Happy new year! The ConsEUmer podcast is back! These are the topics of the week: ☢️ EU Commission considers nuclear power as green 📦 A carbon border adjustment might soon increase import prices 🇳🇱 The priorities of the new Dutch government (w/ Stefan De Koning) You can follow Stefan De Koning on Twitter @stefandekoning1. January […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP55: Merry Christmas! … and talking COVID-19 rules w/ Luca Bertoletti
It’s episode 55, the last episode of 2021! This week Bill Wirtz (@wirtzbill) looks back at a great first full year at the ConsEUmer podcast. Luca Bertoletti joins to take a look at the latest COVID-19 rules introduced in Italy. 🇮🇹 Thanks so much to our audience for supporting this podcast by rating it positively, […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP54: Green taxonomy, Synthetic fuels, and Avoid Christmas Scams! (co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s episode is once again co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes! These are our topics: ☢️ What will Von der Leyen decide on nuclear as a sustainable energy source? ⛽ Synthetic fuels are sparking conversations in Brussels 🎄 Fabio’s tips for avoiding Christmas scams this season You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter at @DeFariaeSilva. Note: […]
Le Nutri-Score sera-t-il bientôt abandonné?
Pendant des années, ce système a été présenté comme un élément essentiel de l’information des consommateurs, au point qu’une adoption à l’échelle de l’UE était envisagée. De nouvelles informations justifient plutôt son abandon. Cet article peut être lu sur le site de La Chronique Agora.
Europe Should Not Be the Role Model for American Agriculture
American agriculture is an asset too precious for lawmakers to succumb to the pressure of people who would rather see the industry disappear than use the benefits of modern agricultural technology. Anew bill supported by environmental organizations and co-sponsored by progressive lawmakers Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) would copy […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP51: Scandinavia opposes minimum wage, and EU vape politics (w/ Michael Landl)
Shorter episode of ConsEUmer this week, with these topics: 💼 Danish and Swedish labour unions oppose minimum wage directive 🇪🇺 Michael Landl talks about his pro-vaping activism in Brussels You can follow Michael Landl on Twitter @LandlMichael. November 25, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
[Podcast] Oppen Dieren Episod 11: Assistent*innen am EU-Parlament
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La flambée des prix de gaz divise l’Europe
La hausse atteint 300% pour l’ensemble de l’Europe, ce qui pousse les décideurs européens à chercher des solutions fiscales de court terme. Les solutions de plus long terme sont en revanche complètement ignorées… L’Europe espère que l’hiver ne sera pas froid. Alors que le continent lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19, qu’il est confronté à […]
The EU should follow the UK’s lead on harm reduction at FCTC COP next week
The World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC COP) is coming up next week, after having been cancelled last year. The meeting will assess the progress of WHO states in their reduction of smoking rates and continue its recommendations to curb the use of tobacco products. Curiously, in the conversations over the last […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP48: Taiwan relations, EU spending, and Farm to Fork (co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s ConsEUmer podcast is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes! On the agenda: 🇪🇺🤝🇹🇼 European Parliament wants deeper ties with Taiwan 💶 The EU keeps spending 🌾 New studies undermine the Farm to Fork strategy You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter at @DeFariaeSilva. November 4, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: […]