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Analysis of holders of European Parliament access passes reveals that over 70 percent of lobbyists for Google and Meta have formerly worked for governmental bodies at the EU and member state level (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

Big Tech now edges out Big Energy in EU lobbying

Brand new analysis by EU lobby data website LobbyFacts has revealed that the companies with the highest-declared lobby budgets have increased their spending by a third since 2015.

LobbyFacts, which presents data from the EU transparency data in a user-friendly database, found that while in 2015 the top-declaring companies spent roughly €90m b...

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Vicky Cann is a researcher and campaigner for Corporate Europe Observatory. She specialises in revolving doors, captured states and EU Council transparency. Nina Katzemich is a campaigner with the German transparency NGO LobbyControl.

Analysis of holders of European Parliament access passes reveals that over 70 percent of lobbyists for Google and Meta have formerly worked for governmental bodies at the EU and member state level (Photo: Matthew Tempest)

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Vicky Cann is a researcher and campaigner for Corporate Europe Observatory. She specialises in revolving doors, captured states and EU Council transparency. Nina Katzemich is a campaigner with the German transparency NGO LobbyControl.

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