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In this week's episode we're talking to Marek Tatała from the Economic Freedom Foundation in Poland about last weekend's Polish parliamentary elections, and the changes that the country will be facing as a result.
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October 19, 2023
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Going solo this week with these topics:
✈️ Schiphol airport's battle over flight reductions
🇺🇦 Poland and Slovakia attack Ukraine's grain food safety
🇫🇷 France bans meat denominations for plant-based products
October 12, 2023
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In this week's episode, we are talking to Frédéric Jollien, Swiss Policy Fellow at the Consumer Choice Center. As the Swiss government gears up to implement its controversial energy agenda, what are the consequences of the move away from nuclear power, and how will Swiss voters react in the upcoming election?
Our report: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/energy-security-in-switzerland/
Frédéric's X: https://twitter.com/JollienF
September 28, 2023
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In this week's episode, Michael Landl from the World Vapers Alliance joins the podcast to talk about the UK's plans to ban the sale of disposable vapes, and Luca Bertoletti lays out why Switzerland's plans to phase-out nuclear energy are misguided.
You can read the CCC paper on energy security in Switzerland here: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/energy-security-in-switzerland/
(Also yes, I probably said the date wrong in my intro)
September 21, 2023
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This episode was recorded in person in Washington D.C! Joining Bill is CCC Media Director Stephen Kent, who you can follow on X @Stephen_Kent89.
Related article: https://www.newsmax.com/billwirtz/consumer-choice-government-regulations/2023/09/06/id/1133412/
September 14, 2023
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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
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Since Bill is sick this week, the ConsEUmer replays a great interview previously played on Consumer Choice Radio recently.
Follow Yaël Ossowski on Twitter @YaelOss.
Listen to Consumer Choice Radio: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/radio/
Evan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SayreEvan
Check out "The Dynamist" Podcast: https://apple.co/44rDi8w
Broadcast on Consumer Choice Radio on July 1, 2022.
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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.
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July 27, 2023
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In this week's episode of ConsEUmer:
🇧🇷 What is the future of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement?
🌱 Europe opens shop for the plants of the future (w/ Amrit Nanda)
Follow Plants for the Future on Twitter @Plant_ETP.
Note: I did say "European Technology *Forum" in the intro. Should have been *Platform.
The European Commission video on NGTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuG9jF9wZGw
July 20, 2023
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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
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The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news & politics of the European Union and its member states.
Produced by the Consumer Choice Center, we focus on consumer issues such as free trade, science-based policy-making, product safety, and privacy — but we won't shy away from commentary on the day to day of the European Union's institutions.
Stay tuned for exclusive interviews with policy-makers and experts, hosted by our Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz.

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