Uber is supposed to come Slovenia, the ministry confirmed the conversations

US Transport and Delivery Platform Uber reportedly Journal24 It plans to enter the Slovenian market. At the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, talks with company representatives confirmedbut added that timelines and methods of entering the market cannot be predicted yet. Uber, meanwhile, is expected to contact several taxi drivers.

In Uber they are for Journal24 confirmed that they were thinking of arriving in Slovenia and that they are currently « evaluating the situation in Slovenia ».

“We are planning to expand the presence of Uber to Central and Eastern Europe countries, with Slovenia being one of the possible destinations. We are currently in the evaluation phase and will soon inform where our services will be available. We ensure that in the event of entry into the Slovenian market, we will operate fully in accordance with local law, as is the case in all countries where our application already works, « they wrote.

The Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy is also Journal24 and the portal Forbes He confirmed that Uber invited them to the meeting, that he had informed them « that the company has the intention to enter the Slovenian market in the near future, within the context of existing legal bases in Slovenia. »

The ministry is for Forbes explained that at the meeting at the ministry 14, April Uber announced that he would enter the Slovenian market in the near future, adding that it is not yet possible to predict how Uber would do so.

In Slovenia, the field of taxi transport is regulated by law so that the use of a taximeter is mandatory for autotaxis. The digital application, as used by Uber, is not legally regulated as a possible form for paying autotaxes services.

Years ago is the government John Janša drafted an amendment to the Road Transport Act, which would allow the entry of Uber to the Slovenian market, but the changes were repealed when changing the government. In the summer of 2022, the Institute 8.

The taxi drivers are not excited about the arrival of Uber again. “They act hypocritically. They tell each driver differently what the working conditions will be. In fact, they say exactly what they want to hear, « he is for Journal24 said one of the taxi drivers who attended a meeting with Uber representatives.

Uber is expected to be intensively lobbying in Slovenia for about two months. Although they do not disclose the exact date of arrival in Slovenia, as they should not have known it themselves, according to the portal, the meetings mentioned a framework date 1 in May this year.