Zentralverband Deutsches Baugewerbe
ZDB
Zentralverband Deutsches Baugewerbe is the main trade association for the German construction industry.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Mehdi Hocine (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie
13 Jan 2026 · Discussion on the future Construction Services Act
German construction industry urges SME-friendly digital reform
Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Baugewerbe
Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)
3 Jul 2025 · Potential of the Construction sector towards achieving the decarbonisation goals
Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)
3 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on climate and the construction sector
Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Jul 2025 · Austausch
Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Jul 2025 · Housing policies
Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)
2 Jul 2025 · Presentation on state of play on omnibus and ESRS revision
Meeting with Niels Ladefoged (null Energy)
1 Jul 2025 · Preparatory talk for “AK Bau” event on 2 July and EPBD.
Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament) and Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie
10 Jun 2025 · Climate and Environment Policy
German construction industry demands timber regulation exemptions
Meeting with Christian Doleschal (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks e.V.
12 Mar 2025 · Revision der Vergaberichtlinien
ZDB urges mandatory lot-based bidding to boost SME participation
Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · Vergaberecht
Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and Verband der Privaten Bausparkassen e.V. and Bernstein Public Policy
18 Feb 2025 · EU Policy
Meeting with Katharina Knapton-Vierlich (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
17 Feb 2025 · Exchange about housing and construction policy
Meeting with Valentina Schaumburger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)
5 Feb 2025 · EU procurement directives
Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Jun 2024 · EPBD Gebäudeeffizienzrichtlinie
German construction industry urges flexibility in EU payment rules
Meeting with Christian Doleschal (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
23 May 2023 · Key note speech on the Revision of the Construction Products Regulation
German Construction Confederation opposes mandatory EU-wide asbestos building registers
German construction body urges practical guides over asbestos limits
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie
1 Jul 2021 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU
22 Mar 2021
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Mar 2020 · Digital Policy
Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)
6 Feb 2020 · SMEs and European Green Deal