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The European Parliament and European Commission already blacklisted<\/a>\u00a0Huawei lobbyists last week, shutting off their access to EU premises, and commissioner cabinets and officials working at the EU executive’s directorates general were instructed<\/a> \u201cto immediately suspend contacts and meetings” with Huawei “until further notice.”<\/p>\n It\u2019s a sign of how Huawei \u2014 which is among the top spenders of lobbying money in Brussels according to the EU’s transparency register \u2014 is suffering major blows after Belgian police raided its main lobbying office in Brussels as part of a\u00a0larger investigation<\/a>\u00a0into corruption, criminal organization and money laundering at the European Parliament.\u00a0<\/p>\n DigitalEurope is one of Brussels’ most powerful technology lobbying voices. It gathers tech companies and national industry associations to influence European Union decision making. <\/p>\n The lobby group said in a statement it was aware of the \u201cserious allegations\u201d against Huawei. \u201cWe take ethical business conduct and compliance with the law very seriously. As a precautionary measure, Huawei\u2019s membership has been suspended until further notice,\u201d the statement read.\u00a0<\/p>\n BusinessEurope is a lobbying heavyweight in Brussels, with a\u00a0membership<\/a>\u00a0composed of national trade associations and representing the interests of industrial heavyweights across all sectors. It has a group of “partner companies<\/a>” that includes the world’s largest companies. The Internet Archive search tool showed\u00a0Huawei\u00a0was\u00a0still listed as a partner on March 1<\/a>\u00a0but\u00a0had been removed by March 18<\/a>, days after the corruption scandal broke. <\/p>\n Huawei is also a member of, or has contributed to, several other lobby groups, trade associations and think tanks, according to the EU’s transparency register that lists declarations from organizations looking to lobby the EU’s work. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n