Although still a recent phenomenon, collaborative economy already very much influences our daily lives by creating significant opportunities for citizens and consumers new entrepreneurial opportunities, jobs and growth through novel business models, but is also generating new challenges to users and authorities. When reflecting on the collaborative economy, questions about how ensure legal clarity, avoid fragmentation of the Single Market, ensure an adequate consumer protection, naturally arise.
The rapporteur, while recognising the complexity of the phenomenon, is calling the European Union to have an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on it.
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