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>> Authorities suspect that Huawei lobbyists have paid bribes to MEPs in return for backing their cause in the European Union. > Isn’t that the cost of doing b
by benterix 2y ago
>> Authorities suspect that Huawei lobbyists have paid bribes to MEPs in return for backing their cause in the European Union.
> Isn’t that the cost of doing business in the EU?
No, it's not. If you represent a business there is an official way to express your stance and lobby for your cause but bribing MEPs is a criminal offence (both for the perpetrator and those who receive personal benefits).
- blitzar 2y agoHave them sue you for something, reach a settlement and pay them "damages".
- aoro30 2y agoIts how all telco hardware companies operate - google "Ericsson/Nortel/Seimens bribe". The only reason the EU has to depend on Huawei is because EU telco hardware which once ran most of China telco can't compete anymore. So they have to play this game until local players get their act together.
- heraldgeezer 2y ago>The only reason the EU has to depend on Huawei is because EU telco hardware which once ran most of China telco can't compete anymore. Cant compete on what? Features? Price? Do tell, you seem to have information.
- rsynnott 2y ago... I mean, if this were the case, Huawei would have a monopoly, and no reason to bribe anybody. Like, put a _bit_ of thought into this stuff; your claim cannot possibly be correct. For what it's worth, the UK, having banned Huawei stuff, is currently ripping out their Huawei 5G gear and replacing it with largely equipment from Ericsson.
- blitzar 2y agoHuawei did have a monopoly. They were bribing officials to try to get them to not ban them in the great Huawei wars of the late 2010's / early 2020's - which led to the UK banning Huawei at the behest of the US for political reasons.
- rsynnott 2y agoHuawei clearly doesn't and didn't have a monopoly; in 2022 before the bans really got going it had about a 30% market share, vs Ericsson 25% and Nokia 20%.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoBeing an MEP is an absolute gravy train. They should not need bribes to make ends meet.
- dachworker 2y agoPlease do tell how lobbying without bribery is supposed to operate.
- amarcheschi 2y agoI do not know if it's a joke that i'm too european to understand or you're serious, but at least in europe there are some rules regarding lobby and transparency[1]. Bribes are of course something that doesn't follow the rules and thus are not lobbying. [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparency/lobby-groups https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your-service/en/transparen...
- dachworker 2y agoI am also European and your way of thinking is completely alien to me.
- pferde 2y ago[flagged]
- ahartmetz 2y agoSame way as advertising, just much more personal. There are ways to change people's opinions without paying them.
- jampekka 2y agoBribery becomes lobbying when bribery is legalized. Also especially enforcement depends on who does the favors for the reps and officials.
- 2thumbsup 2y agoPlenty of companies have Public Affairs departments that work essentially as lobbyist, but no bribery neither to the MEP nor the Political Party is involved. Many lobbyists work "simply" by producing reports and collecting data that works in favor or their proposals, publishing them to opinion pieces in newspapers etc.