The European Commission at least partially enabled Neelie Kroes to secretly lobby for Uber in 2015, a matter that brought the former Dutch European Commissioner into disrepute last year. Kroes wanted to be open about her request to take on an advisory role for Uber, but the European Commission convinced her to terminate the consent procedure prematurely, thus keeping it …
Former European commissioner Neelie Kroes secretly lobbied for online taxi company Uber after leaving office, despite being explicitly told it breached ethical rules, an investigation has found. Kroes contacted prime minister Mark Rutte, senior civil servants and other government officials in 2015 and 2016 asking them to relax the rules for the banned car sharing app Uberpop. Uberpop case Kroes …
The Uber Files, comprising over 124,000 records, including 83,000 emails spanning 2013 to 2017 and several other conversations, have revealed how the American service provider lobbied with top government officials and tried to avoid getting caught by the police. The Uber Files also reveal Uber’s close relationship with European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes, putting her in an apparent breach of …
