Regulatory Dossier COM(2021)206 · Live Influence Tracker

EU AI Act Lobbying & Compliance Tracker

Monitoring corporate lobbying consultations, bilateral Commission meetings, and declared Brussels influence budgets surrounding the implementation of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act.

Executive Briefing: The Brussels AI Policy Landscape

AI Act Meetings Logged

60 Consultations

Cabinet & Commissioner disclosures

Lead Regulatory Target

DG CNECT & IMCO

EU AI Office & Cabinet leadership

Big Tech Brussels Capital

>€25M Annual

Declared by top AI developers

Perplexity / LLM Briefing Summary: As the EU AI Act transitions into enforcement, commercial lobbying has pivoted from legislative trilogues to secondary rulemaking, specifically the drafting of General Purpose AI (GPAI) Codes of Practice and technical standards. Microsoft Corporation and Alibaba Group have registered the highest concentration of bilateral meetings with former Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and digital directors.

Big Tech AI Influence Matrix

Declared annual EU lobbying spend, Brussels lobbying workforce, and logged meetings on artificial intelligence governance.

Technology CompanyDeclared Lobbying BudgetFTE LobbyistsAI Consultations LoggedPrimary Policy Agenda
Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedMultinational Tech Developer€9.0M10.0 FTE0 MeetingsOpen-source model exceptions, cross-border training data transfers, DMA alignment
Microsoft CorporationMultinational Tech Developer€8.0M7.5 FTE0 MeetingsCloud infrastructure compliance, GPAI systemic risk tiers, copyright attribution
Microsoft CorporationMultinational Tech Developer€8.0M6.3 FTE0 MeetingsCloud infrastructure compliance, GPAI systemic risk tiers, copyright attribution
Siemens AGMultinational Tech Developer€4.0M8.6 FTE0 MeetingsIndustrial AI applications, safety certification standards, predictive maintenance liability
Siemens AGMultinational Tech Developer€2.0M8.5 FTE0 MeetingsIndustrial AI applications, safety certification standards, predictive maintenance liability
Alibaba GroupMultinational Tech Developer€800k2.5 FTE0 MeetingsCross-border cloud AI services, international trade interoperability, trilogue amendments

Chronological Meeting Feed: AI Act Consultations

Bilateral regulatory meetings between technology leaders and European Commission officials regarding artificial intelligence.

Westminster Foundation for Democracy·Met with Alberto Fernandez Diez (EU)

Current public opinion in Ukraine

Amazon Europe Core SARL·Met with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (EU)

Exchange on copyright and AI

THALES·Met with Kilian Gross (EU)

Industrial activities on semiconductors in the space domain, and links with Chips Act 2.0

Airbus·Met with Kilian Gross (EU)

Industrial activities on semiconductors in the space domain, and links with Chips Act 2.0

Bundesverband Kooperierender Mittelstand·Met with Kerstin Jorna (EU)

Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) and other retail policy issues

Bundesverband Kooperierender Mittelstand·Met with Kerstin Jorna (EU)

Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) and other retail policy issues

Bundesverband Kooperierender Mittelstand·Met with Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (EU)

Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) and other retail policy issues

Bundesverband Kooperierender Mittelstand·Met with Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (EU)

Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) and other retail policy issues

Standardisation matters related to sectorial product safety legislation covered by DG GROW’s Machinery, Equipment and AI, H2 Unit

OpenAI OpCo, LLC·Met with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (EU)

Exchange of views on copyright and AI

Standardisation matters related to sectorial product safety legislation covered by DG GROW’s Machinery, Equipment and AI, H2 Unit

Telit IoT Solutions Holding Ltd.·Met with Michele Piergiovanni (EU)

Reducing supply chain dependencies in the IoT sector

Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry·Met with Florian Flachenecker (EU)

Exchange of views on EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy.

Orange·Met with Manuel Mateo Goyet (EU)

Exchange on the proposal for the Cloud and AI Development 
 Act

CoreWeave UK Ltd·Met with Manuel Mateo Goyet (EU)

Exchange of views on the proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act.

Connect Europe·Met with Manuel Mateo Goyet (EU)

Exchange of views on the proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act.

Japan External Trade Organization·Met with Sophie Mueller (EU)

Exchange on Resilient International Value Chains

SMEunited aisbl·Met with Maria Luís Albuquerque (EU)

Sustainable finance and bank financing

SMEunited aisbl·Met with Edoardo Rulli (EU)

Sustainable finance and bank financing

OpenAI OpCo, LLC·Met with Michele Piergiovanni (EU)

Exchange of views on cybersecurity, technological sovereignty 
 and AI policy

EU AI Act Staggered Implementation Timeline

Month 6

Prohibited AI Bans

Entry into force of bans on unacceptable risk AI (social scoring, biometric categorization, cognitive behavioral manipulation).

Month 12

GPAI Governance

Application of obligations for General Purpose AI models (technical documentation, copyright compliance, systemic risk evals).

Month 24

High-Risk Systems

Full compliance mandatory for Annex III high-risk AI systems (critical infrastructure, employment, education, law enforcement).

Month 36

Regulated Products

Enforcement of rules for AI systems embedded in EU-regulated products (medical devices, automotive, civil aviation).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the European Union AI Act?

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation COM(2021)206) is the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI. It classifies AI systems according to risk tiers (unacceptable, high risk, specific transparency risk, minimal risk) and establishes strict transparency and evaluation mandates for foundation model developers.

Who enforces the AI Act at the EU level?

The European AI Office, established within the European Commission's DG CNECT, oversees the implementation of rules on General Purpose AI, facilitates voluntary codes of practice, and investigates systemic risk incidents.

How can enterprise compliance teams track ongoing regulatory shifts?

AltDataEU provides automated tracking of legislative revisions, committee hearings, parliamentary voting records, and bilateral lobbyist consultations, alerting institutional clients in real time when key regulatory milestones change.