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#saveyourzone: we call on European mayors to defend local business against e-commerce giants

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future November 27, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Labor Relations, Local business, saveyourzone

It is the decisive moment of the year for businesses with the arrival of ‘Black Friday’ and the Christmas celebrations. But here, too, 2020 is different: for many European businesses, whether they close the year better or worse over the coming weeks isn’t what’s at stake. What’s at stake, frankly, is their survival. If they do not perform well, they will shutter the windows forever, impoverishing the social and economic fabric of European cities.

False freelancers problem goes beyond the labour market

European Association for Digital Transition Rights and freedom October 20, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Fiscal policy, Labor Relations

Following a trade union complaint, the Labour Inspectorate of the Spanish government has just officially registered 4,056 delivery people who were working for Amazon as false freelancers in Madrid and Barcelona. In addition, it is demanding the U.S. company pay 6.16 million euros in unpaid contributions.

Trump, Biden, and What Won’t Change Regarding the ‘Big Tech’ Companies

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future September 8, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Apple, Competition, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Joe Biden

For years, the big American technology companies have grown without too many regulatory impediments to the point of becoming global mastodons. Thanks to attractive products and services that respond to market demand, with loose or directly non-existent regulations in some areas, and wrapped in the American dream aura of the entrepreneur in their garage who becomes a billionaire, the big Silicon Valley companies have achieved such a powerful market position that many consider them de facto monopolies.

Regulation and ‘Big Tech’: The EU is leading the way, but needs more

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future August 24, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Apple, Competition, Facebook, Google, Margrethe Vestager, USA

When the history of the big technology companies in the twenty-first century is written, the date of July 29, 2020, might have its place. On that day, the four CEOs of the ‘Big Tech’ Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Apple appeared before the United States House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee, whose members have been investigating their alleged anti-competitive practices for years.

The Gig Economy: A tax and labour challenge for the EU

European Association for Digital Transition Economic future June 1, 2020June 9, 2021Amazon, Deliveroo, Fiscal policy, Labor Relations, Uber

Approximately 2% of EU adults have their main source of income coming from what is being called the ‘gig economy’, and up to 8% earn occasional income from these work alternatives. The data, from a study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, makes it clear that we are facing an unavoidable reality for Community institutions, posing challenges in the areas of taxation and social protection.