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In this week’s episode: 🥂 Minimum alcohol pricing doesn’t work 🚄 Germany’s €9 public transport ticket causes chaos 💻 David Clement explains what a PFAS ban would mean for consumers ₿ Bitcoin & the digital euro (w/ Niko Jilch) You can follow Niko Jilch on Twitter @NikoJilch. Check out Fix the Money: https://fixthemoney.substack.com Check out […]
L’Union européenne veut garantir un approvisionnement régulier en semi-conducteurs sur le Vieux Continent. Mais, en dehors des subventions, elle n’a pas grand-chose à offrir… Dans le cadre de la présidence française de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles s’intéresse de plus près à la « souveraineté numérique » – une question que j’ai déjà abordée dans un article fin […]
In this week’s ConsEUmer episode: 🌍 EU-Africa trade relations: can we talk about agriculture? 🇪🇺 Details on the EU’s Chips Act (w/ Luca Bertoletti) 🚜 What divides the EU and the U.S on agriculture policy? (w/ Paul Brian) Paul Brian’s article in InsideSources: https://insidesources.com/in-us-eu-agricultural-battle-biden-follows-in-trumps-footsteps/ Euractiv webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQFr3AclOpI You can follow Paul Brian on Twitter @paulrbrian. […]
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Fort de sa casquette semestrielle de président du Conseil européen, Emmanuel Macron a défendu l’idée d’une souveraineté numérique. Le problème, c’est que les politiques protectionnistes de l’UE seront loin de suffire pour faire de l’Europe un leader dans le numérique. Emmanuel Macron nous parle de la souveraineté numérique dans le cadre de la présidence française […]
Different episode of ConsEUmer this week: together with Yaël Ossowski and David Clement of Consumer Choice Radio, we recorded a special joint episode on COP26, which is still ongoing. The episode already aired on CCR, but is now also available on the ConsEUmer podcast. Make sure to follow Consumer Choice Radio, a weekly radio hour […]
Another week, another episode of ConsEUmer! This week: 🍾Russia bans champagne 💻 Digital Services Tax on hold 🌿Europe’s challenges in legalising cannabis (w/ Deepak Anand) You can follow Deepak Anand on Twitter @_deepakanand. July 22, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Back this week with a new episode! In this show: 🚀 Billionaires are going to space, but not everyone is happy 🇪🇺 The EU releases climate package, but who pays? 🇬🇪 Georgia’s protests (w/ Liza Katsiashvili) You can follow Liza Katsiashvili on Twitter @LizKatsiashvili. July 15, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: […]
Last week’s episode of the ConsEUmer podcast was guest-hosted by my colleague Yaël Ossowski. Give it a listen!
Bill Wirtz 