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.EUDR188 meetings · 118 orgs
Most active: National Alliance of Forest Owners, Global Witness, Greenpeace European Unit
- 2.AI Act170 meetings · 116 orgs
Most active: Spotify, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries, Black Forest Labs · vote on file
- 3.CBAM93 meetings · 57 orgs
Most active: The European Steel Association, European Steel Processors Association, APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe) · vote on file
- 4.Digital Markets Act60 meetings · 35 orgs
Most active: Apple Inc., Netflix International B.V., Amazon Europe Core SARL · vote on file
- 5.Digital Services Act37 meetings · 30 orgs
Most active: Metaverse EU, Apple Inc., TikTok Technology Ltd · vote on file
- 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.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.