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Original analysis from the GovLens data team — cohesion indices, coalition maps, lobbying flows.

Forever Chemicals in Your Water: Industry Held 320 Meetings With EU Officials. Health Groups Got 88.

The EU is deciding whether to restrict PFAS — toxic chemicals found in drinking water, cookware, and clothing across Europe. Chemical manufacturers have outlobbied health and environmental groups nearly 4 to 1.

Forever Chemicals in Your Water: Industry Held 320 Meetings With EU Officials. Health Groups Got 88.

BusinessEurope Held 49 Meetings Pushing Deregulation. Then 565 MEPs Reversed on the Climate Law.

Uber and Bolt Held 71 Meetings on Platform Work. Then 138 MEPs Changed Their Vote.

The AI Omnibus Gold Rush: OpenAI, Google, and Mistral Are Racing for Brussels

565 MEPs Voted Against the Climate Law in November. By February, They Voted For It.

Defence Lobbying Exploded 10x in 12 Months. The Companies in the Room Will Receive the Funds.

One EU Official Has Met 9 of the 10 Biggest AI Companies. His Name Is Matthieu Delescluse.

When Trump Raised Tariffs, 35 Industry Groups Flooded the Commission in a Single Month

The EU-Mercosur Deal Was Compatible With EU Treaties — by 10 Votes

One Organisation Has Met 599 EU Officials. No One Else Comes Close.

The Nature Restoration Law Passed by 36 Votes. Nordic Forestry Lobbyists Had Met Officials 26 Times.

Political Migration: The MEPs Switching Groups Mid-Term and What It Signals