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Eco-housing renaissance: put less carbon in the air!

In front | PANORAMA
Street in BedZed (Photo: hotzeplotz)

The ‘built’ environment in the UK, Germany and Sweden are good examples of how our lifestyles have to adapt in a changing world

by Chris Adams // 11/03/08

PANORAMA

Blogging Kosovo, Erasmus and poetry

Existential crises in Berlin, self-critical French and new nation states - the best of our babelblogs this fortnight

by Jean Sébastien Lefebvre // 13/03/08

FOCUS
Didn't you know that feminism is still trendy (Photo: Gaelx/Flickr)

Women's Day, a European clause

Uniforming the laws concerning the rights of women in the EU from the top down is an exciting idea and a necessity that is gaining support from militants all across the EU

by Jane Mery // 07/03/08

INVESTIGATION
Babysitter, for better or worse (Photo: bekah2067/ Flickr)

Au pair Alices in washing up land

It’s an enticing experience which draws many young people abroad – but the catch lies hidden behind closed doors

by Elisa Marengo // 06/03/08

Cervantes institute premieres on TV

The academic institution, dedicated to promoting Spanish language and culture around the world, has just launched an internet TV channel

by Alma López Figueiras // 06/03/08

PORTRAIT

Turkish love story on Danish shores

With 3.8 million Turkish immigrants in the EU, we head to Denmark with the seventh largest Turkish population in Europe. Aydin Ozturk, 50, settled in Odense with a Danish partner and found his place in society

by Duygu Korhan // 28/02/08

REVIEW

Headscarfs from Europe's presidents on Mars

Are you waiting for the snow in Tallinn? Bothered about a piece of cloth in Turkey? Or taking a politics lesson with McCain? The latest news from our babelblogs

by Katharina Kloss // 28/02/08

PICTURES

Strasbourg is bikes

With the inauguration of the TGV to Strasbourg, the city is staking its claim for modernity and the environment. The bicycle rules in this city that wants to overtake Fribourg as model of sustainable growth

by Eneko Ilarramendi // 27/02/08

FEATURE

Spot the Italian (or German) in South Tyrol

The fortunate can discover the possibilities of European linguistic diversity at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Multilingualism shows its true colours here – both good and bad

by Margarethe Padysz // 25/02/08

VOX POP

Kosovo independence: your reactions

On 17 February, the state declared independence from Serbia, amidst a split EU outlook. Kosovar, Serb and Russian youth sound out their reactions on the day

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 20/02/08

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Remembering the riots in Tallinn

One year later everything passed quietly and, although the Russian MFA would not agree with me, it seems that people have finally learnt a really important lesson: violence does not help on getting anything. Not in Europe, at least.

by g.angioni // 28/04/08

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Road without madness day

Today we will be safe on the road, even if we gear up our vehicles. It has to be so. The 27 of April is The European road safety day. This day officially came into being last year. There was never unofficial one before.

by erika // 27/04/08

erika

A wider way for bloggers

How do Lithuanian writers of internet diaries live? A few weeks ago they met at the second Lithuanian bloggers conference BLOGin 2008 in Vilnius. The communication about the event was planned effectively - the tickets, worth a sell-out play, were all bought. Approximately 400 participants attended. This professionally organized meeting of ...

by erika // 17/04/08




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