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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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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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.

The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news &amp; 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 &mdash; 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.

The ConsEUmer Podcast

The ConsEUmer Podcast is a weekly program that covers the news &amp; 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 &mdash; 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.

EP131: Schiphol conundrum, Grain safety, and French meat battle

Carlo Stagnaro explains on the ConsEUmer podcast how Italy has built a very complicated system to reduce consumer energy prices, and why he doesn't think it'll end up working.

His article on this topic: https://truthonthemarket.com/2026/04/24/the-price-of-watching-prices-italys-slow-slide-from-markets-to-management/

May 14, 2026

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Carlo Stagnaro explains on the ConsEUmer podcast how Italy has built a very complicated system to reduce consumer energy prices, and why he doesn't think it'll end up working.
His article on this topic: <a href="https://truthonthemarket.com/2026/04/24/the-price-of-watching-prices-italys-slow-slide-from-markets-to-management/">https://truthonthemarket.com/2026/04/24/the-price-of-watching-prices-italys-slow-slide-from-markets-to-management/</a>
May 14, 2026
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EP202: Italian price bonanza (w/ Carlo Stagnaro)

This week, we're joined by the Managing Director of VivaTech to discuss Europe's tech future. While are talking Europe down, he is talking it up, and giving us an optimistic vision for the future.

May 7, 2026

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This week, we're joined by the Managing Director of VivaTech to discuss Europe's tech future. While are talking Europe down, he is talking it up, and giving us an optimistic vision for the future.
May 7, 2026
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EP201: Europe's tech renaissance (w/ François Bitouzet)

In this episode of Kesz Files, Zoltan Kesz explores why renting in Spain has become so difficult. From strict tenant requirements to rent control, regulation, and shrinking supply, we break down how well-intentioned policies can make housing harder to access—and why the real issue isn’t just price, but availability.

In this episode of Kesz Files, Zoltan Kesz explores why renting in Spain has become so difficult. From strict tenant requirements to rent control, regulation, and shrinking supply, we break down how well-intentioned policies can make housing harder to access&mdash;and why the real issue isn&rsquo;t just price, but availability.

EP131: Schiphol conundrum, Grain safety, and French meat battle

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