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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11149

6 September 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport
Commission considers Uber in Europe

Brussels, 05/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Following the controversy generated by application of the Uber car-share scheme (that is banned in Germany), the European Commission has decided to investigate. Commission departments will consider car-pooling in the light of freedom of establishment to see whether further measures are needed at national or EU level. European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas and Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes say that the laws on taxis are in the hands of...