15 ans après l’arrivée d’Uber en Europe, quel bilan peut-on faire de l’économie de partage ? Lorsqu’Uber est arrivé en Europe, il y a une quinzaine d’années, il n’existait aucune véritable alternative au monopole des taxis. Où que l’on se trouve sur le continent, il fallait héler un taxi, et bien qu’il y ait eu différentes […]
Episode 4 of Fun Police’s third season is out !
In our final episode in this season: is Uber dangerous? For decades, the argument against Uber has been that of safety, but it was the competition, vested interests, that made it. Released on March 26, 2025. More resources of the Fun Police campaign: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/fun-police/ Check out our weekly podcast ConsEUmer: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/conseumer/
ConsEUmer podcast / EP176: Sharing Economy Index 2024 (w/ Emil Panzaru)
CCC Research Manager Emil Panzaru joins us on this episode to discuss the latest Sharing Economy Index and how they got to their findings. Check out the report here: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/sharing-economy-index-2024/ December 5, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Crise du logement : quelles solutions?
La guerre contre Airbnb et autres plateformes de location ne résoudra en rien la crise du logement. Coup dur pour Airbnb ! La ville de Barcelone va cesser de délivrer de nouvelles licences et ne renouvellera pas les licences existantes, a déclaré le maire, Jaume Collboni, lors d’une conférence de presse vendredi. Le plan prévoit que […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP163: Barcelona removes Airbnb licenses, Apple facing fines and Ryanair’s OTA fight (w/ Dara Brady)
In this week’s episode, we discuss the mayor of Barcelona’s measure to cut Airbnb licenses, we bring on Yaël Ossowski to explain Apple facing new potential fines for self-preferencing, and Chief Marketing Officer of Ryanair joins us to discuss their fight with Online Travel Agents (OTAs), and how his airline believes that consumers are being […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP159: Paris hotel drops and European elections
Due to last minute changes, no guest this week, but a short episode with two news stories regardless: Paris faces Airbnb prices and hotels during the Olympics that do not increase as much as planned, and the European elections are happening next week, but are they inclusive? May 30, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP153: French Meat battle continues, Poland’s silly ride-sharing law, and dangerous Maltese buses
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 🥩 French court suspends the ban on meat names for alternative products 🇵🇱 Polish law requiring local driver’s licenses for ride-sharing apps comes into effect 🇲🇹Malta has free bus service… but it’s actually dangerous to use them […]
Promoting FUN POLICE on TNT Radio
I joined TNT Radio’s State of the Nation with Steve Hook and Bryan McClain to promote the FUN POLICE podcast series.
Consumer Choice Still Best Way to Govern Markets
One of the questions I have been asked through the years I’ve worked at Consumer Choice Center is what it precisely means to defend consumer choice — the foundation on which it is built. One might say the clue is in the name, but consumer choice comes with a set of prerequisites that requires a functioning […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP127: Turbines & Scooters
This week’s episode contains the following topics: ✈️ Dutch government defines maximum number of flights 🇫🇷 France wants a minimum price for flights 🛴 Paris ban on e-scooters comes into force September 7, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto