Taxis and Uber : EU could restore order on both sides

The day after violent demonstrations by taxi drivers against Uber and its highly popular Uber Pop applications in France, on 25 June, Dominique Riquet (ALDE, France), vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport (TRAN), called for “the current legislative gap in Europe on chauffeur-driven cars and car-sharing to be closed by introducing a harmonised framework”.  The Frenchman is not the only person to call for some order in the sector. In response to several parliamentary questions, Transport Commissioner Violeta…