Born in Buenos Aires and a German resident for three decades, the cellist adds a ‘Spanish influence’ to an ‘unusual’ ensemble, revolutionising European chamber music

Clearly Berlin has a soft spot for the bear, the symbol of the city. After the Knut-mania surrounding the polar bear at the city’s zoo, teddy bears now have their own tour operator to visit the German capital. Seriously…

Access to a part of the river Spree was blocked by the Berlin Wall for almost half a century. Today, twenty years after its deconstruction, capitalists plan to block it again

Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...

Major names in the cookery world have backed France’s application to UNESCO to have its cuisine listed as a world heritage item. In multicultural Germany, the idea is stirring up mixed reactions

Several urban landmarks have been used to great effect by environmentalists as a political canvas to preserve forests. Today, creative and spectacular actions are still somewhat of a trademark

London, Cologne, Venice, Tokyo: the German design pixel group pixelate city visions and hail themselves as a jazz band. They are guilty of simply improvising the definitive concept of ‘urbanity’

Between 9 and 14 February, the German capital played host to 350 up-and-coming film enthusiasts from all over the world

Oft dismissed as the childless 'loser generation’, twenty-somethings have unexpected talents. Our German and French correspondents give them a chance to have their say. Part IV of a series from Paris and Berlin

The story of a community's unconventional journey: 'German Russians' return to Berlin and struggle to live in harmony in their adopted country

Twenty-something baby losers. Often disparaged, yet the 'eighties generation' harbour multiple talents. First part of a series of portraits exchanging Paris and Berlin

In adverts, stereotypes of countries and nations are often exploited to commercialise certain products – a trip through German television

Yasmin, Cihan, Mani and Christian document their parents through the lens in Franco-German film 'Mon monde - meine Welt', a bitter-sweet reality bite that there is no quick-fix solution to the immigration issue

The vocalist and drummer for kitsch pop duet 'Stereo Total', 43, evokes Franco-German bilingualism applied to masculinity-femininity, Gainsbourg and modern frustrations

If your cat has gone off its food, your dog is chasing its tail and your horse is scared of umbrellas, it’s time for a home visit to an animal therapist

'Islamist' threats to power or positive signs of integration? A Ramadan special

The French journalist and long time foreign correspondent of the daily 'Le Monde', 64, evokes the subjectivity and relativity of the job, insisting on the importance of an identifiable Europe

Go back to work, have more children, and we'll look after every third child, says the new daycare reform in Germany, a country with one of the lowest birth rates in Europe. But conservatives aren't happy

In a beige Mercedes with a yellow and black taxi sign on the roof and leather seats, the destination is the Berlin of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Last May, the German daily newspaper Tagesspeigel warned that in Berlin one child in three lives off 'Hartz IV' (government aid). This is a new high for Germany and is more than twice the national average. Is it an avatar of reunification?

The death and rebirth of two city icons provide an impressive picture of the nostalgia that characterises Germany

The German capital is a real paradise for gays and lesbians. Despite the high level of general tolerance, the reality is that discrimination in the workplace and violent attacks still continue

The Poles have made up the second largest national minority in Berlin for years, but the eternal stereotype of Polish migrant workers has been disappearing of late. New blood is coming into the city - bringing students, artists and businessmen

A journey through Belgium, Germany and their citizens image of Europe

A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image

Her reports on dwarfism and the mass tide of immigrants to the Canaries are gracing German screens - the Catalan journalist gives a voice to those without

Of the 26 films that the Berlin Film Festival is showing from February 8 - 18, 12 are European. A lack of fresh faces?

German film director Florian Henckel's feature debut shines in Hollywood with an elegant and assured spy thriller

Valérie Favre, 47, is a Swiss artist working in Berlin. For her, painting is an out-dated medium which still offers interesting possibilites.

Before long, demolition work will begin on the ‘Palace of the Republic’ in Berlin, a relic from GDR days. In other ex-socialist states there are similar buildings, and every one has its own story.

A renowned composer for the Berlin state opera and a passionate guitarist, 45-year-old Sidney Corbett talks to café babel about his career, which began with his move from his native USA to Europe, and modern European music composition.