We have created a public policy monster that lurks out from the backroom once we eye the cookie jar… Not a day goes by without a public health campaigner knocking on your door (though currently it’s probably an email) to explain to your which product should be banned or taxed out of existence. It used […]
ConsEUmer Podcast / EP8: Twitter ban, Polish sugar tax, and MORE BREXIT! (w/ Alex Braley)
It’s episode numero 8 of ConsEUmer, still hosted by yours truly (@wirtzbill). Guest this week is Brexit expert Alex Braley. In this week’s episode: -> Social media networks ban Donald Trump-> Poland introduces new sugar tax-> UK reviews GMO rules-> Vaccine passports in the making
“Papers, please” cannot return
The coronavirus lockdown drags on, yet only a few fringe fanatics (and France, but I repeat myself) support continuing complete shutdowns of the world’s economies. However, even those countries that have opted to end forced quarantines still present a range of worrying responses. One of these ongoing debates surrounds the so-called “Corona apps,” with which […]
The worrying acceptance of tracking our phones
“Corona apps” are coming to Europe, to help governments in “trace and track” efforts to manage their coronavirus response. Tracking apps were already widespread in some Asian countries before the now but privacy rights have largely discouraged their adoption in the West. Even in the face of a global pandemic, we shouldn’t rush to discard […]
[Reportage] Marc Angel iwwer Ungarn-Vote : “Bal wéi een Ermächtegungsgesetz”
Dëse Reportage ass fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn a gouf den 1. Abrëll iwwerdroen. An engem Vote e Méindeg huet dat ungarescht Parlament dem Premierminister Viktor Orban d’Recht ginn per Dekret ze regéieren. Mënscherechtsaktivisten an Europaparlamentarier hunn dowéinst Alarm geschloen. Während aner europäesch Länner hieren Etat d’urgence op eng gewëssen Dauer verlängeren, huet […]
[Reportage] Isabel Wiseler: Autoritär Regimmer mussen d’Kéier kréien
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 5. Dezember iwwerdroe ginn. De Beitrag kann een och hei fannen. Déi Lëtzebuerger Europadeputéiert Isabel Wiseler ass d’Rapportrice fir een neie Mënscherechtsrapport vum Europaparlament.
La CJUE s’oppose à la réduction des risques
La CJUE s’est récemment prononcée en faveur de la politique pro-européenne plutôt qu’en faveur de la réduction des risques santé.
Légalisation du cannabis: le Luxembourg a besoin d’un cadre législatif intelligent
Le gouvernement luxembourgeois annonce dans l’accord de coalition la légalisation de l’usage du cannabis à des fins récréatives. Le Grand-Duché deviendra ainsi le premier pays en Europe à légaliser la substance de façon intégrale et légalement cohérente. Le message politique est significatif et les opportunités de marché très intéressantes.
Quoted by JustFood
JustFood quoted me on the legalisation of cannabis in Luxembourg. Click down below to read the full article, or find it on their website.
Quoted by JustDrinks
JustDrinks quoted me on the legalisation of cannabis in Luxembourg. Click down below to read the full article, or find it on their website.