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German nudists off Poland's Baltic beaches!

In front | FEATURE
What's wrong with that view (Photo: ©lavandou/ Flickr)

The nudists have always been there, but until Poland entered into the Schengen agreement on 1 January 2008, Usedom beach, which lies between the German and Polish towns of Ahlbeck and Swinoujscie, was divided by a wire-mesh fence

by n- ost // 12/08/08

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Olympics logistics: Germany takes gold (Photo: ©Franz Patzig/ Flickr)

Frankfurt - Beijing: getting German Olympic rowers to China

Organising the transport of boats and beer from Germany to far-off China could be considered an Olympic challenge in itself

by Anna Corves // 05/08/08

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

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

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Broke joes

by Katharina Kloss // 23/04/08

(Photo: Everjean/ Flickr)

Map: be German to be rich, says Forbes

How do you become a billionaire exactly? Flee Europe: out of the 1125 billionaires registered by Forbes, barely 20% are of European origin. The others come mainly from the United States (42%), China, India and Russia

by Franck Lirzin // 22/04/08

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Bun in the oven

by Jane Mery // 16/04/08

FEATURE

Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe

The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project

by Simone Schlindwein // 15/04/08

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Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

by Chris // 15/04/08

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