As we reported last week, a Brussels court ordered Uber to cease its UberPop service in the city within every day or else be fined €10,000 for 21 days it operates, with a maximum overall fine of €1 million. On Friday, Uber asked local customers to sign a petition complaining of the ban, and received nearly 3,000 signatures in just a few hours (the petition has now received over 23,000 signatures). Furthermore, it seems local government figures support Uber’s case, with Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s deputy prime minister telling The Wall Street Journal that ““People shouldn’t be suing someone else bringing more benefits to customers.” He said legislation in Belgium should be loosened to allow for Belgian companies in the sharing economy to grow. “We don’t want to become a dinosaur island in the middle of Europe,” he said.
As we reported last week, a Brussels court ordered Uber to cease its UberPop service in the city within 21 days or else be fined €10,000 for every day it operates, with a maximum overall fine of €1 million. On Friday, Uber asked local customers to sign a petition complaining of the ban, and received nearly 3,000 signatures in just a few hours (the petition has now received over 23,000 signatures). Furthermore, it seems local government figures support Uber’s case, with Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s deputy prime minister telling The Wall Street Journal that ““People shouldn’t be suing someone else bringing more benefits to customers.” He said legislation in Belgium should be loosened to allow for Belgian companies in the sharing economy to grow. “We don’t want to become a dinosaur island in the middle of Europe,” he said.