The ConsEUmer Podcast

The ConsEUmer Podcast

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  • EP112: Aviation fuels, Lost bags, and Essential oils (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    Sorry for missing last week's episode! This week we have for you:

    ✈️ The EU makes new rules on sustainable aviation fuels

    🛅 What happens when an airline loses your bag?

    🥀 Essential oils face a European regulatory threat (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    You can follow Emil Panzaru on Twitter @EmilPanzaru.

    April 27, 2023

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    21 min
  • EP111: Do you trust the banks? (w/ Aleksandar Kokotović)

    In this special episode of ConsEUmer, we're talking to CCC's very own Crypto Fellow Aleksandar Kokotović. Can we trust the banks after the collapse of SVB and its ripple effects?

    You can follow Aleksandar Kokotović on Twitter @kokota.

    April 13, 2023

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    33 min
  • EP110: Popular plants, Paris bans e-scooters, and UK immigration debates (w/ Adam Bartha)

    In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:

    🍔 Plant-based alternatives are gaining market share in Europe

    🛴 Paris residents vote to ban rental e-scooters

    🇬🇧 New immigration bill in the UK causes debate (w/ Adam Bartha)

    You can follow Adam Bartha on Twitter @bartha_adam.

    April 6, 2023

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    27 min
  • EP109: Too many ads & Healthcare costs (co-hosted w/ Liz Hicks)

    This week's episode of ConsEUmer is co-hosted with U.S Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We're talking about:

    📺 How many ads is too many?

    🩺 What is the best healthcare system?

    You can follow Elizabeth Hicks on Twitter @eohicks.

    March 30, 2023

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    34 min
  • EP108: Dutch airport roadblock, Nuclear debates, and Game-changing GMOs (w/ Dr. Graham Brookes)

    In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:

    🇳🇱 Dutch farmer's party threatens Lelystad airport

    ☢️ Nuclear energy continues to be controversial in Brussels

    🌱 How GMOs are a game-changer (w/ Dr. Graham Brookes)

    March 23, 2023

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    29 min
  • EP107: Influencer regulation, Car ban battle, and Does TTIP have another chance? (w/ Matthias Bauer)

    In this week's episode:

    🤳 France to regulate influencer branding deals

    ⛐ Will the petrol car ban hit the brakes? (w/ Luca Bertoletti)

    🚢 Is there another chance for TTIP? (w/ Matthias Bauer )

    You can follow Matthias Bauer on Twitter @MatBauerEcon, and ECIPE as well @ECIPE.

    March 16, 2023

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    32 min
  • EP106: UK consumers downgrade, Plastic items bans, and Farming realities (w/ Jusper Machogu)

    In this week's ConsEUmer episode:

    🇬🇧 UK consumers are buying own-label brands to cut costs

    🧋 What are the effects of an EU single-use plastic ban? (w/ Emil Panzaru)

    🚜 Modern agriculture and human progress (w/ Jusper Machogu)

    Correction note: Jusper let us know that the numbers of mecanised farm material versus manual labour would be 120 hours, as opposed to the 300+ hours he mentioned.

    You can follow Jusper Machogu on Twitter @JusperMachogu.

    March 9, 2023

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    33 min
  • EP105: Schiphol cuts down, Air passenger privacy, and Central bank digital currencies (w/ Pieter Cleppe)

    In this week's episode:

    🍲 The EU wants to phase out "unsustainable diets"

    🛫 Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam cuts passenger numbers

    🗄️ Regulators put a stop to air travel passenger data

    You can follow Pieter Cleppe on Twitter @pietercleppe.

    Check out Brussels Report: https://brusselsreport.eu/

    March 2, 2023

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    27 min
  • EP104: Hands off my booze (Consumer Choice Radio joint episode)

    This week's episode is a joint episode with the friends at Consumer Choice Radio. One of our topics in this episode: Ireland attempts to stick warning labels on your booze, and we're not a fan.

    February 23, 2023

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    46 min
  • EP103: Airport farms, Preaching the vape in Strasbourg, and Petrol car ban

    In this week's episode:

    🇳🇱 The Netherlands makes stricter rules on aviation emissions

    💨 World Vapers' Alliance is back in Strasbourg (w/ Michael Landl)

    🚗 European Parliament supports petrol car ban

    You can follow Michael Landl on Twitter @LandlMichael.

    Check out World Vapers' Alliance: https://worldvapersalliance.com/

    February 16, 2023

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    20 min

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The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news & politics of the European Union and its member states.

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