Policy

A global network with local roots. The Public Affairs team represents the interests of about 380,000 employees and independent retailers vis-à-vis politicians and in associations at the European, national and regional level and provides policy makers with practical insights into the diverse world of retail and tourism.

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Portrait of Markus Bobenhausen

4 February 2026

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  • Portrait of Mark Tantz

    “Package travel is the most consumer-friendly form of travel”

    In our Opinion of the Month, Mark Tantz, COO of DERTOUR Central Europe, explains how package holidays provide comprehensive coverage for customers and what legislators need to bear in mind when amending the Package Travel Directive.

  • Policy Office

    The REWE GROUP’s Policy Team provides information and advice on trade policy at our offices in the heart of Berlin. We are experts in food retail policy and German and European tourism policies. We engage in straightforward, transparent discussion with policy-makers, civil society, farmers and consumers to define conditions for sustainable future trade and represent the interests of our 380,000 colleagues in Germany and Europe. We have a particular commitment to our 1,800 independent retailers who take responsibility for our customers, colleagues and products on the shop floor.

Whether in the EU political arena or in the local regions:

Our public affairs experts are hard at work representing the interests of REWE GROUP from their bases in Cologne, Berlin, and Brussels.

Our Public Affairs team

Twelve employees of the REWE GROUP are entrusted with active political lobbying.

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    Who we are and what we do

    We are specialists in our fields and are here to advise you on any issues relating to food retailing and tourism policies. Our team, our purpose and our values.

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    What we stand for

    We take a stance in public discourse, putting forward our point of view for the benefit of our 380,000 colleagues. The REWE GROUP’s position on current policy discussions and specific planned legislation – by policy area.

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    Competence Centre for Agriculture: “Talking to, rather than about one another”

    The REWE GROUP cooperative is the first food retailer in Germany to establish a competence centre for agriculture. Read on to discover what exactly this is and how it will work.

  • Why openness is important to us

    As the REWE GROUP’s Public Affairs team, we represent the interests of our company and its over 380,000 employees, present our perspective to policy makers, and provide political feasibility analyses. We work transparently and do not make backroom deals. We are open and above board when arranging meetings between ourselves, our colleagues in specialist departments, and ministries or parliamentary representatives. Registrations in the Lobbying Register of the German Bundestag and the EU Transparency Register have been made accordingly.