Uber’s engagement with European Institutions

Uber’s mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Movement, in all its forms, is fundamental to life, to freedom, to opportunity, and to the communities we serve. We are guided by core values that all Uber team members respect. This includes acting responsibly in our interactions with the cities, communities and people we serve: we do the right thing. Period.

To contribute to safe, sustainable and fair movement in the European Union, we regularly engage with policymakers. Our goal is to inform them about our services and to understand how we can best contribute to building the future of mobility, delivery and platform work in Europe. Like other companies, this includes fostering dialogue with European political leaders and authorities, whether by exchanging directly or by participating in events. We believe that being open and constructive with public stakeholders is key to ensuring informed and effective regulation in areas that impact our business, drivers, couriers and their customers. These include:

The political representation of interests is a legitimate part of the democratic decision-making process. When engaging with public representatives, Uber complies with European and national regulations on lobbying and transparency, which involves publicly reporting on its meetings with key European stakeholders and its advocacy priorities. As a company, Uber has also implemented comprehensive internal processes to ensure that Uber’s employees and consultants who engage with public officials respect applicable rules and hold themselves accountable to the highest ethical standards.

Uber’s Ethics & Compliance team is responsible for overseeing the above obligations are respected at all times by every Uber team member.

Uber’s presence in Brussels  

EU Public Policy is part of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Public policy team and is composed of four members representing Uber towards European institutions with focus on specific areas. The team is based in Uber’s office in Brussels (Boulevard Louis Schmidt 29, 1040 Etterbeek).

Uber’s engagement in Brussels also includes building relationships with the delivery and ride-hailing sectors, and with third parties. These include the European Association of On-Demand Mobility (Move EU) and Delivery Platforms Europe (DPE), of which Uber was a founding member. These networks allow Uber to hold informed debates on relevant issues and contribute as a sector to relevant policy discussions. Uber is also a member of the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), BusinessEurope (BE) or the Mobility-as-a-Service Alliance (MaaS-Alliance). We are committed to continuing an open and constructive dialogue with public stakeholders, and to contributing to the development of effective regulation that works for our business, partners and customers.