The most-lobbied EU laws

Which EU legislative files draw the most lobbying? Ranked by disclosed EU Transparency-Register meetings with MEPs and the European Commission — 582 in total across these files. Each figure counts real disclosed meetings, a record that a contact happened, not a measure of influence.

  1. 1.EUDR188 meetings · 118 orgs

    Most active: National Alliance of Forest Owners, Global Witness, Greenpeace European Unit

  2. 2.AI Act170 meetings · 116 orgs

    Most active: Spotify, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries, Black Forest Labs · vote on file

  3. 3.CBAM93 meetings · 57 orgs

    Most active: The European Steel Association, European Steel Processors Association, APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe) · vote on file

  4. 4.Digital Markets Act60 meetings · 35 orgs

    Most active: Apple Inc., Netflix International B.V., Amazon Europe Core SARL · vote on file

  5. 5.Digital Services Act37 meetings · 30 orgs

    Most active: Metaverse EU, Apple Inc., TikTok Technology Ltd · vote on file

  6. 6.CSDDD23 meetings · 22 orgs

    Most active: World Steel Association, Union Network International - Kelly Fay Rodriguez, Jacobs Douwe Egberts DE GmbH · vote on file

  7. 7.CSRD11 meetings · 11 orgs

    Most active: Competence Centre for Human Rights Due Diligence, Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Reders, Teneo Brussels

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Disclosed meetings from the EU Transparency Register (European Parliament + European Commission). A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence of influence or of a position taken. Meetings are matched to each act by the disclosed subject. Data © European Union.