This week’s episode is aviation-heavy: 💶 The study by T&E on kerosene taxes is just very wrong 🇵🇹 The political scandal surrounding Portugal’s national airline (w/ Jorge Teixeira) (also, the date is June 1st for this episode, not June 2nd as I said in the episode… my bad!) June 1, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you […]
L’incohérence des subventions en Europe
Nous devons revenir aux principes fondateurs du marché commun. Selon une tendance que j’ai décrite à plusieurs reprises dans La Chronique Agora, les pays européens s’orientent de plus en plus vers des modèles de subventionnement de l’industrie, dans le but de s’aligner sur les très vastes projets des États-Unis visant à soutenir les transitions économiques respectueuses […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP108: Dutch airport roadblock, Nuclear debates, and Game-changing GMOs (w/ Dr. Graham Brookes)
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🇳🇱 Dutch farmer’s party threatens Lelystad airport ☢️ Nuclear energy continues to be controversial in Brussels 🌱 How GMOs are a game-changer (w/ Dr. Graham Brookes) March 23, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
ConsEUmer podcast / EP107: Influencer regulation, Car ban battle, and Does TTIP have another chance? (w/ Matthias Bauer)
In this week’s episode: 🤳 France to regulate influencer branding deals ⛐ Will the petrol car ban hit the brakes? (w/ Luca Bertoletti) 🚢 Is there another chance for TTIP? (w/ Matthias Bauer ) You can follow Matthias Bauer on Twitter @MatBauerEcon, and ECIPE as well @ECIPE. March 16, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP106: UK consumers downgrade, Plastic items bans, and Farming realities (w/ Jusper Machogu)
In this week’s ConsEUmer episode: 🇬🇧 UK consumers are buying own-label brands to cut costs 🧋 What are the effects of an EU single-use plastic ban? (w/ Emil Panzaru) 🚜 Modern agriculture and human progress (w/ Jusper Machogu) Correction note: Jusper let us know that the numbers of mecanised farm material versus manual labour would […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP105: Schiphol cuts down, Air passenger privacy, and Central bank digital currencies (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
In this week’s episode: 🍲 The EU wants to phase out “unsustainable diets” 🛫 Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam cuts passenger numbers 🗄️ Regulators put a stop to air travel passenger data You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe. Check out Brussels Report: https://brusselsreport.eu/ March 2, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]
Où s’arrêtera l’Etat-nounou?
Avertissements sanitaires obligatoires sur l’alcool : les nouvelles règles de l’Irlande ne sont qu’un début. Le gouvernement irlandais avance dans son projet d’apposer des étiquettes d’avertissement sanitaire obligatoires sur les boissons alcoolisées telles que le vin et la bière. Ce mois-ci, la période d’objection de la Commission européenne concernant les modifications proposées à la loi irlandaise […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP102: Subsidy war, IP changes, and Chemophobia (w/ Dr. Angela Bearth)
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 💸 The EU considers its options in response to the Inflation Reduction Act ⚕️ Proposed Commission changes on patents are a bad idea (w/ Fred Roeder) 🧪 What makes us afraid of chemicals? (w/ Dr. Angela Bearth) You can follow Dr. Angela Bearth on Twitter @a_bearth, or on her […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP91: Cars remain important in NL, Brazil votes, and Uber Files (w/ Yaël Ossowski)
We’re back this week with these topics: 🚲 Bicycles still aren’t the best way to get around the Netherlands 🇧🇷 Brazil held its presidential election. What it means for Europe (w/ Fabio Fernandes) 🛬 European Parliament wants to extend ETS to intercontinental flights 🚗 The Uber Files were addressed in the European Parliament Follow Yaël […]
Prohibition 2.0
Une initiative européenne propose la fin des produits à base de nicotine, avec une restriction définitive pour ceux nés depuis 2010. Autant de clients potentiels pour les futurs contrebandiers… Une nouvelle initiative citoyenne européenne, lancée par une organisation espagnole à but non lucratif, demande l’interdiction de la vente de tabac et de produits à […]