Pieter Cleppe joins us on this week’s episode to discuss the European elections that happened last week. Also in this episode: online retailers face fines in the Netherlands for deceptive discounts, and Swiss legislators criticise the ECHR for its climate change ruling. June 13, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
This week’s episode is co-hosted with CCC board member Chad Swarthout, who joins us to discuss his views on the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and the use of VR headsets like the Apple Vision Pro. June 6, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
In this episode we talk about the incoming Dutch government, a new CCC project in Europe called EU Tech Loop, and we host EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha to discuss the protests in Georgia against the foreign agents law, and how the law will jeopardise the relationship between Georgia and the EU. May 23, 2024 Follow […]
Fabio Fernandes is helping us unpack the latest tech news this week. We’re talking about why your iPhone’s battery is draining way too quickly, and what we make of the latest innovations in LLM’s, as well as Sam Altman’s idea for “Universal Basic Compute”. Follow Fabio on X @DeFariaeSilva. May 16, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever […]
Today’s episode is co-hosted with the CCC’s US Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We’re talking about Florida’s ban on alternative meat products, and a UK law going after hidden fees and fake reviews. Follow Liz on X @eohicks. May 9, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
This week I have some audio from last weekend’s FDP party convention in Berlin, as well as stories about probes in Meta for disinformation tracking, and Bulgaria’s new gambling ban. May 2, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 📱 The EU wants to lower your phone bills, but can it really? 🛫 Amsterdam airport makes security checks faster 🇪🇺 The European Green Deal is done for April 25, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your […]
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 🥩 French court suspends the ban on meat names for alternative products 🇵🇱 Polish law requiring local driver’s licenses for ride-sharing apps comes into effect 🇲🇹Malta has free bus service… but it’s actually dangerous to use them […]
It has only been six months since I wrote for Newsmax about a pesticide bill in New York state that will ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides starting in 2029. In my op-ed, I laid out why New York’s bill was a bad idea, that it would hit vulnerable farmers and consumers and put the state […]
Going solo this week, with these topics: 🇸🇰 Slovakia considers controversial anti-NGO bill 🎰 Latvian court overturns Riga ban on casinos 🇨🇭 Swiss lawmakers want to protect local wine with subsidies April 11, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Bill Wirtz 