Europe’s Agriculture Reform Is Failing

The European Union commissioner for the European Green Deal has left, a farmers’ party has taken control of the Dutch senate, French president Emmanuel Macron says regulatory changes shouldn’t be rushed, and the EU’s largest political group is openly opposing reform plans that had been years in the making. It is not looking good for […]

Les géants du net américains dans le collimateur de l’UE

L’Europe a choisi de ne pas devenir le marché mondial pour les produits et services innovants, préférant devenir le terrain de jeu ultime des restrictions bureaucratiques. Récemment, le commissaire européen au Marché intérieur s’est rendu à San Francisco avec une importante délégation de bureaucrates. Sa mission : s’attaquer de front aux grandes entreprises technologiques américaines. […]

Europe’s Slow Embrace of Genetic-Food Engineering Reality

The European Commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, recently announced that it intends to loosen rules for gene-edited plants. Seeds derived through gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR Cas-9 have been unavailable for commercialization in Europe since their development, based on legislation dating back to 2001. In a way, Brussels is correcting […]

La juste bataille de RyanAir contre le contrôle aérien français

La compagnie aérienne a interpellé la Commission européenne pour que les contrôleurs aériens français suivent les mêmes règles que leurs collègues d’ailleurs en Europe. La compagnie aérienne à bas prix RyanAir a récemment présenté à la Commission européenne une pétition de plus d’un million de signatures, dans laquelle elle plaide pour un traitement équitable par […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP122: Threads vs Twitter, Germany bans fossil fuel heating, and FairShare? (w/ Konstantinos Komaitis)

In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 📱 Meta launches competitor to Twitter 🇩🇪 Germany bans new fossil fuel heating from 2024 🌐 Should streaming services pay telecom companies ? (w/ Konstantinos Komaitis) Note: It was announced after we recorded the episode that Meta’s new platform “Threads” won’t be available in EU app stores. Follow Konstantinos […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP121: Dutch only & Breton targets tech giants (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)

This week’s episode is co-hosted with Yaël Ossowski from Consumer Choice Radio. In this episode: 🇳🇱 The Netherlands might require you to speak Dutch in their universities 📱EU Commissioner Breton targets U.S tech firms Follow Yaël Ossowski on Twitter @YaelOss. Listen to Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio/ June 29, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP120: Eco-terrorists banned, Plastic taxes, and Do you want an empathist? (w/ Kristian Niemietz)

In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🇫🇷 France bans “eco-terrorist” group ♸ New plastic taxes are paid by consumers 🏥 Instead of a doctor, will the NHS make you see an “empathist”? (w/ Kristin Niemietz) You can follow Kristian Niemietz on Twitter @K_Niemietz. Follow the IEA @iealondon Find Kristian’s book: https://iea.org.uk/publications/universal-healthcare-without-the-nhs/ June 22, 2023 Follow […]

ConsEUmer podcast / EP119: AI debates & Green Deal realities (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)

This week’s episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We cover: 👨‍💻 Are there any dangers associated with AI chat bots? 🇪🇺 The political realities of the European Green Deal You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter @DeFariaeSilva. Check out his new podcast Liberdade Para Escolher: https://bit.ly/LiberdadeParaEscolher June 15, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]