Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Alexandra Hild Cabinet member | EU attractiveness for businesses | — |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Alexandra Hild Cabinet member | EU attractiveness for businesses | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Réka Horváth Head of Unit | EUTA position on the legislative initiatives affecting e-commerce actors and potential overlap with existing legislation. | — |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Réka Horváth Head of Unit | EUTA position on the legislative initiatives affecting e-commerce actors and potential overlap with existing legislation. | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Anniina Iskanius Cabinet member | Scaling up in Europe | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Scaling up in Europe | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Anniina Iskanius Cabinet member | Scaling up in Europe | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Customs Union Reform, e-commerce | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | Customs Union Reform, e-commerce | — |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Online meeting - E-Commerce aspects of the Customs Reform | — |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Matthias Petschke Director | Online meeting - E-Commerce aspects of the Customs Reform | SRC |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero Head of Unit | Online meeting - E-Commerce aspects of the Customs Reform | SRC |
| 07 Nov 2025 | Matthias Petschke Director | Online meeting - E-Commerce aspects of the Customs Reform | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the French draft law on ‘reducing the environmental impact of the textile industry’ that was notified on 27 June 2025 to the Commission via the TRIS procedure | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the French draft law on ‘reducing the environmental impact of the textile industry’ that was notified on 27 June 2025 to the Commission via the TRIS procedure | SRC |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Bjoern Juretzki Head of Unit | Discussion about the Data Union Strategy, ePrivacy and privacy-enhancing technologies | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Egelyn Braun Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act | — |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Egelyn Braun Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act | SRC |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Bjoern Juretzki Head of Unit | Discussion about the Data Union Strategy, ePrivacy and privacy-enhancing technologies | SRC |
| 02 Jun 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Textiles | — |
| 02 Jun 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Textiles | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4 | — |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4 | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Waste Framework Directive – concerns for online retail | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Waste Framework Directive – concerns for online retail | — |
Mission & Goals
About Zalando Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is Europe’s leading online multi-brand fashion destination. We are building a pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce, along two growth vectors: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). In B2C, we provide an inspiring, high-quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to almost 52 million active customers across 25 markets. In B2B, we leverage our logistics infrastructure, software, and service capabilities to support brands and retailers in managing and scaling their entire e-commerce business, both on and off the Zalando platform. Through our ecosystem vision, Zalando aims to enable positive change in the fashion and lifestyle industry. https://corporate.zalando.com
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act); Regulation on General Product Safety (GPSR) Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) Regulation establishing the European Digital Identity Framework (eIDAS) Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS 2 Directive) E-privacy Digital and AI Omnibus Digital Fairness Act EU Customs Union reform Communication of the Commission on A Comprehensive EU Toolbox for safe and sustainable e-commerce Directive VAT rules for the digital age (ViDA) Directive on credit agreements for consumers (CCD2) Proposal for a Directive on payment services and electronic money services in the Internal Market (PSD3) Proposal for a Regulation on payment services in the internal market (PSR) Proposal for a Regulation on a framework for Financial Data Access (FIDA) Proposal for a Regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions (Late Payments Regulation) Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the digital euro (Digital Euro) Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of European Business Wallets Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation Directive empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information Proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) Textile Labelling Regulation (TLR) Regulation on packaging and packaging waste Waste Framework Directive Circular Economy Act Omnibus on Sustainability Reporting (Proposal for a Directive amending the Directives: Accounting, Audit, CSRD and CSDDD and Proposal postponing the application of some reporting requirements in the CSRD and the transposition deadline and application of the CSDDD) EU Delivery Act
Communication Activities
The Economic Impact of Zalando in Europe, December 2024 https://corporate.zalando.com/en/company/how-zalando-supports-european-economy It takes many - Attitude Behaviour Gap Report 2025, June 2025 https://corporate.zalando.com/en/people-planet/sustainability/sustainability-reports/zalando-publishes-updated-sustainability
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Tech Alliance - EUTA (EU) E-Commerce Europe (EU) World Federation of Advertisers - WFA (EU) European Payment Institutions Federation - EPIF (EU) Der e-commerce Verband - bevh (DE) BITKOM (DE) Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft - BVDW (DE) Bundesverband Deutsche Startups (DE) Prepaid Verband Deutschland (DE) Bundesverband der Zahlungs- und E-Geld Institute (DE) FEVAD (FR) Be-commerce (BE) Thuiswinkel (NL) netcomm (IT) Adigital - Asociación Española de la Economía Digital (SP) Dansk Erhverv (DK) Izba Gospodarki Elektronicznej (PL) Związek Importerów i Producentów Sprzętu Elektrycznego i Elektronicznego - ZIPSEE Cyfrowa Polska - Digital Poland Association (PL) Związek Przedsiębiorców i Pracodawców - Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (PL) European Branded Clothing Alliance (EBCA) Policy Hub (www.policyhub.org) Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) Ellen MacArthur Foundation Fashion For Good Textile Exchange
Organisation Members
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