2026-04-16T09:07:24Z https://yabu.me Corporate Europe Observatory https://yabu.me/npub19gkvrlzyff65nmtq9p49k8dj72f549hcmerqmy08snmc9fgd7wasltxllu https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/774/580/346/050/614/original/7536a92272649baf.jpg https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/109/774/580/346/050/614/original/7536a92272649baf.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxemjwxarrx6auh0zqe7t5g0uplukgvzqx3egwzfkfjpuvudrtx6qzyq4zes0ug3982j0dvq5x5kcaktefxj5klr0yvrv3u7z00q49phemkee2kkn 📢 As the EU&#39;s deregulation agenda rolls out the red carpet for corporate interests, our new study with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16ux2e06fvg7327d3kr92mdunqydqeuzaj6dmtg8u6jq23v3xqtas89q37k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LobbyControl</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ux…q37k</span>)</a></span> shows that the tech industry has ramped up its lobby power:<br/><br/>💰 Lobby spending hits a record €151 million<br/>🕴 Almost 900 tech lobbyists<br/>🤝 Big Tech has lobby 3 meetings a day<br/><br/><a href="https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-record-levels">https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-record-levels</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/456/524/271/360/372/original/90b71c58010a1019.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-29T08:33:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyy8luy6acg4q6vzw70ju3pygza8e039x9fsz4sp8t7ta8vk8al5qzyq4zes0ug3982j0dvq5x5kcaktefxj5klr0yvrv3u7z00q49phemkccrg0j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyl8xpt8p96ydjec585j2pllupksmyrxt2x7kle8lqs33t38v23dgqafthy'>nevent1q…fthy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The most visible players #lobbying for the 28th Regime are start-ups and venture capital investors, but in the background big business lobby groups are eagerly promoting it too<br/>Read our new article on the #28thRegime , who’s behind it and what’s at stake<br/><br/><a href="https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/social-dumping-disaster-eus-28th-regime">https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/social-dumping-disaster-eus-28th-regime</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/168/760/352/164/393/original/20565986d68b2963.png"> <br/> 2025-09-08T12:50:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswyzazf0umgyr68nsmxexzqj2a36kjal26u35ypclw0q5rywn6qsczyq4zes0ug3982j0dvq5x5kcaktefxj5klr0yvrv3u7z00q49phemk22ghhg ⚠️ Corporate lobby groups are promoting a radical plan to create an EU-level ‘28th regime’ of parallel, weaker rules for start-ups and ‘innovative’ companies <br/><br/>This could enable social dumping and trigger a race to the bottom for social rights <br/><br/>#Deregulation #rulestoprotect <br/><br/><a href="https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/social-dumping-disaster-eus-28th-regime">https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/09/social-dumping-disaster-eus-28th-regime</a> 2025-09-08T12:46:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv0x8pgye2r8908cscaraj3vhd9dcgvkdk2we9wk99e6vyshvzegzyq4zes0ug3982j0dvq5x5kcaktefxj5klr0yvrv3u7z00q49phemkfupwsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv7zvk2d0y0q4hcsppktqqjyugk2x0ydk3rdhnhtl2jp808knf0pgd0np67'>nevent1q…np67</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Competitiveness Compass will result in unprecedented levels of corporate influence 🚨<br/><br/>Take the ‘Implementation Dialogues’, which each of the 27 Commissioners will hold twice yearly “to hear business concerns” &amp; identify “burden reductions”; that&#39;s another 54 corporate lobbying events per year 🤯 2025-01-29T15:10:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02a8cpzv6c9u00q4ne8kwkkkjayq20asepkk7jj8nq6c6n267juqzyq4zes0ug3982j0dvq5x5kcaktefxj5klr0yvrv3u7z00q49phemk2khacy EU governments brought at least 113 fossil fuel lobbyists to #COP29 according to analysis from #KickBigPollutersOut and #FossilFreePolitics . Many were there to do gas deals. <br/><br/>🧵Thread 👇<br/><br/>#FossilFreePolitics <br/><br/>#KickBigPollutersOut <br/><br/><a href="https://fossilfreepolitics.org/news/europe-brings-gas-lobbyists-to-cop29-to-strike-deals/">https://fossilfreepolitics.org/news/europe-brings-gas-lobbyists-to-cop29-to-strike-deals/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/113/504/427/531/853/307/original/eee8fe5f42d8cace.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-18T14:28:45Z