The European Union introduces tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar in an effort to protect Italien farmers. Another example of “free trade” à la European Union. It was announced last Wednesday that tariffs on rice from Cambodia and Myanmar were being re-introduced, in order to fulfil safeguard clauses. The terminology here is telling. European farmers are supposed […]
All the European Union needs to do is to tell the administration “you won” and drop the retaliatory measures. The European Union says it’s ready to retaliate against new tariff measures proposed/instituted by the Trump administration. However, letting Trump “win” the trade war would be far smarter. Trump and Tariffs Mentioning Trump’s name in Brussels […]
Nanny-state types know this. They just don’t care. In Britain, Europe and across the world, taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugar are used by governments to try to push people into what they deem to be healthier lifestyles. Indeed, nanny-state policies are infesting Europe through its political institutions. In a recent memo, the European Commission set out plans […]
Das Europäische Parlament hat mit überwältigender Mehrheit am 24. Oktober für ein Verbot von vielen Produkten gestimmt, die aus Einwegplastik hergestellt werden. So sollen zum Beispiel ab dem Jahr 2021 Einwegteller und Besteck aus Plastik, sowie Q-Tips oder Luftballonhalter verboten werden. Ferner sollen Hersteller vieler Einwegprodukte direkt für die Entsorgung dieser Produkte zahlen, obgleich sie […]
If you haven’t clocked that we’ve really got it wrong on the environment, you must have been living under a rock. In the last ten years, we have produced more plastic than we did in the last century – and we only recover 5% of the plastic we currently use. Hurricanes, droughts and coral deaths […]
FERPRESS: Roma, 11 DIC – Il Consumer Choice Center ha pubblicato oggi un policy primer sui “Vantaggi della concorrenza ferroviaria: il caso dell’Italia”. “Il documento conclude che grazie alla concorrenza, i passeggeri dei treni e i consumatori in Italia ora stanno molto meglio, a causa di una diminuzione dei prezzi dei biglietti di oltre il 40%. […]
Liberalising and Harmonising European Digital Markets by Ryan Khurana and Luca Bertoletti 18 October 2018 Read/Download the paper HERE
THE SPIRIT BUSINESS: According to the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), the incoming coalition has announced it will legalise the recreational use of cannabis, which will form part of the coalition manifesto for the next five years. Bill Wirtz, policy analyst at CCC, from Luxembourg, said the move by coalition would send a “strong message to other […]
The European Court of Justice on 22 November decided against overturning the European Union-wide ban on the smokeless tobacco snus. The ruling displays a political public health motivation, writes Bill Wirtz, policy analyst for the Consumer Choice Centre, for EU Reporter. In January last year, the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) appealed against the 1992 EU-ban on the smokeless tobacco […]
FAKTY.KONOPNE: Legalizacja marihuany w Luksemburu to świetna wiadomość Bill Wirtz, analityk polityczny w Consumer Choice Center (CCC) twierdzi, że chociaż legalizacja marihuany powinna nastąpić już wcześniej, to jest to znakomita wiadomość dla konsumentów. “Jeśli reforma pozwoli na sprzedaż obcokrajowcom, to wpływ będzie ogromny”, powiedział analityk polityczny z Consumer Choice Center. “Byłaby to wspaniała wiadomość dla konsumentów i początek nowej […]
