LUXEMBOURG: Uber provides a transport service and must be licensed, the European Union’s top court said, in a potential blow to the US firm which says it is merely a digital enabler.
“The Uber electronic platform, whilst innovative, falls within the field of transport: Uber can thus be required to obtain the necessary licences and authorisations under national law,” the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) said.
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