Big Tech's EU lobbying hit €151M in 2025, up from €113M in 2023 and €97M in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with EU officials
The EU's digital rulebook is under unprecedented pressure from the Trump administration and a homegrown deregulation wave.
📈 The tech industry's lobby spending has increased with 55,6 percent in just four years. — 💸 A large chunk of that money is concentrated with Big Tech with Meta spending an astronomical €10.000.000 on lobbying the EU. [image]
“While the digital sector employed an 699 lobbyists (Full Time Equivalents - FTEs) in 2023, this number has now increased to 890 FTEs. There are now more full-time lobbyists influencing the EU's digital policies, than there are MEPs in the European Parliament.” corporateeurope.o…
📢 As the EU's deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power: — 💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million — 🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists — 🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day …
🕴️The tech industry now employs 890 full-time lobbyists, up from 699 two years ago. — 🤯There are now more tech lobbyists than there are Members of the European Parliament. — corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/ b...
The tech industry spends more than any other corporate sector. — 📊 The top 10 digital companies spend three times more than the top 10 companies in the pharmaceutical, financial and automotive industries combined. [image]
New @lobbycontrol.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org data highlights tech lobbyists' tightening grip on EU policymaking: — 📈 Total lobbying spend up by a third in 2 years — 💼 There are now more tech lobbyists than MEPs — 🗣️ Big Tech meets EU officials every single day …