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 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP61: African connection, Expensive chips, and Europe/US ag headaches (w/ Paul Brian)
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. […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP59: Ukraine conflict affects imports, shorter green certificates, and Europes ghost flights (w/ Gary Leff)
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 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP57: Minimum tax rates, France v trade, and Macron’s war on tech (w/ Cécile Philippe)
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 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP50: France delays FTAs, Expensive petrol, and Germany’s lights-out moment (w/ Rainer Klute)
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. […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP41: State of the Union, Forced labour ban, and Sustainable Beer (w/ Sébastien Morvan)
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 […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP40: French protectionism, Swedish freedom, and Czech PM vs. the EU (w/ Jan Mošovský)
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
ConsEUmer podcast / EP33: Russia bans champagne, DST on hold, and Europe’s Cannabis Awakening (w/ Deepak Anand)
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
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Une taxe sur le carbone de l’UE est une erreur politique
En novembre 2020, la “European Round Table on Climate Change” a accepté un document sur le concept de taxe carbone prélevé à la frontière, également connu sous le nom de taxe carbone. Il est maintenant largement entendu que l’UE envisage sérieusement de mettre en œuvre un nouveau régime de taxes carbone dans le cadre de […]