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#USA Following Anti-Uber Protest, French Government Announces Yet Another Law

Posted on 26 January 2016 by Startup365

The top of a taxi is seen in downtown Paris January 29, 2008. Taxi drivers will stage on Wednesday a protest in the centres of France's major cities. The National Taxi Owners Federation is fighting against a scheme to solve the country's chronic shortage of taxis by the abolition of tight quotas and the authorisation of minicabs. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE) French taxi drivers were angry once again. Earlier today, thousands of taxi drivers blocked the roads to protest against Uber, Chauffeur-Privé, Heetch and other urban transportation companies. In order to avoid another debacle, France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls quickly agreed to work on a new law. Read More

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