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March 24, 2019

Barcelona needs to embrace Uber, says Manuel Valls

Rules making life difficult for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify in Barcelona are “absurd”, says mayoral hopeful Manuel Valls.


Manuel Valls is no stranger to battling with the taxi lobby. The former French prime minister spent years at the centre of a fight between ride-hailing apps such as Uber and existing taxis furious at what they see as unfair competition.

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