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Google, Apple and Amazon reportedly out-lobbied European companies in Brussels

A Financial Times analysis cited by Brussels Morning says Google had 302 meetings with key EU policymakers since the 2024 elections, ahead of Apple at 257 and Amazon at 239.

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A Financial Times analysis cited by Brussels Morning says Google, Apple and Amazon each logged hundreds of meetings with key EU policymakers since the 2024 elections, with reported totals of 302, 257 and 239. The narrow reported takeaway is that the three U.S. tech groups were ahead of major European companies in the meetings examined, but meeting counts alone do not show policy outcomes.

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Google, Apple and Amazon reportedly held more meetings with key EU policymakers than major European companies did in the set of meetings examined by the Financial Times, according to a Brussels Morning report citing that analysis.

Brussels Morning said the FT analysis found Google recorded 302 meetings with key EU policymakers since the 2024 elections, while Apple recorded 257 and Amazon 239. The FT framed the broader issue as Big Tech out-lobbying European companies in Brussels.

That leaves a fairly specific takeaway, and not necessarily a bigger one than the evidence supports: an FT analysis, relayed by Brussels Morning, says three U.S. tech giants individually logged hundreds of meetings with EU policymakers, with Google, Apple and Amazon leading the counts cited in the report.

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    Financial TimesBig Tech out-lobbies European companies in Brussels9d
    Brussels MorningBig Tech Lobbying: Powerful Surge Hits Brussels9d
    Techmeme@TechmemeAnalysis: Google, Apple, and Amazon each have more meetings with European parliament and European Commission officials than any individual European company (Financial Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)9d
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