Europeans may need to pay higher prices for delivery and ride-hailing services like Uber and Deliveroo once a new EU directive is approved and implemented to ensure improved rights for platform workers. A top EU policymaker has recently expressed his view that Europeans are ready to pay more for such services to pay for the improved working conditions, even though the estimated rise in prices could be as much as 40%. Nicolas Schmit, the EU’s commissioner for jobs and social rights, made the comments in an interview with the Financial Times (FT) last week about the draft legislation, which, if …