Today's episode is co-hosted with the CCC's US Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We're talking about Florida's ban on alternative meat products, and a UK law going after hidden fees and fake reviews.

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May 9, 2024

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This week I have some audio from last weekend's FDP party convention in Berlin, as well as stories about probes in Meta for disinformation tracking, and Bulgaria's new gambling ban.

May 2, 2024

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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

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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

April 18, 2024

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Going solo this week, with these topics:

🇸🇰 Slovakia considers controversial anti-NGO bill

🎰 Latvian court overturns Riga ban on casinos

🇨🇭 Swiss lawmakers want to protect local wine with subsidies

April 11, 2024

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Our guest this week is Donald Kimball, he is the Communications Manager at the Washington Policy Center and a Contributor at Young Voices. We talked about social media content moderation, showing the stark differences between the European approach, and what some lawmakers are pushing for in the United States. 

Also in this episode:

🛫 KLM misled consumers on green credentials

🍫 Chocolate prices soar as West Africa grapples with changing climates

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April 4, 2024

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As the CCC gathers for a staff retreat in Dubai, UAE, we're bringing on Elizabeth Hicks, Yaël Ossowski, and Zoltán Kész from the CCC team to talk the news and their ongoing projects!

March 28, 2024

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Our guest this week is a returning guest: Pieter Cleppe from Brussels Report joins us to discuss the upcoming elections in Belgium. 

Also in this episode:

🕰️ What happened to scrapping Daylight Savings Time?

🏆 Zoltán Kész joins us to explain Consumer Champs, our new project

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March 21, 2024

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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 engine

🩸 Romanian blood donations are up... for good reasons

🚄 German rail strikes... again

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March 14, 2024

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Our guest this week is Deirdre Clune, a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland. We talk about nutritional health claims, and how they are regulated in the European Union.

Also in this episode:

⛷️ The Dutch are getting worse at skiing

🇪🇺 The European People's Party makes key changes to its election manifesto

March 7, 2024

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