What makes you think the lobbyists haven't already "processed" MEPs? European institutions, no matter how high-level, haven't exactly been showing great judgement or interest in doing the good thing.
Examples:
* UK MP on transparency - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/18/mps-can-view...
* German MP on what is NOT in the documents - http://www.waronwant.org/media/what-i-didn%E2%80%99t-read-tt...