I was quoted by Recycling Magazine on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
Dear WHO: fighting Ebola also works if you fly Economy class
Expensive hotels, beach resorts, and staggering travel costs: the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) would have some tough questions to answer, if only the countries that funded it would ask them.
[Video] The EU reforms consumer compensation claims for train travel
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. What consequences could the rail passenger rights reform have?
Quoted by CNS News
I was quoted by the American news outlet CNS News on the topic of U.S-Germany trade rleations. You can read the full article here.
Germany is delaying the adoption of the “Google tax”, and that’s a good thing
While France and Spain are heavily lobbying for the adoption of a “GAFA” tax (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple), also known as “Google tax”, Germany has chosen a more careful approach. Rightfully so.
Legislative changes should help avoid diesel car bans
A court in Wiesbaden ruled last week that local authorities in Frankfurt must ban older diesel cars as part of efforts to clean up air quality. Much like earlier bans in cities like Stuttgart, the ban is taking place under questionable lobbying circumstances and denies consumer choice.
[Ripostes] Le paquet neutre pour le tabac: une bonne idée?
J’ai été interviewé par La Libre dans le cadre de leur page “Ripostes”, sur le sujet de l’introduction du paquet neutre en Belgique. Mon adversaire était Luk Joossens, “expert anti-tabac”, financé de 99.9% par l’Union européenne.
Die Wahlfreiheit der Verbraucher ist in Gefahr!
Es gibt eine Redeweise die besagt, dass man erst erkennt was einem fehlt, wenn es einem nicht mehr zur Verfügung steht. Diesen Eindruck bekommt man wenn man bemerkt, mit welcher Selbstverständlichkeit wir die enorme Wahlfreiheit im Supermarkt vor uns sehen. Der Fortschritt liegt nämlich nicht nur darin, dass es überhaupt Orangen, Gewürze oder spanischen Wein […]
Credit card or flights: extra fees are a good thing
Be it credit card fees or extra fees on airlines, politicians are trying to crack down on extra charges in the name of protecting the consumer. In reality, they do quite the opposite.
Here’s a question consumers should ask the European Commission
Consumer have a lot of demands towards the European Commission, but one key question really needs to be asked. It’s a question of trust. There is this truism that says that you only notice what you are missing when you no longer have it at your disposal.
Bill Wirtz 