Our guest this week is a returning guest: Pieter Cleppe from Brussels Report joins us to discuss the upcoming elections in Belgium. Also in this episode: 🕰️ What happened to scrapping Daylight Savings Time? 🏆 Zoltán Kész joins us to explain Consumer Champs, our new project Follow Pieter on X @pietercleppe and Brussels Report @brussels_report. […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP146: German cannabis, Socialists on China, and Biocontrol (w/ Kristin Sukalac)
In this week’s episode we talk to Kristen Sukulac from the Biocontrol Coalition about what biocontrol is and what it can do for European agriculture. Also in this episode: 🇩🇪 Germany legalises cannabis… sort of 🇨🇳 PES revisits its position on China Find out more about the Biocontrol Coalition: https://biocontrolcoalition.eu/ February 29, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP145: Tourist taxes, VDL 2.0, and Content moderation (w/ Karen Melchior MEP)
This week our guest is Karen Melchior, a Member of the European Parliament from Denmark, who is part of the Renew Europe parliamentary group. We’re talking about content moderation on social media platforms, and what role algorithms play. Also in this episode: 🛬 European cities increase their tourist taxes to disincentivise travellers 🇪🇺 Ursula von […]
On the Morning Wire on European farmer protests
I was a guest on the Morning Wire podcast to discuss the implications of the European farmer protests. Click down below to listen to the entire episode.
ConsEUmer podcast / EP141: Farmer protests, City traffic, and Portugal at high speed
Solo this week as we keep working on the second season of Fun Police. Still, we have these topics for you this week: 🚜 Farmer protests are now sweeping France 🚦 A new ranking shows which European cities are the most congested 🇵🇹 Portugal works on improved high-speed rail The ranking : https://www.tomtom.com/traffic-index/ranking/ Listen to […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP137: Glyphosate renewed, NL votes, and Digital Trade Flip-Flop (w/ Nathalie Voit)
In this week’s episode: 🌱 The Pesticide Reduction Act was struck down in the European Parliament 🇳🇱 The Netherlands have voted 📲 The U.S flip-flops on digital trade (w/ Nathalie Voit) Nathalie Voit’s article in Real Clear Markets: https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2023/11/20/the_biden_administration_stands_down_to_wto_protectionism_993405.html Start following the Fun Police podcast series ! Now on Spotify and elsewhere, episode first dropping […]
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 […]
In defense of the EPA’s independence
In a recent op-ed for The Hill, (now) independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out the case for his candidacy. Among his grievances, he lists the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the victims of corporate capture by business interests. As a tort lawyer and environmental activist, Kennedy has long considered the EPA […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP132: Poland elects (w/ Marek Tatała)
In this week’s episode we’re talking to Marek Tatała from the Economic Freedom Foundation in Poland about last weekend’s Polish parliamentary elections, and the changes that the country will be facing as a result. Follow Marek Tatała on X @MarekTatala. October 19, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Elections présidentielle américaine: quelles implications pour l’Europe?
Le prochain président élu s’alignera-t-il sur les ambitions économiques et sécuritaires de l’Europe ? L’élection présidentielle américaine s’apprête à devenir le sujet politique le plus brûlant en 2024. Le président sortant, Joe Biden, tente de défendre sa politique économique qui fait la part belle aux grandes dépenses à travers sa loi sur les infrastructures, tandis que […]