I was a guest on the British radio channel LBC to talk about the recent move by the French government to ban smoking on beaches, around schools, and in public gardens. You can listen to the entire interview below:
How Agriculture Tipped the Scale on Europe’s Biggest Election
Many of the 370 million European Union citizens eligible to vote headed to the polls recently to elect a European Parliament. The EU’s legislative body does everything from amending legislation to appointing an executive arm in Brussels, with all 720 seats up for re-election. While Germany, France and Italy represent the largest populations, allegiances in […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP159: Paris hotel drops and European elections
Due to last minute changes, no guest this week, but a short episode with two news stories regardless: Paris faces Airbnb prices and hotels during the Olympics that do not increase as much as planned, and the European elections are happening next week, but are they inclusive? May 30, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get […]
At Financial Times Live event on nature-positive agri-commodities
I was a panelist at the Financial Times Lives Global Commodities Summit 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where I spoke on the future of agri-commidities. You can watch a clip below. Due to restrictions by FT, the entire panel cannot be posted online.
ConsEUmer podcast / EP147: Bad skiing, EPP manifesto, and Nutritional health claims (w/ Deirdre Clune MEP)
Our guest this week is Deirdre Clune, a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland. We talk about nutritional health claims, and how they are regulated in the European Union. Also in this episode: ⛷️ The Dutch are getting worse at skiing 🇪🇺 The European People’s Party makes key changes to its election manifesto March […]
Xavier Bettel changera-t-il enfin la politique virulemment anti-Israël à l’ONU?
Cet article a été publié dans le Luxemburger Wort. Mardi, le Luxembourg a voté OUI à une résolution de l’ONU qui ne tient pas le Hamas pour responsable de ses crimes de guerre, qui ne condamne même pas ces crimes de guerre et qui n’appelle pas le Hamas à déposer les armes et à se […]
Episode 3 of the FUN POLICE podcast series is out !
Episode 3: Harm reduction Many people attempt to quit smoking, but it’s a difficult task. With the availability of smoking cessation devices, the question is: how effective are they, and why are they being treated the same as smoking? In this episode, we take a look at tobacco harm reduction, its proponents and adversaries. Act […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP136: Gas stoves & Flight rules (w/ Stephen Kent & Gary Leff)
Note: Whoops this episode went up too early (but lucky you in that case!) In this week’s episode: ⏲️ Is the time up for gas stoves ? (w/ Stephen Kent) 🛩️ New flight rules impact European consumers (w/ Gary Leff) Follow Stephen Kent on X: https://twitter.com/Stephen_Kent89 Follow Gary Leff on X: https://twitter.com/garyleff Start following the Fun […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP89: Car trade war, Finland goes nuclear, and Vaping misperceptions
We’re back! This week with these topics: 🔌 Macron wants more protectionism on electric vehicles ☢️ Finland wants to upgrade its nuclear power capacity 🎤 CCC and World Vapers’ Alliance hosted a press conference on vaping misperceptions Support the war effort in Ukraine: https://www.recyclerussia.com/ October 20, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP83: Russian tourists in Europe, German decay, and Leadership Election in the UK (w/ Tom Spencer)
Back this week with these topics: 🧳 Estonia and Finland want a ban on Russian tourists in Europe 🇩🇪 Germany is falling apart (w/ Fred Roeder) 🇬🇧 The British Conservative Party chooses a new Prime Minister (w/ Tom Spencer) You can follow Tom Spencer on Twitter @TomJackSpencer Check out these websites if you want support […]
Bill Wirtz 