Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 443 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in November 2025 and provides metadata for each entry, such as geographical scope, year, type of initiative, actors involved, sector and companies concerned. Initiatives include legal instruments such as legislative changes or court decisions, as well as voluntary interventions undertaken by different stakeholders to address issues around platform work.
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The National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) announced on September 13, 2025, the launch of the Digital Platform Workers Union (SLPD), the first trade union organization in Romania created specifically for employees working through platforms like Uber, Bolt, Glovo, Wolt, or similar apps. The union will operate nationally with branches in all counties of the country, and will accept both Romanian and foreign citizens working in Romania through digital platforms.
The scale of sector is significant in Romania. The number of partner companies operating in the transport sector has doubled in the last two years: from 9,257 in 2023 to over 18,900 in 2025. Uber and Bolt together have over 105,000 active drivers, a figure comparable to the total employees of the seven largest employers in the country.
Those who become union members will benefit from representation in relations with digital platforms and intermediaries, promotion of interests in social dialogue and at national level, support for correct and fair legislative initiatives, collective bargaining on working conditions, and defense and support before authorities and employers.
The platform economy is one of those moving targets, which, despite receiving increasing media and policy attention, has proven difficult to regulate. Given the heterogeneity of employment relationships, business models, types of platform work and cross-border issues, this is not surprising.
Technological change is accelerating as the capacity of electronic devices to digitally store, process and communicate information expands. Digitalisation is transforming the EU economy and labour markets: nearly one-third of EU workplaces are categorised as highly digitalised. What are the implications of the digital revolution for employment and work?
The rapid rise of the platform economy has led to a marked transformation of European labour markets, and existing regulatory frameworks and voluntary initiatives have yet to catch up. While platform work offers opportunities for workers and employers and potentially contributes to innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in the EU, it has been criticised from the beginning because of the poor employment and working conditions often experienced by workers.
While 2020 may come to be seen as the year platform work gathered pace and started to go mainstream – thanks in large part to COVID-19 containment measures sparking an increase in food and grocery delivery – 2021 could be the year that regulation of platform work is set in motion.
