On 8 November, eBay launched its new report eBay and the Circular Economy, based on relevant data gath

On 24 September, eBay and ten other online marketplaces* shared a letter with policymakers from the European Parliament and Council of the EU on the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal. We expressed our strong concern about recently proposed amendments to the DSA in the European Parliament and the Council and called upon these institutions to reject them.

Founded in 1872, l’Union des Fabricants (Unifab) is a prominent French public-interest organization that includes more than two hundred brand owners across a variety of product categories. Unifab promotes international protection of intellectual property, fighting against counterfeiting through lobbying, training and sensitization operations. The eBay Brand Relations team has a history of working closely with Unifab and their members.

Earlier this month eBay took part in a conference titled “Three Years of Mosaico Verde: together with companies to reforest Italy, tree by tree” where we shared eBay’s experience with, and commitment to, sustainability. Mosaico Verde is an environmental campaign run by Azzero CO2 (a sustainability consultancy founded by Kyoto Club and Legambiente, two major environmental organizations) with the aim of requalifying the Italian territory through forestation projects, involving public bodies and companies.

Today, we release the 2nd issue in our series of short papers on the draft Digital Services Act, the “eBay DSA Series”. This week we will focus on the implications behind building a notice & action system, which would allow online platforms to efficiently tackle illegal content based on input from consumers or intellectual property rights owners, among others.

German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Peter Altmaier is taking patronage for the 'Local Commerce Award 2021'. eBay and the German Retail Association (HDE) have announced the competition as part of the 'eBay Your City' (“eBay Deine Stadt”) initiative to award cities that show particularly great commitment to local commerce.

In December, the European Commission released an ambitious legislative proposal aimed at regulating online intermediary services, called the “Digital Services Act”. Today, we are launching a series of short papers: the “eBay DSA Series”. Our papers will address the implications of these new rules for third party marketplaces and their users and will recommend necessary improvements.

Earlier this year, the French Government officially launched the “Chèque France Num”, an exceptional 500€ check designed to support businesses affected by the Covid-19 crisis to start their digital transformation, including by selling online.

French businesses can benefit from the check only if they meet a certain list of criteria, including some key ones indicated below:

This week the eBay Government Relations team led a panel discussion on our latest initiative in Germany: “eBay Deine Stadt” (eBay Your City). The initiative is a platform that allows local sellers to trade on eBay. 10 cities are participating in the program launch and eBay is currently speaking with an additional 150 cities that have shown interest in the program. In the fall the three most active cities will be announced as winners in a contest that we are conducting with the German Retail Association under the patronage of the German Minister of Economy.

With its longstanding cooperation with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the area of Product Safety, eBay was invited by the OECD to participate in a