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Barcelona Taxis Call Off Protests as Barça Moves to Announce Uber Partnership

Mediation by former president Joan Gaspart together with a pledge from Catalonia's Interior ministry to intensify VTC inspections persuaded Élite Taxi to halt the action.

Overview

  • Élite Taxi canceled the planned blockade around the Camp Nou presentation and withdrew match-day actions after meeting with club executives.
  • FC Barcelona is proceeding with the public unveiling of an agreement that will make Uber an official partner of the club.
  • The union delivered documentation on alleged VTC sanctions to Barça, while the club said its compliance team reviewed the deal and found no legal issues.
  • Business and civic groups, including the Gremi de Restauració and the Mou-te per Barcelona platform with members such as Foment, Barcelona Oberta, Barcelona Comerç, Cabify and Uber, opposed the proposed taxi shutdown in a public manifesto.
  • Élite Taxi shifted its campaign to regulatory channels, vowing to monitor enforcement and to propose a parliamentary amendment targeting autonomous 'robotaxi' services.