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Platform economy: Commission wants to combat bogus self-employment

Online platforms like Uber and Deliveroo are booming, their revenues have increased fivefold in recent years. For many employees, however, little of this comes through: They struggle with precarious working conditions and a lack of transparency from algorithms that evaluate their performance. The European Commission yesterday presented a law aimed at remedying the situation.

By Jasmin Kohl

French EU Presidency: a "more sovereign" Europe

The last time France held the EU presidency was in 2008 – then still under Nicolas Sarkozy. From January 1st it will be that time again. Now Emmanuel Macron has presented his visions for the coming six months. A time of crisis, as he himself says. A crisis of uncertainty due to Covid-19 and migration problems.

By Redaktion Table