In Europe, every political consensus of the last few decades has been thrown out the window. German pacifism, French president Emmanuel Macron’s belief that NATO is “braindead,” and now the continent’s entire agriculture sustainability strategy have been put into question. In response to disruptions in Europe’s food supply, the European People’s Party (EPP), the European […]
So far, the relationship between the European Union and Africa has been a complicated one. Food producers have little opportunity to access the European market, which is protected through high food standards and the subsidization of farmers and farmland. On energy, Europe has been happy to look East rather than South, making Africa’s potential unexplored. […]
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A la tête du Conseil de l’UE depuis le 1er janvier, le président français a entamé son mandat en défendant son opposition aux accords commerciaux de libre-échange. Mais cette vision pose problème… « Nous avons été les premiers à nous prononcer contre les accords commerciaux », a déclaré Emmanuel Macron au Parlement européen, au début de la présidence […]
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. […]
In this week’s episode: 🇺🇦 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine might impact food security 🦠 COVID-19 green passes get shorter validity around Europe (w/ Fred Roeder) ✈️ What causes ghost-flights? (w/ Gary Leff) You can follow Gary Leff on Twitter @garyleff. Also check out viewfromthewing.com ! February 3, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get […]
We’re back! In this week’s ConsEUmer episode: 💰 Poland and Hungary want to slow down minimum corporate tax rates 🇫🇷 Macron says he’s proud to oppose free trade 💻 Digital taxation is not the way (w/ Cécile Philippe) Learn Liberty video: https://youtu.be/Bsc2xNuIXlQ You can follow Cécile Philippe on Twitter @CecPhil. January 20, 2022 Follow ConsEUmer […]
It’s episode 50 (!) of ConsEUmer! This week: 🔌 German car manufacturers criticise new U.S electric car subsidies ⛽ Fuel taxes are too damn high (w/ Anna Arunashvili) 🇫🇷 France under fire from Germany and Spain for delaying trade deals ☢️ Germany’s lights-out moment (w/ Rainer Klute) You can follow Rainer Klute on Twitter @Rainer_Klute. […]
New week, new ConsEUmer episode hosted by Bill Wirtz (@wirtzbill). This week: 🇪🇺 Agriculture was missing in the State of the Union speech 🚫 EU Commission announces ban on forced labour products from China 🍻 Sébastien Morvan chats to us about the Brussels Beer Project Can you find the Brussels Beer Project on http://www.beerproject.be September […]
Episode 40 of ConsEUmer is out! This week: 🇫🇷 France wants stricter rules for food imports 🇸🇪 Sweden drops restrictions on September 29 🇨🇿 Czech PM Babiš targeted by the EU You can follow Jan Mošovský on Twitter @JanMosovsky. September 9, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
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