“Here, we have, basically, the tip of the iceberg that appears in these Uber Files” and “now it is a question of knowing in depth what this had as a consequence”, declared François Ruffin, deputy La France insoumise (LFI), Tuesday July 12 on France Inter.
The left-wing alliance Nupes (New Popular, Ecological and Social Union), of which LFI is a member, is calling for a commission of inquiry into these revelations from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), of which the investigation unit of Radio France. They show that Emmanuel Macron facilitated the establishment of Uber in France when he was Minister of the Economy in 2015, despite the hostility of several members of the government.
“We have been demanding for a long time that there be a lobbies notebook, an evening visitors notebook which is open at the entrance to Bercy [le ministère de l’Économie] and at the entrance to the Élysée.”
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According to him, the President of the Republic “should do of itself” transparency on “donors” from his 2017 campaign. Among them, “Do we find General Electric, do we find McKinsey? Do we find BlackRock? Do we find Uber?“.
“What I see is that the question of lobbies focuses on the deputies, whose power is almost nil. Who decides? It’s the Elysée, and there is no book of lobbies”, continues the deputy @Francois_Ruffin#le69Inter pic.twitter.com/zAXLAmNgRN
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“Me, I think that we must now say that the Uber lobby with Macron is not over, it is in the present that it continues to unfold”, also affirmed François Ruffin. “The European Commission, which is not known for its social advances, has proposed one: it has proposed that all platform workers be considered by presumption as employees of Uber, Deliveroo and company”he continued.
“The European Parliament agrees”but “Who is blocking in Europe? Mr. Macron and his Minister of Labor at the time, Madame Borne”. “We have testimonies which show that hand in hand, with the Uber lobbies, they oppose this possible progress for all platform workers in France and Europe”he assured.