Leur développement montre notamment pourquoi l’existence du Bitcoin est essentielle à nos libertés. De nombreuses banques centrales ont annoncé qu’elles commençaient à explorer l’idée d’introduire des monnaies numériques de banque centrale (MNBC) : de l’e-naira, une MNBC émise par la banque centrale du Nigeria, au yuan numérique en Chine, en passant par la Banque centrale européenne, […]
Cryptomonnaies: que propose l’Union européenne?
Les cryptomonnaies, NFT et autres tokens divers et variés attirent toute l’attention des législateurs européens. Le règlement de l’Union européenne sur les marchés de crypto-actifs (MiCA), en chantier depuis début 2018, est enfin finalisé. Cette législation vise à « harmoniser le cadre européen pour l’émission et la négociation de divers types de tokens cryptographiques dans le […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP58: Austria’s vaccine mandate, and Paper money controversy (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
In this week’s ConsEUmer podcast: 🇦🇹 Austria introduces mandatory vaccination 🤑 Discussing the Euro w/ Pieter Cleppe You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe. January 27, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
ConsEUmer podcast / EP53: Record Turkish Inflation (w/ Medeni Sungur)
Medeni Sungur joins this week’s podcast to talk inflation in Turkey – origins, consequences, and solutions. You can follow Medeni Sungur on Twitter @medenisungur. December 9, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
The EU Is Missing a Chance to Address Its Problems With Turkey
Last October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested that French President Emmanuel Macron ought to seek “some sort of mental treatment,” after the latter had announced a tougher stance on radical Islam. Tensions between Turkey and France have been rampant since the beheading of French civics teacher Samuel Paty, who was targeted for showing caricatures […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP18: Organic boost, Turkish Lira tanks, and Vaccine sprint (w/ Matt Purple)
Ready for episode 18 of ConsEUmer? With these topics: 🥕 EU wants to boost organic farming 📉 The Turkish Lira is going down 💉 Differences between vaccine programmes in the EU and the U.S (w/ Matt Purple)
ConsEUmer podcast / EP12: Alcohol labelling, Private hospitals, and Cryptocurrencies (w/ David Stancel)
The topics in this week’s episode: 🍷 New mandatory labels for alcohol 🏥 Private hospital and pandemic preparedness (w/ Fred Roeder) ☢️ European Parliament groups release new pro-nuclear energy study ₿ Cryptocurrencies as payment systems (w/ David Stancel) You can follow David Stancel on Twitter @dave_stancel.
[Video] Interview with Jean-Claude Juncker
This video was recorded by Lëtzebuerger Journal in December 2020, for the show “Elo mol éierlech” (Let’s be honest) that I am hosting on their digital platform. The video is available for free on the website of Journal. (original language: Luxembourgish // subtitles available in English) Here is a short clip: If you want to […]
The Court Decision That Shook The European Union
Usually a decision out of Germany that changes the entire European continent isn’t a good thing. However, in this case, it could represent the biggest institutional upset in the history of the European Union. Miguel Poiares Maduro of the European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance puts it this way: “It is not the first time […]