Google, Facebook and Microsoft top EU lobbying spending table

Big tech is fighting back against tough new laws aimed at curbing their powers

Google topped lobbying spending at €5.75m. File picture

Google, Facebook and Microsoft are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing US tech giants' powers.

Such efforts should be a wake-up call to EU policymakers to beef up the draft laws and lobbying rules, a study by campaign groups Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl warned.