HUGE NUMBERS: Some of the other big spenders on corporate lobbying in Brussels last year recorded sharp increases, including Google and Germany's Deutsche Bank, which doubled their expenditure.
BRUSSELS: US companies, including tech rivals Microsoft and Google, were among leading spenders on corporate lobbying in Brussels last year, a Reuters review of new data showed.
Companies had until April 30 to update public entries in the European Union's newly revamped Transparency Register following a tightening of rules in January that obliges firms to register if they want to meet EU commissioners and senior staff.
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