ConsEUmer podcast / EP175: French pouches ban & Mercosur trade woes (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)

Yaël Ossowski is co-hosting this week’s episode. We’re talking about the French government getting its priorities wrong by planning on banning nicotine pouches. Also, the EU continues to struggles to push the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement over the line. November 28, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto

ConsEUmer podcast / EP174: Lisbon bans night flights, Tech news, and Trump’s potential tariffs (w/ Pieter Cleppe)

Pieter Cleppe joins us this week to discuss the potential incoming tariffs under the Trump administration. Also, my colleague Egle joins us to lay out the latest in EU tech news, aaaaand the city of Lisbon bans night flights. November 14, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto

Infinite scroll and auto-play unjustly under fire

About a year ago, the European Parliament addressed once again the now mainstream concern of the “addictiveness” of social media, claiming that features such as infinite scroll and auto-playing videos are to blame for hocking users to their apps.

Playing Politics with Steel Mergers Sends the Wrong Signals

With the presidential race going into its final stretch, every and all political capital that candidates can make in key swing states is being exploited, including union and trade demands that counter long-term American interests. A recent steel merger controversy displays this problem in extensive detail. Since late last year, the planned acquisition of U.S. […]