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Europe’s cabbies decry competition from Uber app

By Colleen Barry
Published May 21, 2014 8:00pm ET
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Europe’s cabbies decry competition from Uber app
Taxi drivers protest in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Milan's taxis have been idle for five days to protest the ride-hailing app Uber, the latest European challenge to a technological advance against old business models. Uber, a San Francisco startup, has been banned in Brussels and is under court scrutiny in Berlin. Milan's 5,000 taxi drivers are seeking similar curbs when representatives meet with Italy's transport minister Wednesday. (AP Photo/Federico Ferramola, Lapresse) ITALY OUT | Federico Ferramola

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s taxis sat idle for a fifth straight day Wednesday to protest competition from the ride-hailing app Uber, a high-tech challenge that has Europe weighing its consumer benefits versus its threat to old business models.

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