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Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Trade unions ask Parliament to ban all lobbyists working for Amazon The call comes as lawmakers decided to ban Amazon representatives last month. 14/03/2024
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Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Amazon invites lawmakers to warehouses in face of ban from Parliament Amazon remains prepared to throw open the doors of its warehouses for EU lawmakers, the tech giant said today (6 February) as politicians called for its lobbyists to be kept out of the European Parliament after failing to appear at a recent hearing. 06/02/2024
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