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In front | FEATURE
Climate of surveillance: no longer? (Photo: tinalraval/ Flickr)

As 29 people of mainly Moroccan origin go on trial in Madrid for the March 11 bombings of 2004, life for Barcelona's Muslim community ticks on

by Albert Salarich // 09/03/07

INVESTIGATION
Famous squat near Vallcarca; tourists shoot away from the top of Parc Guell (Photo: Nabeelah Shabbir)

Squats vs. sharks in Barcelona

As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections

by Tiziana Sforza // 07/03/07

INVESTIGATION
Breaking the rules on the Ramblas (Photo: PDK)

Beer over Gaudi

In Barcelona, unlicensed street performers, sleeping on park benches and drinking and urinating on its streets is illegal. How has the civic by-law affected society one year on?

by Pim de Kuijer // 07/03/07

PORTRAIT
(Photo: Gonzalo Ovejero/ almostdesign.com)

DJ Krush - Tokyo-ing Barcelona

One night in Barcelona's famous 'Apolo' club, where the 'international master of turntablism' divides clubgoers with his mellow electronic strains

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 07/03/07

FEATURE
Fòrum: clouded by former Olympic success (Photo: Cien de Cine/ Flickr)

Olympic city - dizzy Catalonian heights

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

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 07/03/07

PICTURES

Barcelona's immigrant mirage

A Spanish-speaking immigrant between immigrants - in Catalan Barcelona

by Cristóbal Schal // 07/03/07

Sandra Camps (Photo: SC)

Sandra Camps: Barcelona's journalist as Africa's social worker

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

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 05/03/07

ANALYSIS
An Erasmus that has enhanced lives (Photo: Blond avenger/ Flickr)

Erasmus turns 20 – time to grow up?

Name: Erasmus. Date of birth : 1987. Birthplace: Brussels - the European institutions are rather proud of their baby, which celebrates 20 years in 2007

by Jean-Sébastien Lefebvre // 22/01/07

PANORAMA

Quirky customs and tantalising traditions

The breeze is warm, school is over and festivals mushroom all over Europe. But the traditional joys of warm beer, rock get-togethers and muddy camping sites are making way for some more exotic fayres. Discover some of the strange and unheard of festivals that will rock Europe during the coming month. Get ready to pack your bags!

by Inga Pietrusiska i Natalia Sosin // 24/07/06

Ben Jelloun, the wise  (Editions Gallimard)

Tahar Ben Jelloun, bridging the gap

Tahar Ben Jelloun, the celebrated Moroccan writer, explains how the children of Europe are spoilt and why his native country should be able join the EU.

by Prune Antoine // 28/01/06

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