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Lucia Martin: Spanish youth are ‘you can see them coming’ generation

('Laura Simpson',) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:28:44 -0000

Stigmatisation and pity were the two main attitudes towards today’s youth until the 39-year-old Spanish journalist opted to say ‘enough’. This generation of young Europeans are drowning in short-term work contracts, never-ending internships and minimal salaries. Yet aren’t they just ‘precarious’ in a society which is brutally competitive?

José Manuel Barroso on the financial crisis: 'national borders mean little'

('Jos\xc3\xa9 Manuel Dur\xc3\xa3o Barroso',) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:29:15 -0000

Pulling together; the official word from the president of the European commission, which hit Europe's national dailys on 2 October

Brussels, collateral damage in the Belgian conflict

('Matthew Pagett',) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0000

Neither Flemish nor Walloon, Brussels is the battlefield of choice for the divisive struggle that is plaguing Belgium. Faced with a situation that does not seem to be getting any better, some residents of Brussels have decided to form a new political party. We meet one of them