The ConsEUmer Podcast

By: Consumer Choice Center
  • Summary

  • 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.

    2025 2021 Consumer Choice Center
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Episodes
  • EP177: Even higher taxes on flights, Keep cash at home, Legal weed in NL
    Dec 19 2024

    Merry Christmas ! Thank for listening to this podcast in 2024, and we'll be back with new episodes in the coming year.

    These topics in this episode:

    – New EU Commission wants to make your flights more expensive (again)

    – Keep some cash at home, says the Dutch National Bank

    – Legal weed will debut in some Dutch cities in April

    December 19, 2024

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    11 mins
  • EP176: Sharing Economy Index 2024 (w/ Emil Panzaru)
    Dec 5 2024

    CCC Research Manager Emil Panzaru joins us on this episode to discuss the latest Sharing Economy Index and how they got to their findings.

    Check out the report here: https://consumerchoicecenter.org/sharing-economy-index-2024/

    December 5, 2024

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    18 mins
  • EP175: French pouches ban & Mercosur trade woes (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)
    Nov 28 2024

    Yaël Ossowski is co-hosting this week's episode. We're talking about the French government getting its priorities wrong by planning on banning nicotine pouches. Also, the EU continues to struggles to push the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement over the line.

    November 28, 2024

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    26 mins

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