Read more in this story by @brusselstimes & Ugo A Realfonzo

As it says: "For years, campaigners have been calling for a legally-binding EU lobby register. This could lead to real sanctions for companies found to be misreporting."

https://www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1666421/major-companies-found-to-be-misreporting-eu-lobbying-spending-tbtb

This complaint resulted from our analysis about sheer corporate lobby firepower in EU, analysed by sector.
Big Tech, Energy, Banking and Chemicals dominated.

Their influencing efforts are succeeding, given Commission plans on #Deregulation and #competitiveness

https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/eus-lobby-league-table

🚨 Von der Leyen & @EUCommission use the #DMA as a poker chip against US Trump car tariffs thus tarnishing our #EU legislation

Allowing #Bigtech to influence our digital laws which shall ensure consumer + digital rights against commercial profits under the frame of #deregulation is undemocratic as it is against the interests of the 🇪🇺 people.

Call on your national governments that this is not acceptable 🔥

BoostOK

#Fediforum#Pubconf2025 #igf2025
#savesocial #rp25#Fediverse

🚨 Von der Leyen & @EUCommission use the #DMA as a poker chip against US Trump car tariffs thus tarnishing our #EU legislation

Allowing #Bigtech to influence our digital laws which shall ensure consumer + digital rights against commercial profits under the frame of #deregulation is undemocratic as it is against the interests of the 🇪🇺 people.

Call on your national governments that this is not acceptable 🔥

BoostOK

#Fediforum#Pubconf2025 #igf2025
#savesocial #rp25#Fediverse