Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 31200871765-41
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #745 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€600K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
4
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
1. BDA Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände e.V. (https://arbeitgeber.de/die-bda/)
2. EuroCommerce (https://www.eurocommerce.eu)
3. Kuratorium der Deutschen Wirtschaft für Berufsbildung e.V. (KWB) (https://www.kwb-berufsbildung.de/impressum)
4. Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V. (https://www.iwkoeln.de)
5. Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft ZAW e.V. (https://zaw.de)
6. Zentralstelle f. Berufsbildung im Einzelhandel e.V. (www.zbb.de)
7. EHI Retail Institute (https://www.ehi.org)
8. ICC Germany e. V. Internationale Handelskammer (https://www.iccgermany.de)
9. Europäische Bewegung Deutschland e.V. (https://www.netzwerk-ebd.de)
10. Initiative D21 e. V. (https://initiatived21.de)
11. Wirtschaftsforum der SPD e.V. (https://www.spd-wirtschaftsforum.de)
12. Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs e. V. (wettbewerbszentrale.info)
and 17 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Handelsverband Deutschland (HDE)
Head office
Berlin, Germany
EU office
Brüssel
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE - e.V. filed 2 positions between 8 Sept 2025 and 26 Feb 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
Clean Corporate Vehicles Ref. Ares(2025)7871644 - 19/09/2025 Call for evidence 8. September 2025 Kurz-Stellungnahme des HDE Der HDE und seine Mitgliedsunternehmen bekennen sich ausdrücklich zu den Klimazielen der Europäischen Union und leisten bereits heute durch vielfältige Initiativen einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Dekarbonisierung des Straßengüterverkehrs.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
The German Trade Association (HDE) attaches its opinion on the evaluation of the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. The following is an additional response to points A (enforcement/fear factor) and B (performance gap/contribution to economic viability) raised in the consultation.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
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