The last episode before the summer break is co-hosted together with Yaël Ossowski. We’re talking about the future of car mobility, and rant about Just Stop Oil protesters. Follow Yaël Ossowski on Twitter @YaelOss. Listen to Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio/ July 27, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
ConsEUmer podcast / EP93: French domestic flights, Hungary’s price caps, and the Dangers of TikTok (w/ Adam Kovacevich)
In this week’s episode of the ConsEUmer podcast: 🇫🇷 The effects of France’s ban on domestic flights 🇭🇺 Hungary implements price caps (w/ Zoltán Kész) 🎵 Is TikTok a threat? (w/ Adam Kovacevich) Follow Zoltán Kész on Twitter @KeszZoltan. Follow Adam Kovacevich on Twitter @adamkovac. Zoltán’s press release: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/orbans-price-caps-on-food-and-fuel-will-lead-to-shortages/ Adam’s post: https://www.smerconish.com/exclusive-content/tiktok-is-a-runaway-success-but-its-chinese-ownership-is-problematic-for-the-u-s/ Support the war […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP42: Green fuels under fire, Autobahn limits, and UK tax hikes (w/ Alys Watson Brown)
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: ⛽ Two airline CEOs are critical of green fuels 🚗 Germany debates speed limits (w/ Fred Roeder) 🧑🌾 Farmers criticise the Farm to Fork strategy 🇬🇧 The UK national insurance tax hike (w/ Alys Watson Brown) You can follow Alys Watson Brown on Twitter @alyswatsonbrown. September 23, 2021 Follow […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP37: Right-to-die, Facebook goes shopping, and the EU’s free-market neighbour (w/ Zurab Tchiaberashvili)
It’s a new episode of ConsEUmer, with these topics: 🚲 The “Dutch Cycling Embassy” makes spurious claims 🇪🇺 The EU doesn’t like Facebook’s latest purchase (w/ Yaël Ossowski) 🇮🇹 Italians campaign for the “right to die” 🇬🇪 Georgia is the EU’s free-market neighbour (w/ Zurab Tchiaberashvili) Link to “Dutch Cycling Embassy” post: https://bit.ly/3sqP813 You can […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP24: Papers please, Fighting obesity, E-scooter Revolution (w/ Yaniv Rivlin)
This week: 💉 How the EU COVID pass will work 🍔 Maria Chaplia talks about her new paper on junk food ad restrictions 🍷 Ireland introduces minimum alcohol pricing 🛴 E-scooters are taking over (w/ Yaniv Rivlin)
ConsEUmer podcast / EP21: Dutch party, Flight to nowhere, and Ad headaches (w/ Fabio Fernandes)
🇳🇱 The Netherlands experiments with parties 🛫 Fred Roeder takes a flight to nowhere 🇨🇾 Cyprus wins its case on halloumi cheese 🖥️ Advertising restrictions online (w/ Fabio Fernandes) You can follow Fabio Fernandes on Twitter @DeFariaeSilva. April 15, 2021 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
The lasting effects of the Diesel controversy
I was recently reminded of the effects of the long-lasting Diesel controversy on a trip to the Netherlands. The city centre of Amsterdam is a restricted traffic zone for certain types of engines, for the purpose of protecting air quality. The website of the city government says: “City traffic is a major polluter of the […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP20: Vial trial, Electric drop, and Vaccine business (w/ Ivana Jeremić)
New episode of ConsEUmer with these topics: 💉 EU member states fight over extra doses of COVID-19 vaccines 🔌 Electric car sales drop in the Netherlands 🪧 Fridays For Future is back (yay…?) 🇷🇸 Serbia’s business with vaccines (w/ Ivana Jeremić)
[Video] Diskussioun iwwer Taxisreform
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ConsEUmer podcast / EP5: Train Year, Fake Gifts, Rule of Law (w/ Adam Bartha)
Christmas Eve episode of ConsEUmer out now! This week with Adam Bartha, on the EU’s new rule of law conditionality for the budget. Other topics in this podcast: -> European Year of Rail 2021-> Dangerous gifts under your Christmas tree-> New EU rules for drones