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Gas lobbyists met with European Commission vice-president for energy union Maros Sefcovic (r) and climate commissioner Miguel Arias Canete more than 460 times

Gas sector spends €100 million annually on lobbying EU

The gas industry and its backers spent over €100 million in lobbying activities in Brussels in 2016, according to a new report by Corporate Europe Observatory, published on Tuesday (31 October).

The sector employs at least 1,000 lobbyists, and secured hundreds of meetings with the two EU commissioners with climate and energy in their portfolios.

According to the report, gas lobbyists m...

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Gas lobbyists met with European Commission vice-president for energy union Maros Sefcovic (r) and climate commissioner Miguel Arias Canete more than 460 times

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