Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

5 Apr 2019 · Investment Plan and next steps

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

19 Mar 2019 · Presentation of DSM

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

4 Feb 2019 · consumer protection and gender policies

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

4 Feb 2019 · MFF

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Bitkom e.V.

11 Jan 2019 · ePrivacy, AI, open data

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

26 Nov 2018 · DSM, geoblocking, data, security, startups

Meeting with Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen), Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

11 Oct 2018 · European Labour Authority, transparent and predictable working conditions, coordination of social security system and work-life balance

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

10 Oct 2018 · MFF

Meeting with Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

8 Oct 2018 · Mobility package

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and SMEunited aisbl

4 Sept 2018 · Single Market, InvestEU, Industrial Policy

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

6 Jun 2018 · Long term strategy

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry

23 May 2018 · Future of Europe and EU trade policy

Meeting with Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

11 Jan 2018 · Investment Plan and financial instruments post-2020

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

20 Nov 2017 · MFF

Meeting with Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen) and Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund

19 Jun 2017 · Posting of workers, social security coordination

Meeting with Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General Competition)

26 Apr 2017 · To discuss competition trends

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

15 Mar 2017 · CETA, JAPAN, Mercosur, Mexiko

Meeting with Emma Udwin (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)

2 Mar 2017 · Natura 2000

Meeting with Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)

2 Feb 2017 · Economic policy issues

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner) and Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung

28 Sept 2016 · Trade policy; TTIP; CETA (panel)

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

27 Sept 2016 · TTIP / CETA

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

9 Sept 2016 · digitisation of industry

Meeting with Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)

12 Jul 2016 · Exchange of views on Economic Policy and Enlargement

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

18 Nov 2015 · ETS revision

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

20 Oct 2015 · TTIP

Meeting with Sebastian Kuck (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

30 Jul 2015 · Capital Markets Union

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

1 Jul 2015 · Mid-term review of the White Paper on transport / Social legislation relating to transport

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

12 Mar 2015 · Package Travel Directive, Data protection, Digital Contracts

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

4 Dec 2014 · Energy and Climate Policy