This video was recorded by Lëtzebuerger Journal in December 2020, for the show “Elo mol éierlech” (Let’s be honest) that I am hosting on their digital platform. The video is available for free on the website of Journal. (original language: Luxembourgish // subtitles available in English) Here is a short clip: If you want to […]
A new ConsEUmer episode was released last week. This time with Brussels policy analyst Pieter Cleppe, on the latest Euro Summit in Brussels, and on the new EU budget. Other topics in this podcast: -> EU reforms airline slots -> RyanAir opposes bailouts -> Nutri-Score battle continues
Every consumer will know this problem: you come home from a long trip but the fruits, vegetables, and yoghurt are still in the fridge. “Expiry dates are just an industry trick to sell more food” is a thought that leads some to disregard the mould that has formed on all of these items over time, […]
This week I launched the ConsEUmer podcast, the European podcast of the Consumer Choice Center. Broadcasting every Thursday, wherever you listen to podcasts. I will be updating you on the latest consumer choice issues in the EU and its member states, and will also host a weekly guest. This week with Yaël Ossowski, on targeted […]
Les institutions de l’Union européenne renégocient la structure et les ambitions de la politique agricole commune (PAC). Les différents groupes politiques jonglent avec des propositions écologiques, plus ambitieuses les unes que les autres, sans le moindre esprit critique envers le système des paiements en lui-même. Dans quel autre industrie du monde serions-nous prêts à subventionner […]
The European Green Deal (EGD) is one of the cornerstones of the Von der Leyen Commission. It is hardly controversial to say that European policymakers have responded to public pressure with more environmentally friendly policies, which have, in turn, created heated debates over many other EU policies, ranging from CAP reform to the EU-Mercosur free […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf de 5. November iwwerdroen. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. D’Lëtzebuerger Europadeputéiert hunn an engem EU-Talk op d’Walen an den USA reagéiert. An den USA gëtt et nach ëmmer kee Resultat fir d’Wal vum President, wat fir vill Nervositéit suergt, virun allem beim Donald […]
The EU’s new blueprint for sustainable food systems risks hurting both consumers and farmers. By 2030, the European Union is aiming to achieve a wide range of goals, according to the European Commission’s “Farm to Fork” strategy. From a political point of view, the document is the confirmation of a trend: green ideas are gaining […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf den 21. Oktober iwwerdroen. De ganze Beitrag fënnt een och hei. Muer stëmmt d’Europaparlament zu engem Amendement of deen deemno wéi Bezeechnungen wéi “Veggie-Burger” oder “Vegan Zosiss” kéint verbidden. Bauereverbänn soen et géif d’Konsumenten duerchenee maachen. Ëmweltschützer halen dogéint. Et ass net déi éischte kéier […]
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, a gouf de 9. September iwwerdroen. D’Europäesch Unioun huet virun der Kris vum COVID-19 eng nei industriell Strategie virgestallt, déi gläichzäiteg méi ekonomesch Sécherheet fir Entreprisen a méi ëmweltfrëndlech Mesuren ëmsetze wëll. D’Europäesch Kommissioun wëll d’Eckpunkte vun den industrielle Problemer mat dëser Strategie uschwätzen.
Bill Wirtz 