{"id":28575,"date":"2015-02-18T14:51:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T13:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/?p=28575"},"modified":"2015-02-18T14:51:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T13:51:19","slug":"uber-goes-on-the-offensive-against-france-pressures-european-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudebaguette.com\/en\/2015\/02\/uber-goes-on-the-offensive-against-france-pressures-european-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber goes on the offensive against France, pressures European Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUber’s going over the French Government, which passed the\u00a0Th\u00e9venoud Law<\/a>\u00a0late last year in an effort to appease demands of the Taxi commission. The law, which is named after its since-deposed legislator,<\/a>\u00a0restricts Uber’s ability to operate,\u00a0and, while Uber’s appeal in France is still ongoing, a verdict on whether to ban UberPop, the company’s low cost, peer-to-peer service (which\u00a0requires minimal formal training, and no license,\u00a0contrary to UberX & Uber Black drivers) will be delivered February 23rd.
\nUber already lost ground last December when UberPop was hit with a fine for advertising the service<\/a>, and with European countries stacking up against Uber, CEO Travis Kalanick has no option other than going over the French Government to the European Commission, reports Les Echos<\/a>.
\nKalanick already made his case earlier this year at DLD Munich, hoping to win over law makers & public opinion by vowing job creation and fair treatment.
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