The Association of German Public Banks (VÖB) welcomes the European Commissions objective to modernise, streamline and simplify the EU digital legislative framework while preserving a high level of protection for fundamental rights. For public-sector banks, promotional banks and Landesbanken, legally certain and operationally workable rules are of particular importance.
AGP
Association of German Public Banks
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 0767788931-41
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
6
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #608 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
19.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€3M+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- 1. https://buj-verband.de/
- 2. https://www.bdkom.de/
- 3. https://www.vku.de/
- 4. https://wirtschaftsrat.de/de/
- 5. https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/
- 6. https://www.drsc.de/
- 7. https://www.eapb.eu/
- 8. https://www.ebf.eu/
- 9. https://die-dk.de/
- 10. https://www.spd-wirtschaftsforum.de/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands eV (VÖB)
- Head office
- Berlin, Germany
- EU office
- Brüssel
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Association of German Public Banks filed 6 positions between 6 Oct 2023 and 15 Sept 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.
2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
The Association of German Public Banks (Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands, VÖB) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission's Have Your Say-procedure on its Communication on the Competitiveness of the Banking Sector and the Single Market in Banking, published on 17 July 2026.
Please find attached our response to the Call for Evidence on competitiveness in the single banking market. The position paper outlines our key priorities for regulatory relief and sets out a number of concrete proposals to enhance the competitiveness of the EU banking sector.
The Association of German Public Banks welcomes the European Commissions proposal for a Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP). It is the first step in the right direction Our main focus of interest lies on the proposals regarding the CSDR and the DLT Pilot Regime. Compared to the US market, infrastructure providers in Europe are too complex and costly.
As the Federal Association of Public Banks of Germany, VÖB, we represent the interests of the 19 German promotional banks, which provide a nationwide and regional link between politics, administration and the economy. The German promotional banks implement targeted support measures on behalf of their owners, the Federal Government and the Länder.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
As representatives of the German promotional banks, which are often intermediary bodies of the administrative authorities in the federal states responsible for the implementation of the European Structural Funds within Germany, we would like to thank you for the opportunity to participate in the mid-term evaluation.
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