Hannover Messe

EU industry is key to Europe’s prosperity and global competitiveness. Hannover Messe is the world's leading trade fair for industry. Since 2021, we have been participating in this important forum by presenting the Commission’s work to help industry embrace the green and digital transitions, create the conditions to boost their competitiveness and resilience, and support them in becoming the global leaders of tomorrow.

The next Hannover Messe will take place from 31 March 2025 to 4 April 2025.
We will publish information on this webpage in due course.

In 2024, the EU showed even more presence than the year before. Commission  President von der Leyen participated with a speech at the opening of the Fair. Innovative objects from industry showed how EU support translates into industrial realities. Visitors from all over the world came to our 506 m² stand to engage in discussions with experts from the European Commission, European Investment Bank, Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and industry representatives. In our on-site auditorium, we offered more than 30 presentations and panel discussions on topics such as robotics, sustainable energy, skills or access to finance. In addition, we organised a high-level conference under the title ‘Investing in EU Industry’. For more information, see the full programme below. This year, we live-streamed all sessions for the first time, for people who could not physically attend to follow online. All sessions were recorded and are available online.

EU at the Hannover Messe 2024 - full programme

EU at Hannover Messe 2024 - privacy statement

In 2023, the EU was present with an exhibition stand of 250 m². The novelty of the year was the on-stand auditorium with more than 20 presentations and panel discussions on key topics such as energy, raw materials, access to finance and industrial cooperation. We also marked the 30^th anniversary of the EU Single Market (1993-2023). 

2022 was the year of pilot physical presence with an exhibition stand of 150 m².

In 2021, the fair took place digitally. We took part with an online exhibitor profile and a talk on Industrial Alliances