In this week’s ConsEUmer episode: 🌱 Farm ministers in the EU are sceptical on pesticide reduction targets 🇳🇱 The Netherlands had 33 strikes last year 🇸🇪 Sweden gets vaping right (w/ Michael Landl) You can follow Michael Landl on Twitter @LandlMichael. May 4, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
The Farmer-Citizen Movement, or BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB), won big in the recent Dutch provincial elections, raking up a whopping 15 of the 75 seats in the Senate. This makes it the strongest party in the Netherlands’ upper chamber, with the ability to undermine the government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The BBB was created in 2019, […]
Sorry for missing last week’s episode! This week we have for you: ✈️ The EU makes new rules on sustainable aviation fuels 🛅 What happens when an airline loses your bag? 🥀 Essential oils face a European regulatory threat (w/ Emil Panzaru) You can follow Emil Panzaru on Twitter @EmilPanzaru. April 27, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer […]
In this special episode of ConsEUmer, we’re talking to CCC’s very own Crypto Fellow Aleksandar Kokotović. Can we trust the banks after the collapse of SVB and its ripple effects? You can follow Aleksandar Kokotović on Twitter @kokota. April 13, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🍔 Plant-based alternatives are gaining market share in Europe 🛴 Paris residents vote to ban rental e-scooters 🇬🇧 New immigration bill in the UK causes debate (w/ Adam Bartha) You can follow Adam Bartha on Twitter @bartha_adam. April 6, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Whether you’re applying perfume before a night out or mosquito repellent this summer, you might use essential oils in the process. The concentrated extractions from plants are used widely in the home and not only for wellness bloggers – they freshen up your laundry, treat your acne, and fend off fruit flies. Yet under EU […]
The challenge of food systems around the globe is to address the climate impact of agriculture. Farming accounts for about 11 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Arguably, we could just “stop farming” — as suggested by a recent viral video of an environmental protester on Twitter — but as long as we need to […]
This week’s episode of ConsEUmer is co-hosted with U.S Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We’re talking about: 📺 How many ads is too many? 🩺 What is the best healthcare system? You can follow Elizabeth Hicks on Twitter @eohicks. March 30, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
In many households, the word “PlayStation” has become synonymous with gaming in the same way that we now “Google” things or “call an Uber.” The same with kiwis. Did you know they are actually a trademark, and the fruit is actually called Chinese gooseberries? When brand names overtake the initial descriptions of their product, it […]
The European Union is carving out the legislative framework for so-called Sustainable Food Systems (SFS). In essence, these new regulations would label and then seek to phase out what Europe considers to be the least sustainable food products. This measure will hit European producers as much as American exports to the EU. In a leaked […]
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