He pledged that the government would step up against Uber drivers that “neglect Hungarian rules, break laws, or fail to pay taxes”. He also complained that Uber’s Netherlands-based central office has not provided any help to the Hungarian authorities’ investigations.

Responding to requests from taxi drivers, the ministry will also consider banning Uber’s mobile phone application, said Fónagy. Although the talks yielded no results, they are scheduled to continue in the near future, taxi drivers’ union MTSZ said.

MTSZ, representing about 300 drivers, will decide whether to continue their participation in the negotiations.

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