ZF Friedrichshafen AG

ZF is a global leader in driveline and chassis technology as well as active and passive safety technology.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra) and

19 Nov 2025 · CO2 standards for cars and vans and automotive package

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

10 Nov 2025 · Local content

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament) and

28 Oct 2025 · Betriebsräte Zulieferer Automobilsektor BW

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2025 · EU Energy and industry policy

Meeting with Pauline Weinzierl (Head of Unit Trade) and

29 Sept 2025 · Exchange on issues related to the current trade context

Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Deputy Secretary-General Secretariat-General) and

25 Sept 2025 · Regulatory framework, climate targets

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

23 Sept 2025 · Competitiveness of EU automotive suppliers

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

11 Sept 2025 · - Compétitivité des entreprises - Marché intérieur - Decarbonation - Neutralité carbonne - Voiture électrique

Meeting with Manfred Weber (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Aug 2025 · Politischer Austausch/Standortbesuch

Meeting with Beatriz Yordi (Director Climate Action)

25 Aug 2025 · CO2 Regulations for Road Transport and the use of PHEVs post-2030

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

24 Jul 2025 · Competitiveness challenges of automotive suppliers

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jul 2025 · Update zur wirtschaftlichen Situation

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jul 2025 · End of live vehicles, other IMCO and INTA legislation

Meeting with Elena Martines (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

30 Jun 2025 · Regional Innovation Ecosystems for Mobility and Energy Startups

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

17 Jun 2025 · Competitiveness of automotive suppliers in international context

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

16 May 2025 · ELV Regulation

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Valeo

13 May 2025 · Automotive

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

13 May 2025 · Challenges of automotive suppliers in Europe

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and Valeo

13 May 2025 · Automotive supply chain in the EU

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

5 May 2025 · Current challenges for ZF as a supplier

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Apr 2025 · End of Life Vehicles

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and

7 Apr 2025 · End-of-Life Roundtable

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

3 Apr 2025 · Roundtable Automotive Action Plan

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Strategiedialog Automobilindustrie

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

12 Feb 2025 · Future of the automotive sector

Meeting with Max Lemke (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

10 Jan 2025 · EU Digital Vehicle ecosystem

Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Dec 2024 · Internal Market

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

3 Dec 2024 · Challenges of the automotive industry

Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2024 · Secteur éolien

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

13 Nov 2024 · Austausch

Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Oct 2024 · Green Claims

Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2024 · Competitiveness

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Oct 2024 · EU Energy and Industry Policy

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Oct 2024 · The future of the automotive industry in the EU

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2024 · Current Challenges in the Automotive Sector (staff level)

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

2 Oct 2024 · General exchange on current transitional challenges for ZF

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2024 · Exchange of views on legislative initiatives in the field of transformation/ Austausch zu Gesetzgebungsinitiativen im Bereich der Transformation

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Aug 2024 · Climate Policy

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and

24 Jun 2024 · Effective technology pathways for transport decarbonization towards 2040

Meeting with Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

21 May 2024 · Transport decarbonization

Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and

23 Feb 2024 · Aktuelle Themen in der Europapolitik und Sachsen

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

21 Feb 2024 · Lagebesprechung Industrie Baden-Württemberg

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Industrial Policy

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jan 2024 · Industrial policy

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft e. V.

10 Oct 2023 · Verkehrs- und Umweltpolitik

Meeting with Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and

31 Aug 2023 · Virtual exchange on the European wind sector

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and

31 Aug 2023 · Energy transition

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jun 2023 · Exchange on the Net Zero Industry Act (staff level)

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Apr 2023 · Allgemeiner Austausch zur Dekarbonisierung des Frachtverkehrs (staff level)

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

20 Mar 2023 · Sustainable finance, Taxonomy

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2023 · Austausch zu Mobilitätsdaten (staff level)

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

16 Nov 2022 · IPCEI

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2022 · Smart Factory; Fit For 55

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

11 May 2022 · Wasserstoff

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

20 Apr 2022 · Breakfast with works council chairpersons on "How can the green transformation in the automotive industry succeed?"

Meeting with Kateřina Konečná (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

13 Apr 2022 · CO2 in cars and vans

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

22 Mar 2022 · Fair transitions, Skills Agenda, reskilling and upskilling of the workforce and the impact of the war in Ukraine on business and value chains.

Meeting with Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

6 Dec 2021 · semiconductors

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

6 Dec 2021 · Semiconductors

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

3 Nov 2021 · Prepare visit by the Commissioner

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and

21 Jun 2021 · CO2 standards for cars and vans; Euro 7

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action) and

13 Apr 2021 · Decarbonizing road transport sector

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

3 Mar 2021 · Roundtable with transport value chain alliance - Transformation of the automotive value chain in the context of green recovery

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and

3 Mar 2021 · Roundtable with transport value chain alliance - Transformation of the automotive value chain in the context of green recovery.

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

3 Mar 2021 · Transformation of the automotive value chain in the context of green recovery

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

25 Feb 2021 · Meeting to prepare for the roundtable with transport value chain alliance - Transformation of the automotive value chain in the context of green recovery on 3 March.

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

1 Oct 2020 · Data & AI in future mobility (e.g. AI in crash avoidance, robocabs as individualised public transport). Tier 1 suppliers become software sellers. New traffic legislation needed, recovery funding to modernising urban transport, secure data spaces.

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

2 Jun 2020 · Recovery and green transition in the automotive supply chain