In this week’s ConsEUmer podcast: 🇦🇹 Austria introduces mandatory vaccination 🤑 Discussing the Euro w/ Pieter Cleppe You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe. January 27, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
The camera conversation (retro 12/12)
The Journal-team looks back at 2021 – Bill Wirtz is the last in line. The past twelve months have been exciting, challenging and enriching, and they also mark our first digital birthday. To celebrate the occasion, each team member has chosen the piece whose research or production had the biggest impact on them in 2021. […]
A life between paperwork, satellites and firearms
My latest article was published on Journal. It can be found HERE. In this report about Luxembourg’s army base Härebierg we take a look at the professional diversity of the military. Five people with very different responsibilities and backgrounds telling their stories. If you want to support independent journalism in Luxembourg, you can subscribe to Journal […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP57: Minimum tax rates, France v trade, and Macron’s war on tech (w/ Cécile Philippe)
We’re back! In this week’s ConsEUmer episode: 💰 Poland and Hungary want to slow down minimum corporate tax rates 🇫🇷 Macron says he’s proud to oppose free trade 💻 Digital taxation is not the way (w/ Cécile Philippe) Learn Liberty video: https://youtu.be/Bsc2xNuIXlQ You can follow Cécile Philippe on Twitter @CecPhil. January 20, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer […]
Is there political bias in the media?
My latest article was published on Journal. It can be found HERE. The aim of journalism is to report the facts without letting your personal biases get in the way. That does not prevent journalists and their employers from having their own political takes. We talked to colleagues and researchers to answer this sensitive question. If […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP56: Green nuclear power, CBAM, and New Dutch Government (w/ Stefan De Koning)
Happy new year! The ConsEUmer podcast is back! These are the topics of the week: ☢️ EU Commission considers nuclear power as green 📦 A carbon border adjustment might soon increase import prices 🇳🇱 The priorities of the new Dutch government (w/ Stefan De Koning) You can follow Stefan De Koning on Twitter @stefandekoning1. January […]
Dear Readers, thank you for supporting me! (in 2021 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 / EP55: Merry Christmas! … and talking COVID-19 rules w/ Luca Bertoletti
It’s episode 55, the last episode of 2021! This week Bill Wirtz (@wirtzbill) looks back at a great first full year at the ConsEUmer podcast. Luca Bertoletti joins to take a look at the latest COVID-19 rules introduced in Italy. 🇮🇹 Thanks so much to our audience for supporting this podcast by rating it positively, […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP54: Green taxonomy, Synthetic fuels, and Avoid Christmas Scams! (co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s episode is once again co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes! These are our topics: ☢️ What will Von der Leyen decide on nuclear as a sustainable energy source? ⛽ Synthetic fuels are sparking conversations in Brussels 🎄 Fabio’s tips for avoiding Christmas scams this season You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter at @DeFariaeSilva. Note: […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP53: Record Turkish Inflation (w/ Medeni Sungur)
Medeni Sungur joins this week’s podcast to talk inflation in Turkey – origins, consequences, and solutions. You can follow Medeni Sungur on Twitter @medenisungur. December 9, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto