Protecting brands is not just about economics, it is also about human rights The hardships in factories around South-East Asia aren’t new to European media consumers. Thousands of workers all around the continent are affected by adverse living and work conditions — particularly in those factories that make counterfeited goods. In 2016, counterfeited goods amounted […]
[Podcast] Consumer Choice Radio: Beware the Vaccine Passport
I was a guest on Consumer Choice Radio, hosted by my colleagues David Clement and Yaël Ossowski. We talked about vaccine passports, carbon border adjustments, and plastic taxes. https://consumerchoiceradio.com/ Listen in, and make sure to subscribe!
ConsEUmer podcast / EP16: Petrol car ban, Bad procurement, and EU-Mercosur trade (w/ Bruno Capuzzi)
Are you ready for a new episode of ConsEUmer? Topics in this show: 🚘 9 EU member states ask for petrol car ban 💉 Former EU medicines chief criticises vaccine strategy 🇷🇺 Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine causes problems in Europe 📦 Trade with Mercosur (w/ Bruno Capuzzi)
ConsEUmer podcast / EP15: British genes, an Italian rescue, and Biden hopes (w/ Ryan Heath)
It’s Thursday, so time for a new episode of ConsEUmer with these topics: 🇬🇧 The UK opens up to gene-editing ✈️ Alitalia needs another rescue (w/ Luca Bertoletti) 🐒 Didier Reynders has a monkey 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸 Will Biden save us? (w/ Ryan Heath)
UE: Notre politique alimentaire “durable” nuit à notre politique commerciale
L’Union européenne souhaite lancer une révolution agricole sur le continent européen. Admirable intention… si elle avait des chances de fonctionner, et surtout si elle n’était pas si dangereuse. La Commission européenne a élaboré un plan ambitieux avec sa nouvelle stratégie nommée « Farm to Fork », « de la ferme à la fourchette ». L’objectif n’est pas moins que […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP6: Plastic tax, GMO vaccine, and CANZUK (w/ David Clement)
Last 2020 ConsEUmer episode ! This time with CCC’s own David Clement on the CANZUK free trade agreement. Other topics in this podcast: -> New EU plastic tax tomorrow -> GMO derogation -> UK travel bans
[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 […]
Joe Biden está ya en pie de guerra contra el Brexit
Artículo original publicado por Bill Wirtz el 15 de Noviembre 2020.Traducción de Inglés a Español realizada por Ibidem Group.Artículo original en Inglés en http://www.wirtzbill.com The translation was performed by Ibidem Group. Los desafíos a los que se tiene que enfrentar el presidente electo de EE. UU, Joe Biden, son impensables desde la perspectiva europea. Biden […]
Our “sustainable” food policy leaves us with unsustainable trade
The ambitious targets of the F2F strategy will cause headaches for the EU’s trade policy… The European Commission has laid out an ambitious plan with the Farm to Fork strategy, which is set to flip agriculture in Europe upside down. For the EU, agriculture is to blame for much of the lack of sustainability in […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP2: Cheap meds, pricey food (w/ Fred Roeder)
NEW ConsEUmer episode out today. This week with Fred Roeder, on the European Commission’s new pharma strategy, and on the European Green Deal. Other topics in this podcast: -> Lobsters go free of tariffs -> Where are the European tech giants?