Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Customs Reform and e-commerce | SRC |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Customs Reform and e-commerce | — |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Michael Hager Cabinet member | Regulatory issues in the logistics and parcel sector | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Exchange of the EU Customs Reform | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Exchange of the EU Customs Reform | — |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Michael Hager Cabinet member | Regulatory issues in the logistics and parcel sector | — |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Exchange of the EU Customs Reform | SRC |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Exchange of the EU Customs Reform | — |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Trade and customs policy | — |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Bernd Biervert Cabinet member | Trade and customs policy | SRC |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Trade and customs policy | SRC |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Meeting with DHL and several EU Posts on the removal of EUR 150 de minimis threshold and implementation of the temporary EUR 3 customs duty | — |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Meeting with DHL and several EU Posts on the removal of EUR 150 de minimis threshold and implementation of the temporary EUR 3 customs duty | SRC |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Hans Das Deputy Director-General | Exploratory meeting on logistics in humanitarian contexts. | — |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Hans Das Deputy Director-General | Exploratory meeting on logistics in humanitarian contexts. | SRC |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Online meeting - Meeting on the De Minimis Removal related Proposal | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Internationalization of SMEs | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Internationalization of SMEs | — |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | Freight decarbonisation | — |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Matthieu Moulonguet Cabinet member | Freight decarbonisation | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Matthieu Moulonguet Cabinet member | Freight decarbonisation | — |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | Freight decarbonisation | SRC |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU Customs reform, e-commerce | — |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU Customs reform, e-commerce | SRC |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Hubert Gambs Deputy Director-General | Developments in the postal and delivery markets | — |
Mission & Goals
DHL Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics services provider. DHL Group's corporate brands represent a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and physical communications services (Deutsche Post). The Group provides its customers with both easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialog marketing to industrial supply chains. About 583.998 employees operate in more than 220 countries and territories form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. With programs in the areas of climate protection, disaster relief and education, the Group is committed to social and environmental responsibility. In 2025, Deutsche Post DHL generated revenues of € 82.8 billion. DHL Group’s Representation in Brussels acts as an intermediary between the Group and the European institutions as well as associations and other organizations located in Brussels.
EU Legislative Interests
• European Works Council Directive • Forced Labour Regulation • EU Talentpool Regulation • Union Customs Code implementation • Proposals to reform the Union Customs Code and to remove the customs duty de minimis • Free Trade Agreements between the EU and 3rd countries • EU countermeasures to US tariffs • Air transport agreements • Action Plan Sustainable Finance (i.e. CSDDD, CSRD, SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation) • Postal Services and Cross-border parcel delivery services [implementation] • Judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) • AI Act • Cybersecurity across the Union (NIS Directive) • Digital Omnibus • European Green Deal • Sustainable aviation fuels – ReFuelEU Aviation • FuelEU Maritime • EU renewable energy directive – revision (RED III) and implementing legislation from existing RED II • Revision of the Energy Taxation Directive • Climate change – updating the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and including maritime activities • EU emissions trading system - rules for aviation incl. CORSIA • Assessment and management of environmental noise: Environmental Noise Directive (END) • Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a Balanced Approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC (regulation 598/2014) • Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive AFIR • Regulation setting CO2 emission performance standards for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (vans) • Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) • Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) • TEN-T Regulation • Proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work (COM (2021) 762) • eID WalletProposed amendments to the Deforestation Regulation • Proposal for a Regulation establishing a Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI) (COM (2022) 0459) • Proposed amendments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and proposed implementing legislation • Aviation – fitness check of EU airport legislation (incl. Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 (Airport Slots Groundhandling, (Directive 96/97/EC), Airport Charges (Directive 2009/12/EC) • Greening Freight Package: Proposal on the Revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive, Proposal for a Regulationon the accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services (CountEmissions EU), Proposal for the revision of the Combined Transport Directive, Proposal for a regulation on the use of railway infrastructure capacity in the single European • railway area. • Proposal on the revision of the Driving License Directive • Proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste • EU ETS 2 for Road and Buildings • Proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) • Waste Framework Directive • Fair Labour Mobility Package • Quality of Jobs Act • Clean Corporate Vehicles • Environmental Omnibus • European Grids Package • Proposal to amend Eurovignette Directive as regards CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers and clarifying and simplifying certain provisions. • Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC as regards the extension of the period in which zero emission heavy-duty vehicles can benefit from significantly reduced rates of infrastructure or user charges or from exemptions to pay them • Road Worthiness Package • Proposal for Military Mobility
Communication Activities
• Global Connectedness Index
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
• PostEurope • Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft (BDL) • International Air Transport Association (IATA) • Europäische Bewegung • Federation of European Data and Marketing (FEDMA) • Value Balancing Alliance (VBA) • Business Europe • Bundesverband Deutscher Arbeitgeber (BDA) • Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) & BITKOM • German Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association (DSLV e.V.) • Brussels Employment Relations Group (BEERG) • World Economic Forum (WEF) • European Express Association (EEA) • European Service Forum (ESF) • European Logistics Platform (ELP) / CLECAT • Rail Forum Europe (RFE) • Deutsches Aktieninstitut (DAI) • European Cargo Alliance (ECA) • European Clean Trucking Alliance (ECTA) • Global Express Association (GEA)
Organisation Members
Further information are provided on our website: https://group.dhl.com/en/sustainability/sustainability-approach/memberships-and-partnerships.html
Additional Information
Data published on Financial Transparency Register for the most recent financial figures 2024.
Connected Legislation
Sustainable finance
Sustainable finance
Sustainable finance
Sustainable finance
CAP simplification
CAP simplification
CAP simplification
CAP simplification
Internationalisation of European SMEs
Internationalisation of European SMEs
Fish-canning industry
Fish-canning industry
Sustainable Carbon Cycles
Sustainable Carbon Cycles