Il existe une technophobie de désinformation qui nuit à l’innovation et à l’industrie européennes, aux dépens des consommateurs. A la fin du mandat de la précédente Commission européenne, l’organe exécutif de l’UE a suggéré de réglementer à nouveau les plantes génétiquement modifiées en Europe. Jusqu’à présent, en raison de la réglementation des anciennes semences OGM […]
Ich war zu Gast bei der TV Debattenshow “Politik im Fokus”. Die ganze Sending im Videoformat hier:
In this last episode before the summer break, we address falling beer sales in the Netherlands, and the ongoing Council battle of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Also, Amrit Nanda from Plant ETP joins us to explain the latest on the Commission’s regulatory changes on gene-editing. Check out their “Plantastic Discoveries” on their website: https://www.plantetp.eu/information-hub/ […]
La Commission européenne pourrait devoir ajuster ses politiques environnementales en raison du maintien d’une majorité de centre-droit et de libéraux au Parlement… ce qui pourrait mettre en question la reconduction d’Ursula von der Leyen à sa présidence. A la suite des élections européennes, de nombreux commentateurs semblaient avoir rédigé leurs titres à l’avance et voulaient […]
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
The European Union is known for its unhurried approach to policymaking. The wheel of Brussels turns slowly with institutions haggling over every comma in a tedious process known as the ‘trilogue’. This made it all the more surprising that in a vote last week, the European Parliament voted in favor of a deregulation reform of the Common Agricultural […]
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 […]
I was a guest on the New Ag International podcast to talk about biocontrol and EU agricultural policy. You can find the entire episode on the website of New Ag International by clicking HERE.
My recent segment ran on Forum Daily’s The New Forum sin Canada. There was no way around the European Commission’s agricultural deregulations package. Watch me explain it in this short segment below.
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 […]
Bill Wirtz 