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Taxi protest calls for EU probe into Uber leaks
By EUobserver
Taxi drivers from more than 20 European countries staged a protest in Brussels on Thursday, demanding that the EU Commission investigates allegedly improper lobbying by US transport firm Uber. Leaked files recently published by a consortium of investigative journalists showed the firm used access to politicians to bypass local laws and recruited ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes to petition the Dutch government on its behalf.