Uber back on the road in Slovakia after court ban

Reuters
FILE PHOTO: The logo of taxi company Uber is seen on the roof of a private hire taxi in Liverpool, Britain, April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Uber resumed operations in Slovakia's capital Bratislava on Thursday, a year after a court ban, the ride-hailing company said. A Slovak court ordered Uber to suspend its operations in March 2018 amid taxi drivers' protests that the service represented unfair competition. Slovakia has since passed legislation that allows Uber to operate legally if its drivers and cars meet requirements that professional taxi drivers must meet. Uber's re-launch in the central European country comes as Bratislava gears up to host the World Championships in ice hockey next month, an event expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors. (Reporting by Tatiana Jancarikova; editing by Jason Neely)