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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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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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.

EP175: French pouches ban & Mercosur trade woes (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)

This week we are joined by Dr. Antonios Nestoras from EPIC. He is the editor on a European Liberal Forum paper on liberal housing policy. What could help Europe's housing crisis?

Find the paper here: https://liberalforum.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Building-Freedom.pdf

More about EPIC: https://thinkepic.eu/

March 19, 2026

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This week we are joined by Dr. Antonios Nestoras from EPIC. He is the editor on a European Liberal Forum paper on liberal housing policy. What could help Europe's housing crisis?
Find the paper here: <a href="https://liberalforum.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Building-Freedom.pdf">https://liberalforum.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Building-Freedom.pdf</a>
More about EPIC: <a href="https://thinkepic.eu/">https://thinkepic.eu/</a>
March 19, 2026
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EP197: Liberal housing solutions (w/ Dr. Antonios Nestoras)

Yaël Ossowski discusses the latest contoversies surrounding encrypted messaging and keeping good digital hygiene in the latest episode of the ConsEUmer podcast.

March 12, 2026

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Ya&euml;l Ossowski discusses the latest contoversies surrounding encrypted messaging and keeping good digital hygiene in the latest episode of the ConsEUmer podcast.
March 12, 2026
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EP196: Keeping digital hygiene (w/ Yaël Ossowski)

In the latest episode of the ConsEUmer podcast, Zoltán Kész and Bill Wirtz discuss the implications of the upcoming elections in Hungary.

N.B.: Just realised I didn't upload properly, and this didn't come out last week as intended. Apologies!

February 12, 2026

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In the latest episode of the ConsEUmer podcast, Zolt&aacute;n K&eacute;sz and Bill Wirtz discuss the implications of the upcoming elections in Hungary.
N.B.: Just realised I didn't upload properly, and this didn't come out last week as intended. Apologies!
February 12, 2026
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EP175: French pouches ban & Mercosur trade woes (co-hosted w/ Yaël Ossowski)

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