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Former European Commissioner and Vice President Neelie Kroes did not violate European rules regarding her lobbying work for ride share platform Uber, said the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). The organization investigated Kroes last year after publications about her lobbying work in the Uber Files, a series of investigative reporting produced globally which disclosed information about the company's questionable practices in various markets.
The European Commission at least partially enabled Neelie Kroes to secretly lobby for Uber in 2015, a matter that brought the former Dutch European Commissioner into disrepute last year. Kroes wanted to be open about her request to take on an advisory role for Uber, but the European Commission convinced her to terminate the consent procedure prematurely, thus keeping it out of the public eye, Follow the Money reports based on documents leaked by former Uber lobbyist and whistleblower Mark MacGann.