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Abstract:
Uber has become a household name especially in the America and Europe. With one internet application, Uber has transformed the way we "catch a ride." It has dazzled most of us with its varying options based on our preferences of service ranging from its budget option, the UberX, to the SUV, the Taxi the Black Car, and its most luxurious option, the LUX (Quoracom, 2017). Despite what appears to be the ultimate convenience of having a ride your way, in 2015 alone, fifty lawsuits(Brown, 2016) were filed against Uber in United States Federal Courts (Gesley, 2016).Similarly, but more catastrophic for the company, are the lawsuits were filed against the company in several European countries. This law suits have resulted in banning Uber in several countries, while suspending some services in others(Gesley, 2016). This paper will analyze the European Union"s rulings and the grounds for Uber's counterclaim citing Article 49 (freedom of establishment) and Article 56 (freedom to provide services) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (Consolidated version of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union, n.d.).
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