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French EU presidency: vox-pop on the streets of Paris

In front | INTERVIEW
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What do Europeans (and not just Europeans) think of the French European Union presidency’s journey through Paris? Will it be able to solve the European Union’s current problems?

by Viola Fiore / Ole Skambraks // 22/07/08

FEATURE
(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Too many bank holiday Mondays

by Philippe-Alexandre Saulnier // 23/05/08

PANORAMA
Red carpet 2008 (Photo: Affif)

No English or eastern flicks at the 61st Cannes Film Festival

The absence of eastern European titles is the main story at Cannes from 14 – 25 May, amidst well- known western names including the Dardenne brothers, Wim Wenders and Italians Sorrentino and Garrone

by Maria Colucci // 15/05/08

ANALYSIS
Gulf of Aden coastline (Photo: Hoorob/ Flickr)

Modern pirates use GPS in Somalia

Recent attacks on Spanish and French ships highlight the insecurity of maritime activities. The EU is confronted by a challenge which puts its capacity to create a policy protecting common security into question

by Mélanie Bulan & Joaquín Salido Marcos // 05/05/08

TESTIMONY

Overworked, underpaid in a French call centre

Too many young Europeans are forced to work in bad conditions to finance their studies in France. Why a young Italian quit

by Francesco Piccinini // 30/04/08

FEATURE
Generation-P in Europe also counts 'Generazione Mille Euro' in Italie (photo:www.generazione1000.com)

Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security

by Farah Boucherak // 28/04/08

INTERVIEW
(Photo: Elisa Marengo)

Roger Woolger: 'it's not psychosis'

The British psychotherapist from Sussex, 63, brings together Jung theory and eastern philosophy in his 'deep memory process'. His theory on reincarnation: our past lives help us resolve our present neuroses

by Elisa Marengo // 25/04/08

AGENDA
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Music: Portishead, Hooverphonic and the Lo Fat Orchestra

Where do these bands get their names from? We sweep the UK, Belgium, Switzerland and France for our monthly music pick this April

by Sandra Wickert // 23/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Broke joes

by Katharina Kloss // 23/04/08

FEATURE
Big boys can play too (Photo: captKodak/ Flickr)

4x4s: urban penis substitutes

As night falls across cities in Europe, including here in Lyon, 'eco-guerillas' deflate four-wheeler car tyres in a revolt against a lifestyle which they find scandalous

by Marie Signoret // 16/04/08

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