Sharing Economy Faces Patchwork of Guidelines in European Countries
29.09.2014
![A law in Portugal will force renters like André Penin to register their apartments with local municipalities. Photo: Patricia de Melo Moreira for The New York Times](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/7/csm_9e236330fc4a48e3a8e331cde57c671a_07a91075fb.jpg)
by Raphael Minder and Mark Scott, The New York Times
Start-ups like Uber and Airbnb want European consumers to embrace their companies. Yet when it comes to persuading policy makers, these companies have run into regulatory hurdles that have exposed the European Union’s uneven response to technological innovation.
Sharing Economy Faces Patchwork of Guidelines in European Countries