Sous prétexte de lutter contre le tabagisme, la Commission européenne veut taxer les produits nicotiniques… pour remplir ses propres caisses. Comme chacun peut le constater, la politique européenne se déroule actuellement sans heurts et sans encombre… ou presque. La France sombre dans un chaos politique inédit, la coalition néerlandaise roule sur des jantes, et la […]
In this week’s solo episode: some of Haribo’s cola candy in the Netherlands contains… cannabis, the airline compensation review is dragging on, and Flixtrain expands its network in Europe. May 29, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Yaël Ossowski joins the podcast this week to give us a rundown on the upcoming federal election in Canada, discuss mandatory bike helmets in the Netherlands, and the latest in the scandal surrounding EU funding of NGOs. April 24, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
I was back as a guest on The Impact Farming Show to talk, at length, about agricultural regulation in the European Union. You can watch the entire exchange by clicking the video below:
Merry Christmas ! Thank for listening to this podcast in 2024, and we’ll be back with new episodes in the coming year. These topics in this episode: – New EU Commission wants to make your flights more expensive (again) – Keep some cash at home, says the Dutch National Bank – Legal weed will debut […]
Going solo in this week’s episodes, where I’ll tell you more about the procedures establishing the next European Commission. Also in this episode: the Netherlands opposes blanket screening of instant messaging services like WhatsApp, and the mayor of Paris faces a major battle over the reduced speed limits on Paris’ peripheral roads. October 3, 2024 […]
In this last episode before the summer break, we address falling beer sales in the Netherlands, and the ongoing Council battle of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Also, Amrit Nanda from Plant ETP joins us to explain the latest on the Commission’s regulatory changes on gene-editing. Check out their “Plantastic Discoveries” on their website: https://www.plantetp.eu/information-hub/ […]
Pieter Cleppe joins us on this week’s episode to discuss the European elections that happened last week. Also in this episode: online retailers face fines in the Netherlands for deceptive discounts, and Swiss legislators criticise the ECHR for its climate change ruling. June 13, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
In this episode we talk about the incoming Dutch government, a new CCC project in Europe called EU Tech Loop, and we host EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha to discuss the protests in Georgia against the foreign agents law, and how the law will jeopardise the relationship between Georgia and the EU. May 23, 2024 Follow […]
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 📱 The EU wants to lower your phone bills, but can it really? 🛫 Amsterdam airport makes security checks faster 🇪🇺 The European Green Deal is done for April 25, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your […]
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