Submitted by christian on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 12:23
US tech companies are gradually becoming aware that the success of their business model in Europe depends on influencing the regulatory framework in Brussels. Half of the top 10 most influential companies lobbying the Commission are from the US and with the exception of General Electric all of them are primarily software companies. Their dominance of the lobbying scene is particularly strong in the area of the digital single market and the digital economy.
Annual reported EU lobbying expenditures by Silicon Valley Companies (2017)
