Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. How about that GDPR?
On red meat taxes on TRT World
Click down below to check out a segment from a debate on red meat taxes I did this week on TRT World.
La directive audiovisuelle de l’UE promeut le protectionnisme culturel
Le Parlement européen demande un quota obligatoire de 30 pour cent de productions européennes imposé aux fournisseurs de contenus audiovisuels. Ce taux dépasse les 20 pour cent que proposait la Commission. Nous devons être clairs sur la nature de cette proposition : il s’agit d’une poussée importante du protectionnisme culturel.
Quoted by Recycling Magazine
I was quoted by Recycling Magazine on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
Quoted by British Plastics & Rubber
I was quoted by British Plastics & Rubber on the topic of the European Parliament’s vote on the new plastics strategy. Read more below, and on their website.
Quoted by RecyclingPortal
I was quoted by RecyclingPortal on the European Union’s new plastics directive. You can read the full quote down below, and on their website.
EU-movie quotas are cultural protectionism
The European Parliament calls for a 30 per cent mandatory quota of European productions for audiovisual content providers, surpassing the Commission’s suggested 20 per cent. We have to call this proposal what it is: cultural protectionism.
[Video] On the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Click down below to see my second video on EU updates, where I’m explaining the implications of the quota system in EU’s audiovisual media services directive.
The case against press subsidies
In the effort of maintaining “quality journalism,” publishers and journalists around the world make the case for press subsidies. In Europe, this phenomenon is largely present, with many papers completely dependent on, or even owned by, the government. But is the state really needed to produce quality content?
Dětský politik. Roztomilé, nebo strašidelné?
Dětské radnice, národní mládežnické organizace – pořád a všude se propagují děti v politice. Nikoho asi nepřekvapí, že tyhle děti nakonec docházejí přesně k těm závěrům, jaké se zrovna líbí dospělým.
Bill Wirtz 