The EU corporate lobby league 2026 Big business spends more on lobbying than ever

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Corporate spending on lobbying the EU keeps on rising – and the lobbyists are getting bigger results than ever before. The 2026 EU corporate lobby league, published by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, reveals that the top industry lobbyists (all those with €1 million-plus declared influencing budgets) are spending almost €381.75 million annually on lobbying the European Union institutions. That is 50% more than in 2020; and the number of registered industry organisations has risen by nearly 30% in the same time period.

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