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The so-called sharing economy has reshaped how we live and work, while shaking up traditional industries. (Photo: Nucleo)

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EU cities try their own 'Ubers'

Frustrated that they no longer really knew what was happening in their own neighbourhood, Gaspar Horvath and a group of friends clubbed together to set up an online platform to share information - and anything else from ladders to a helping hand - with others in their area.

Two years later, more than 40,000 people in Hungary are using the platform, called OurStreet.

"You don't have to buy everything - you can share with others, sharing is the value in itself, ownership is unnecess...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The so-called sharing economy has reshaped how we live and work, while shaking up traditional industries. (Photo: Nucleo)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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