UK Minister Francis Maude Visits eBay Inc.

On April 8, UK Minister for the Cabinet Office, Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, and a delegation of UK Government officials joined PayPal President, David Marcus, and key eBay Inc. representatives to discuss a range of issues, including PayPal’s position as an innovative, world class technology company, a global leader in mobile payments, and a leader managing risk and fraud.
Internet-enabled Small Business Speaks Out Against Internet Sales Tax Proposal

Marc Ducey, a small business owner in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, published a letter to the Sentinel & Enterprise editor expressing his opposition to the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act.
eBay on 21st Century Trade Policy Wisdom

The World Trade Organization (WTO) must continue challenging traditional thinking in trade facilitation. That is the message you get when combining the conclusions of a WTO working paper with this week’s presentation by Hanne Melin of eBay’s Public Policy Lab in Geneva.
eBay Participates in Postal Vision 2020

Today is the kick off event for the Postal Vision 2020 conference in Washington, DC. The conference is focused on re-envisioning the nation’s postal delivery ecosystem and discussing new systems that would accommodate changing 21st century societal demands.
Non-Partisan Think Tank Releases Policy Analysis on Marketplace Fairness Act

Earlier this week, The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, released a policy analysis on the Marketplace Fairness Act.
PayPal Participates in 2014 EU Consumer Summit

Last week, the EU Commission held the 2014 “EU Consumer Summit”, which was focused on EU consumers in the digital era.
eBay Addresses EU Policymakers on the Importance of Encouraging Innovation

Last week, Hanne Melin from eBay’s Public Policy Lab spoke at an event in Brussels focused on innovation, organized by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and hosted by Member of the European Parliament Róża Gräfin vonThun und Hohenstein (Poland, European People’s Party).
Former Small Business Owner Speaks Out Against Imposing New Tax Burdens on Internet Commerce

Michael Buchanan, former Small Business Owner in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, published an opinion piece this week in the Southeast Missourian expressing his belief that the government should not seek to “punish people whose shopping choices we don't like by raising their taxes”.
European Parliament Votes on Protecting the Open Internet

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted on protections to the open Internet as part of a legislative package on telecommunications.
Luxembourg Finance Minister & Delegation Visit The Commerce Innovation Showcase

eBay Inc. was pleased to host Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna and a delegation of senior Luxembourg government and business officials at eBay Inc.'s North Campus