GAFAM
U.S. Tech Giants Lobbying in Europe
According to figures from Transparency International, when it comes to lobbying, the U.S. tech giant setting aside the most money in Europe is Microsoft. Having had 84 high-level meetings with the European Commission since 2014, the Washington-based company has recorded €4.5 million of spending on lobbying. Close behind, but with many more meetings (153), Google had a budget of €4.25 million.
Description
This chart shows the annual budget and number of meetings with the European Commission since 2014 of GAFAM companies.
