The magazine Politico asked me to contribute to a health policy debate for both their online and magazine publication. The contribution were made under following headline: HEALTH CARE 2024 How to solve Europe’s obesity problem Experts tackle the bloc’s crisis of lifestyle diseases. Life expectancy in Europe is steadily increasing. But the World Health Organization […]
Article re-publié par le World Economic Forum
Mon article avec Mikołaj Barczentewicz pour La Tribune a été re-publié par le World Economic Forum. Vous pouvez lire l’article dans son intégralité sur ce blog, ou sur le site du WEF.
Tax credits aren’t subsidies
American superstar congresswoman Alexandria Occasio-Cortez prided herself in being instrumental in chasing Amazon out of her home district of Queens, New York City. The tech giant had found a deal with the city to be granted tax credits in return for building an HQ in New York which would employ thousands of people. Cortez had […]
La 5G nous rappelle l’importance de la vie privée des consommateurs
Cet article a été co-écrit avec Mikołaj Barczentewicz. Presque tous les jours, nous entendons parler de nouveaux cas de vol d’identité, de criminalité financière et d’autres formes d’attaques ou d’ingérence malveillante. Les manquements de sécurité chez British Airways et Marriott/Starwood en 2018 ont compromis les données privées de centaines de millions de clients.
Rainer Wieland is right: a 7-year budget is ludicrous
One of the European Parliament’s senior members, Rainer Wieland (EPP-Germany),stated in an interview that long-term budgeting doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. He’s right. His conclusion, however, does not pass muster.
[REPORTAGE] Anti-Korruptiounsprotester a Serbien
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 9. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. (www.wirtzbill.com) Zënter 4 Méint fannen a Serbien reegelméisseg Protester géint d’Regierung statt, där virgeworf gëtt net genuch géint d’Korruptioun ze maachen.
Rewatch the SpeakFreely live stream from Belgrade
Ever fancied seeing me talk on a pixely live stream about consumer choice? Then you’ll be pleased to see the video below, which features Maria Chaplia, Tristan Hardy, and Richard Mison live from LibertyCon 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The European Parliament thinks you’re too stupid to know that a veggie-burger doesn’t contain meat
“Consumer Protection” The European Parliament Agriculture Committee (AGRI) supported compromise Amendment Number 41 on April 1. The amendment calls for a ban on denominations of plant-based food products as containing meat or dairy products. In essence, names such as “veggie burger” or “soy milk” would not be allowed anymore, as they mislead consumers into believing […]
Nouvelle proposition UE: taxer vos vols encore plus
La création d’une nouvelle taxe sur les vols aériens, afin de réduire l’impact environnemental, occupe nos bureaucrates européens.
Interviewed by Dat Goda Samhället
Some of the readers of this blog will be aware at this point that I lost a contract with a newspaper, merely for making fun of climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Swedish blog Dat Goda Samhället interviewed me about the situation. You can find the whole interview HERE. For those interested: it is in Swedish, […]