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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12567

25 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 30
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
Corporate Europe Observatory concerned about digital giants’ heavy lobbying
Brussels, 24/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

The Brussels organisation Corporate Europe Observatory fears the digital industry’s powerful influence on the future Digital Services Act and the update of competition rules. In a report published on Wednesday, 23 September, the NGO stresses that GAFAM have substantial means at their disposal, with lobbying expenditures that are twice as high as those of the automobile industry.

Based on figures available in the EU lobby database Lobbyfacts.eu, the CEO claims that Google, Amazon,...

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