Après avoir promis la fin des moteurs à combustion interne en 2035, l’Union européenne revoit discrètement sa copie. Objectifs revus à la baisse, industrie fragilisée, énergie hors de prix : ce revirement révèle les limites d’une politique climatique dictée par l’idéologie plus que par le réalisme économique et industriel… L’un des développements politiques les plus fascinants […]
Pour alléger la réglementation, le Parlement européen a voté avec l’extrême droite. Un choix controversé qui révèle un échec des majorités traditionnelles et du Pacte vert. Le Parlement européen a récemment rompu avec une règle tacite de longue date : il a adopté une législation grâce aux votes de l’extrême droite. En s’appuyant sur le groupe […]
I was back on AOA radio to discuss how farmer compliance costs raises prices for all consumers. The EU is cutting down on red tape, America ought to do the same.
What is the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and why are you yawning while reading about it? With Yaël Ossowski we dive deep into ESG reporting this week, and what it means for energy policy and consumers. November 6, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Un nouveau rapport sur le glyphosate relance la peur au Québec. Derrière les titres alarmistes, aucun danger réel: les niveaux détectés sont bien en dessous des seuils légaux. Un titre choc de Radio-Canada a fait des vagues au Québec: «L’herbicide glyphosate dans l’eau potable de 10 villes québécoises». De quoi inquiéter à la fois les spectateurs […]
More liquid allowance and carry-on bags, there’s good and bad news for air passengers in Europe. Also, Juan Taborcía from Considerate Pouchers to talk about threats to nicotine alternatives out of both France and the European Union. October 16, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
October 12 is National Farmers’ Day in America, and the federal government is shut down, again, with at least 42,000 employees of the Department of Agriculture furloughed. A time usually reserved for thanking farmers for providing safe, affordable, and sustainable food is obscured by political bickering and brinksmanship. All the while, no one is able to move the […]
The ConsEUmer podcast is back after a long break. Unfortunately bad policy persists, so in this week’s episode we’re bringing on CCC UK Policy Associate Mike Salem to discuss the EU’s housing policy plan as well as the UK government’s proposal to introduce digital ID. October 2, 2025 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: […]
Spain’s left-wing government is moving to ban ads for gas-powered cars, short flights, and fossil fuels, the latest salvo in a decades-long effort on the part of leftist European governments to crack down on industries that don’t align with their political ideology. Now some in Washington including progressive leader of “The Squad,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, […]
This article was co-authored with Fred Roeder and was published by Conservative Home. When it comes to access to life-changing new medicines, the UK is becoming increasingly isolated and not in a good way. Patients here face a rigid system that denies them options available in other universal health systems. In June, NICE rejected two […]
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