Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Digital Markets Act enforcement | — |
| 22 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Digital Markets Act enforcement | SRC |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Silke Dalton Cabinet member | EU digital legislation and effective transposition | — |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Silke Dalton Cabinet member | EU digital legislation and effective transposition | SRC |
Mission & Goals
idealo internet GmbH is a leading European price comparison platform committed to promoting transparency and fair competition in online retail. We focus on consumer protection, digital market regulation, data privacy, and fair competition in e-commerce. Our platform operates in multiple European countries, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and the United Kingdom. We help millions of consumers make informed purchasing decisions by providing a clear and comprehensive market overview.
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act) 2020/0361 (COD) Regulation on Fair Markets in the Digital Sector (Digital Markets Act) 2020/0374 (COD) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2012/0011 (COD) and future data protection regulations Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Communication Activities
Participating in events and discussions with EU decision-makers, industry representatives, and academics; participating in roundtables, and consultations on the Digital Markets Act, data protection, and fair platform ecosystems; supporting and shaping multi-stakeholder dialogues on platform regulation and consumer transparency; and collaborating with consumer organizations to promote a sustainable and fair digital market. idealo internet GmbH also collaborates with other European price comparison platforms to address concerns regarding market fairness. For instance, idealo co-signed an open letter to EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, highlighting the economic harm to consumers caused by certain practices of dominant market players: https://www.idealo.de/unternehmen/pressemitteilungen/offener-brief-europaeischer-preisvergleicher-studie-belegt-wirtschaftlichen-schaden-fuer-verbraucher-durch-google-shopping-units?
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
BEVH - Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland e. V. (https://bevh.org/) European Technology & Travel Services Association (https://eutraveltech.eu/) Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V. (https://wirtschaftsrat.de/de/) Bundesverband Deutsche Startup e.V. (https://startupverband.de/) Bitkom e.V. (https://www.bitkom.org/) Wirtschaftsbeirat der Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Der Grünen (https://www.gruene-bundestag.de/wir-im-bundestag/unsere-fraktion/wirtschaftsbeirat-der-gruenen-bundestagfraktion/) Assocompara Associazione Italiana Comparatori (Italian association of online price comparers) (https://www.assocompara.it/) ECC Köln (https://www.ifhkoeln.de/ecc-koeln/) Digitales Asoc Espanola para la digitalizacion (https://www.digitales.es)
Organisation Members
idealo internet GmbH is not an association with members but a German GmbH (limited liability company). It is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE. idealo runs a price comparison platform, collaborating with online retailers, marketplaces, logistics providers, and payment service providers to facilitate e-commerce transactions. Details can be found on the website (https://www.idealo.de/unternehmen?msockid=04d85826a16d6fb81e704dada0006ed8)
Additional Information
The intermediaries are registered in the EU Transparency Register and have listed us as their client.
Connected Legislation