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Tech lobby's expenditure in EU hit record high in first half of 2025, NGOs say

( October 29, 2025, 05:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The tech lobby expenditure at EU-level reached a record high with Amazon, Microsoft and Meta significantly increasing their budgets, Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl said on Wednesday. Big Tech outspent all other sectors, with AI issues being the most lobbied topic in the first half of 2025, the groups said. In addition to an increase in tech lobbying in Brussels, "Big Tech held an average of three lobbying meetings a day,” their analysis of the EU's Transparency Register shows. Amazon met most frequently with European Commission officials, while Meta held the most meetings with members of the European Parliament, the watchdogs said. Analysis follows. ...

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