On Tuesday 20 September, EU Internal Market and Industry Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska held separate meetings with two controversial media figures, Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, the online US platform linking private taxi drivers and clients, and Brian Chesky, head of AirBnB, the online service for short-stay holidays in people’s homes (bed and breakfast). The aim of the meetings was to discuss the challenges of the collaborative economy.
The collaborative economy is key to...