Apple spent US$8 million on lobbying in the EU and held 76 meetings

New Corporate Europe Observatory study revealsthat Apple allocated EUR 7 million (US$8.1 million) to lobbying in the European Union in 2024.

This makes the company the second largest lobbyist among technological giants, ex aequo with Amazon and Microsoft, just behind Meta (10 million USD).

The combined spending of the technology manufacture on lobbying in Brussels increased by more than 33% in 2 years, reaching 151 million euros per year – more than the pharmaceutical and automotive manufacture combined. During this time, large Tech had on average more than 1 gathering a day with representatives of the European Commission.

Apple held 76 authoritative meetings with members of the European Parliament and the European Commission in 2024. The company is besides a associate of 14 of the top 15 think tanks in the EU that support lobbying activities.

For comparison, Apple in 2019 spent $7.5 million for akin purposesso the amount is about constant.

Apple is presently actively opposed to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an EU act designed to limit the dominance of technology platforms.

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