Dans un nouveau geste visant à réprimer les dangers pour la santé publique, l’Assemblée nationale vient d’augmenter la taxe soda. Combien de temps les gens continueront-ils à accepter l’État nounou?
[REPORTAGE] D’Digitalbesteierung an der Diskussioun zu Bréissel
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 26. November ausgestraalt ginn. Dir kënnt en hei nolauschteren. Mat senger Kritik un der Lëtzebuerger Regierung am Dossier Besteierung vu groussen Online-Konzerner huet de Jean-Claude Juncker fir Opreegung gesuergt. Wat fir Ännerunge stinn an dësem Dossier un? Viru kuerzem huet den EU-Kommissiounspresident Schlagzeilen an […]
Marine Le Pen’s party in crisis: is this the end?
It was only back in May that Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Front and daughter of its antisemitic founder, performed staggeringly well against Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election. Winning 40 percent against Macron in the second-round vote and electing eight candidates to the French National Assembly, Le Pen produced a dream result […]
Can Emmanuel Macron introduce more reasonable drug legislation?
Despite the news in France currently being dominated by labor market reforms and the protests against it, drug policy reform remains majorly important the country of croissants and baguettes. On the question of legalization of marijuana, Macron is attempting to soften the repressive drug policy that is applied in France until now. This makes supporters […]
A ‘digital tax’ is just another burden on consumers
In a recent move by four EU member states, the European Union has brought up the issue of digital taxation, by suggesting that online business services should be taxed on turnover, not on profits. Based on an initiative by the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Spain, these four governments demand action of the […]
New York’s cigarette price hike will bring the downsides of a quasi-prohibition
The city of New York decided recently to increase the price of a pack of cigarettes to $13, making it one of the most expensive places in the world to buy tobacco. In fact, throughout the years, the East Coast city has been pursuing an aggressive Nanny State policy, ranging even further than just cracking […]
Sebevlastnictví a vrh trpaslíkem
Když se Francie jednou za čas objeví ve zprávách, bývá to obvykle kvůli dalšímu nesmyslnému zákazu. A řekněme si narovinu, že už jsme jich v minulosti viděli vážně, vážně, vážně, vážně, vááážně dost. Zdálo by se, že oblíbený internetový mem vyhlašující zákaz všeho („ban all the things!“) našel dokonalé vtělení právě v zemi vína a sýrů.
What French Ministers suing a media agency says about Europe’s idea of press freedom
Donald Trump has undoubtedly made his disdain for the media part of his political agenda. As the adversarial relationship between the White House and the press intensifies, many look longingly to Europe for an example as to how things should be. But, that’s shortsighted. The relationship between members of the government and the press in […]
Is Macron’s high-altitude flight ending like the Concorde?
Sixty-two percent. That’s the portion of French people dissatisfied with the first 100 days of their new president Emmanuel Macron, according to a poll released last Wednesday. Even 11 percent of those who sympathize with Macron’s party “La République En Marche” say they’re dissatisfied with Macron himself.
Mentioned by Popla about plain packaging of tobacco
In a piece titled “French connection: branding ban is career opportunity for Europe’s smugglers“, the free market blog Popla has mentioned me, on the topic of illicit tobacco trade in France.
Bill Wirtz 