Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 📱 The EU wants to lower your phone bills, but can it really? 🛫 Amsterdam airport makes security checks faster 🇪🇺 The European Green Deal is done for April 25, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP153: French Meat battle continues, Poland’s silly ride-sharing law, and dangerous Maltese buses
Going solo again this week, with no guest, but in turn I do have these stories for you: 🥩 French court suspends the ban on meat names for alternative products 🇵🇱 Polish law requiring local driver’s licenses for ride-sharing apps comes into effect 🇲🇹Malta has free bus service… but it’s actually dangerous to use them […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP148: Consumers against car ban, Romanian blood, and Portugal elects (w/ Jorge Teixeira)
Our guest this week is Jorge Teixeira, parliamentary assistant for Initiativa Liberal, a political party in Portugal. He will comment on the parliamentary election in Portugal last Sunday, and what we can expect to happen from here on out in the coalition talks. Also in this episode: 🚗 Consumers reject a ban on the internal combustion […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP143: TikTok double-standard, Polish rail, and Welcoming Mike Salem (w/ Mike Salem)
In this week’s episode we’re talking to our UK Country Associate, our new colleague Mike Salem, about himself and politics in the UK. Also in this episode: 📱 The European Parliament will use TikTok despite the ban 🇵🇱 The Polish government says it will open up the rail market to competition earlier than expected Follow […]
Les carburants durables, entre réalismes et utopies
Les carburants durables pour l’aviation (SAF) sont un objectif louable pour les décideurs politiques, mais la promotion des SAF devrait dépasser les frontières et favoriser la collaboration entre les nations, les régulateurs et les autres parties prenantes. Dans leur quête d’un ciel plus vert, les régulateurs du monde entier s’efforcent de rendre les carburants d’aviation […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP136: Gas stoves & Flight rules (w/ Stephen Kent & Gary Leff)
Note: Whoops this episode went up too early (but lucky you in that case!) In this week’s episode: ⏲️ Is the time up for gas stoves ? (w/ Stephen Kent) 🛩️ New flight rules impact European consumers (w/ Gary Leff) Follow Stephen Kent on X: https://twitter.com/Stephen_Kent89 Follow Gary Leff on X: https://twitter.com/garyleff Start following the Fun […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP127: Turbines & Scooters
This week’s episode contains the following topics: ✈️ Dutch government defines maximum number of flights 🇫🇷 France wants a minimum price for flights 🛴 Paris ban on e-scooters comes into force September 7, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
La juste bataille de RyanAir contre le contrôle aérien français
La compagnie aérienne a interpellé la Commission européenne pour que les contrôleurs aériens français suivent les mêmes règles que leurs collègues d’ailleurs en Europe. La compagnie aérienne à bas prix RyanAir a récemment présenté à la Commission européenne une pétition de plus d’un million de signatures, dans laquelle elle plaide pour un traitement équitable par […]
Time to Clip Wings of Climate Protesters
For months on end, environmentalist protesters have glued themselves to roads, bridges, tunnels, paintings in museums, oil tankers, and now even airports. Their argument is that for a long time, they have called and petitioned for governments to take even more drastic action to reduce the impact of fossil fuels on the environment, increasing energy prices continuously in times […]
ConsEUmer podcast / EP123: KLM headaches, Diet Coke dilemma, and AI regulation (w/ Luke Hogg)
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🛫 KLM struggles with limiting the number of flights 🥤 Is aspartame really dangerous to you? 💻 The happenings in AI regulation (w/ Luke Hogg) Follow Luke Hogg on Twitter @LEHogg. Check out Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoiceradio.com/ July 13, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto