European Parliament Adopts Digital Single Market Initiative Report

Today the European Parliament (EP) adopted its report on the Digital Single Market.
Italian PM Matteo Renzi mentions Anti-counterfeiting Agreement with eBay

This week an important memorandum of understanding was signed at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.
Recap: President Obama’s Last State of the Union

On January 12, President Obama gave his eighth and final State of the Union address to the nation.
Just How Big is the Market for Today’s Small Business?

Examining how globalization and technology empower Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
Seasoned Public Policy Leader Tekedra Mawakana Joins eBay as VP, Government Relations

Tekedra Mawakana, an experienced public policy leader has joined eBay as its new vice president of Government Relations.
No Internet Sales Tax Legislation In Year End Funding Bill

Today, the House and Senate passed a $1.15 trillion bipartisan spending bill which will fund the government until September 2016.
Why Are We Importing Europe's Broken Internet Sales Tax System?

As Congress weighs Internet sales tax proposals, it should look to Europe’s unpleasant experience with the Value Added Tax (VAT) system for guidance on what not to do.
eBay Hosts Students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Last month, 65 students from over 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) visited eBay as a part of the third annual HBCU ICE (Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship) Summit.
eBay Launches New Interactive Map Showing Impact Of Technology-driven Trade in EU

As we found in our recent report “Empowering People and Creating Opportunity in the Digital Single Market”, our data on Small-, Micro-, and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMMB) trading on eBay shows that technology is an immensely powerful tool.
Small Businesses Win with Customs Conference Committee Report

On December 9, representatives of the House of Representatives and Senate announced a final bipartisan, bicameral Conference Report on the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modernize U.S. customs procedures.