Christophe Hansen, commissaire désigné, devra concilier innovations environnementales, intérêts des agriculteurs et contraintes bureaucratiques pour préparer une nouvelle politique agricole commune d’ici 2027. Les candidats à la prochaine Commission européenne passent actuellement par le long processus d’approbation au Parlement européen, au cours duquel ils doivent présenter leurs projets à la législature et convaincre les parlementaires […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP174: Lisbon bans night flights, Tech news, and Trump’s potential tariffs (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
Pieter Cleppe joins us this week to discuss the potential incoming tariffs under the Trump administration. Also, my colleague Egle joins us to lay out the latest in EU tech news, aaaaand the city of Lisbon bans night flights. November 14, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Interdiction du “infinite scroll” sur les réseaux sociaux: du paternalisme pur et dur?
Face à l’addiction numérique qui gagne du terrain, les législateurs européens envisagent l’interdiction de certaines fonctions « addictives » des réseaux sociaux. Il y a environ un an, le Parlement européen s’est à nouveau penché sur la question désormais courante de la dépendance des réseaux sociaux, affirmant que des fonctions telles que le « infinite scroll » et la lecture automatique […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP173: Trump’s tariffs, Car ban reversal, and Varhelyi’s hell
Solo for this week’s episode, but with these stories: 🇺🇸 Trump’s election breeds bad news for EU-US trade ⛐ 2035 car ban might go off-road 🇭🇺 Hungary’s Commissioner pick facing opposition November 7, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
On Free the Economy to talk European agriculture
I was a guest on Free the Economy, a podcast by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, to talk about European agriculture regulation and what the future holds for trade.
Une Europe qui se droitise
Alors que l’Europe bascule vers la droite, les gouvernements de plusieurs grandes nations redéfinissent leurs priorités face à des défis économiques et sociaux sans précédent. Qu’il s’agisse du nouveau gouvernement de droite en France, de la remise en cause très réelle de la majorité gouvernementale en Allemagne ou de la poursuite du mandat de Giorgia […]
Playing Politics with Steel Mergers Sends the Wrong Signals
With the presidential race going into its final stretch, every and all political capital that candidates can make in key swing states is being exploited, including union and trade demands that counter long-term American interests. A recent steel merger controversy displays this problem in extensive detail. Since late last year, the planned acquisition of U.S. […]
EU-China Trade War on EVs Shortsighted
The European Union recently decided to impose tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China. The reason is that the Chinese government subsidizes the manufacture of electric cars, which puts European carmakers at a disadvantage. The U.S. recently imposed a drastic increase in tariffs to 100% of the import value of the car, meaning that […]
Why Europe’s ‘Farm to Fork’ policies collapsed
The new European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, will soon be tasked with “simplifying” agricultural regulations within the Union. “The Commission is taking strong and swift action to support our farmers at a time when they are facing many challenges and concerns,” explained Ursula von der Leyen, the current President of the European Commission. What this […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP168: Draghi’s report & iPhone 16 features (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)
This week’s episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes. We talk about the competitiveness and innovation report by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, as well as the release of the iPhone 16 and some of the missing features that Europeans won’t be able to enjoy. September 12, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]