EU institutions

Brussels is at the centre of EU decision-making and as such attracts thousands of lobbyists promoting the interests of big business. In this section you can find basic information about this corporate lobbying and how it affects you as a citizen. Or you can visit our specific pages on the revolving door phenomenon of politicians who become lobbyists – and vice versa – and on the corporate dominance of expert groups whose advice helps make official policy for the EU.

If you want to investigate corporate lobbying, we have put together a list of online tools that can help.

AirBnB lobbies EU to fight cities’ attempts to protect affordable housing

The EU lobbying of online tourism platform AirBnB is at the centre of a new Corporate Europe Observatory report. "UnFairbnb" looks at the way in which their Brussels lobbying affects cities’ ability to regulate the AirBnB model for holiday rentals, and highlights how this undermines cities' affordable housing measures across Europe.