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Michal Szpin

About Michal Szpin …

For the past decade, Globalparts-UK, co-founded by Michał Szpin, has been a vanguard in the used auto parts industry, especially on eBay. Starting from modest beginnings, the company has grown to become a major player, currently ranking second in the UK and leading in Europe. With two main warehouses in the UK and EU, along with several smaller return centers, Globalparts-UK has built an extensive logistics network.

August 7, 2023

Supporting structurally weak economic areas to help them catch up and provide improved standards of living across Germany remains an important priority. This includes disparities between East and West as well as the challenges of remote rural jurisdictions and areas marked by the decline of once-dominant heavy industries. However, as wealthier, and more urban hotspots attract more entrepreneurs, younger and higher skilled workers, and financial capital, it pushes against a more balanced national economy.

August 7, 2023

Supporting structurally weak economic areas to help them catch up and provide improved standards of living across Germany remains an important priority. This includes disparities between East and West as well as the challenges of remote rural jurisdictions and areas marked by the decline of once-dominant heavy industries. However, as wealthier, and more urban hotspots attract more entrepreneurs, younger and higher skilled workers, and financial capital, it pushes against a more balanced national economy.

July 17, 2023

Recently a group of 11 small business owners and entrepreneurs from different EU countries visited Brussels. The sellers were joined by eBay’s President and CEO, Jamie Iannone, and met with representatives of the EU institutions on key legislative initiatives that could impact their businesses. 

Ecodesign of Products

At a Glance

Founded in 1995 around the sale of a broken item, eBay has long been home to a large variety of offers, from brand new to second-hand, refurbished goods as well as repair parts. As the EU proceeds to revise and create new rules in order to meet the objectives of the EU Green Deal and rise to the challenge of curbing climate change, eBay shares its views so that millions of consumers and businesses can prolong the life of goods and empower the circular economy.

VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)

At a Glance

In 2022 the EU Commission proposed a significant revamp of the EU Value Added Tax (VAT) rules. The proposals include changes to e-invoicing and digital reporting as well as changes that marketplaces like eBay and its sellers have to follow when it comes to collecting, remitting, and reporting on VAT applied to services and products sold in the EU.

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.

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