Last 2020 ConsEUmer episode ! This time with CCC’s own David Clement on the CANZUK free trade agreement. Other topics in this podcast: -> New EU plastic tax tomorrow -> GMO derogation -> UK travel bans
[Video] Interview with Jean-Claude Juncker
This video was recorded by Lëtzebuerger Journal in December 2020, for the show “Elo mol éierlech” (Let’s be honest) that I am hosting on their digital platform. The video is available for free on the website of Journal. (original language: Luxembourgish // subtitles available in English) Here is a short clip: If you want to […]
I am now working with Lëtzebuerger Journal !
Dear readers, Happy new year 2021 ! As promised, new projects are coming in 2021, and with that the announcement that I have started as a freelance journalist with Lëtzebuerger Journal. Journal is a Luxembourg-based newspaper that goes completely digital this year, after 70 years of publishing a print newspaper. Journalism is changing, and so […]
Dear Readers, thank you for supporting me! (in 2020 and beyond)
If you’re seeing this pop up in your email or in your WordPress Reader: this is a thank you message to my subscribers, for your kind support throughout this and previous years. What I do for a living started with this website — the regular effort of updating this blog with new content, trying out […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP5: Train Year, Fake Gifts, Rule of Law (w/ Adam Bartha)
Christmas Eve episode of ConsEUmer out now! This week with Adam Bartha, on the EU’s new rule of law conditionality for the budget. Other topics in this podcast: -> European Year of Rail 2021-> Dangerous gifts under your Christmas tree-> New EU rules for drones
ConsEUmer podcast / EP4: Airlines in crisis, Labelling food fight, and EU stimulus (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
A new ConsEUmer episode was released last week. This time with Brussels policy analyst Pieter Cleppe, on the latest Euro Summit in Brussels, and on the new EU budget. Other topics in this podcast: -> EU reforms airline slots -> RyanAir opposes bailouts -> Nutri-Score battle continues
Police Violence—and an Unpopular New Bill—Spark French Protests
Thousands of people in the streets protesting police violence, opposing an administration that cracks down on civil liberties, and outrage sparked by a brutal assault on an innocent black man: What sounds like America’s summer describes the streets of Paris last weekend. More than 5,000 people in Paris and about 50,000 all over the country […]
The dangers of mould
Mycotoxin contamination is set to become a bigger problem as climate change evolves. In order to prevent food safety and food security, European farmers need adequate crop protection tools…. What do you do when you see a set of mould on the marmalade in your fridge? The unfortunate conventional household wisdom is to remove it, […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP3: Mobility win, UN reform, Vaping (w/ Michael Landl)
The third episode of ConsEUmer is out ! This week with Michel Landl from the World Vapers Alliance, talking about harm reduction and beating cancer. Other topics in this podcast: -> Win for ride-sharing in EU court -> UN has good news for medicinal cannabis -> EU might sanction Turkey this week
Organic food in Europe deserves a critical eye
The European Commission’s new Farm To Fork strategy aims at a significant increase in organic farming in Europe. The implication that organic is better seems to have become the predominant belief in agricultural politics. However, it doesn’t hold up to the… Organic farming benefits from special derogations in public discourse — it in fact does […]
