Corporate Europe Observatory
Corporate lobbying drives EU policy as Austerity 2.0 rolled-out
Corporate lobbying expenses in the EU have surged by a third in five years, fueling policy shifts that reinforce the bloc’s focus on ‘competitiveness’
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