Apple's EU Lobbying Efforts
A new report by a corporate watchdog reveals that Apple spent €7M ($8.1M) lobbying the EU in the past year, making it the joint second-largest spender in the tech sector.
The report also shows that Apple held a total of 76 meetings with Members of the European Parliament and high-level European Commission staff.
- Tech giants now spend more on EU lobbying than Big Pharma and the automotive industries combined.
- The digital industry's lobby spending has grown from €113 million to €151 million annually, a 33.6% increase in just two years.
Tech industry lobby groups have used their lavish budgets to aggressively push for the deregulation of the EU's digital rulebook.
Author's summary: Apple spent $8M on EU lobbying last year.
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