February 21 is the United Nations deadline for Resolution 1737 for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment programme

The Parisian architect mixes architecture with ecology: a fashionable fifty-year-old with a diverse background and designer of the offbeat Tower Flower in Paris

Winter is becoming disturbingly mild, humid and snow-less, a fact which is making the ski industry sweat

Winner of the 2002 Prix Fémina for Foreign Writers for his splendid Montedidio – written in 'very Neapolitan Italian' – Erri de Luca reflects on Europe, the Mediterranean and the passing of generations

Anti-abortion associations are ‘lobbies’ in many countries, with their demands being heard all over Europe. Conservative, traditional values come first

Independent Parisian comic-book publisher The Association formed their own comic publishing house in 1991, celebrating their first bestseller with Marjane Satrapi's 'Persepolis' six years ago

May 22 marks the 100th birthday of Hergé, ‘father’ and creator of comic boy-hero Tintin. Events have been organised around the globe to celebrate a man who has been somewhat eclipsed by his creation

Endless parties, sprawling sports fields, a huge park and diverse roommates from the four corners of the globe - a room in the Cité University is extremely sought after amongst Erasmus students in Paris