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Paul Jonas

About Paul Jonas …

In 2015, Paul and a friend from primary school were given two old sofas and had the idea to give used things a new life. This is how the foundation of a truly sustainable furniture trade was created in a rented garage in Cologne. They soon developed a professional approach and a high-level knowledge base, and the used and revived products are now available in a Revive Store and at four sales partners in Germany, which are shipped all over the world.

Waste Management

At a Glance

eBay welcomes the EU’s plan to revise and update key components of its waste management rules, such as the Waste Framework Directive, and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The EU should use this opportunity to deeply reform the EPR system so that all players involved, including marketplaces like eBay and small online sellers, may do their part in reaching the EU’s ambitious goals for waste reduction.

November 17, 2022

Brussels 2022 Seller Advocacy Day Closing Dinner Group Picture​

Closing Dinner of eBay's 2022 Brussels Seller Advocacy Day in presence of all visiting sellers, eBay Government Relations team and eBay Vice-President Godert van Dedem

October 24, 2022

Listen to a summary of this post from our colleague Georgiana on the latest episode of the eBay Main Street Minute:

October 24, 2022

Regional economic disparities continue to plague Europe, and while policymakers have had some meaningful successes at the country-level, inside many European markets regional imbalances are rife and getting worse.  National capital regions, increasingly home to younger, more highly educated, and more productive citizens, are accelerating as growth hubs.  Their “magnetic” ability to concentrate entrepreneurs, workers and financial capital threatens to reduce market opportunities in other regions, depress national economic potential, and undermine political, economic, and

This report explores the robust eBay selling communities operating in a wide mix of regions across Europe, whether viewed through the lens of geography, GDP per capita, or population, and how this is providing a hopeful counterweight to evidence that national capital regions and other urban centers are the only winners from the digital revolution.

October 12, 2022

Italian Ministry of Economic Development members presentingRecently the eBay Italian Government Relations team took part, along with other platforms, in the conference E-commerce and Counterfeiting: joint efforts to combat online violations, organized by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development on the occasion of the seventh edition o

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