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A global network with local roots. The Public Affairs team represents the interests of more than 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.

Opinion piece

More than 380,000 employees. Active in 21 countries. Organized as a cooperative since 1927. More than 15,800 stores and travel agencies and 85 million customer contacts per week. This results not only in a great responsibility for customers and employees, but also in almost a century of experience and proximity to consumers. We want to bring this expertise to our political stakeholders in a transparent, convincing and opinionated manner, take a stand on specific projects and initiate necessary debates with our opinion piece – the Voice of the Month.

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„Travel must become more transparent“

In the latest Opinion of the Month, Ingo Burmester, CEO of DER Touristik Central Europe of the DER Touristik Group, discusses the need for a mandatory EU-wide sustainability label for travel, and equal competition in the travel industry.

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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 1,700 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

Eleven employees of the REWE Group are entrusted with active political lobbying.

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.

  • Purpose and team

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.

  • Our political positions

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.

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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.