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Aged three, Prishtina dances, designs but doesn’t debate

('entony',) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:13:26 -0000

Kosovo is one of the most optimistic countries in the world with 70% of the population under the age of thirty. Music, bars and art dot my four days in its capital, Prishtina, three years after the city claimed independence from Serbia

'Generation 112': the civic erasmus programme

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:45:00 -0000

The 'euro-militants' of this French initiative feel the need to expand the erasmus student exchange programme, by adding a spirit of civic service

European bloggers describe their Berlin walls

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:11 -0000

Monday is 9 November, the day when the Berlin wall was brought down. To reflect on this iconic modern historical event for the eurogeneration, citizen journalists from five cafebabel.com local teams - Sofia, Budapest, Turin, Strasbourg and Istanbul - simultaneously blogged one day about the walls they see in their cities

Ikea, H&M, Nokia, Zara: a fairytale EU life built on brands

('Kate Stansfield',) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:45:00 -0000

The products we buy all bear the CE marking, French for 'European Conformity'. What if our lives were also conforming to the advertising messages of the leading brands in the European market? The big fishes are swallowing the small ones. Are they also picking away at our identity?

European election politicians want Facebook friends

('Aatish Pattni',) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:51:52 -0000

Personal pages, groups and events in connection with the European elections in June are multiplying on Facebook. Should the social networking platform - boasting 41.7 millions users in Europe alone – become a new site for political debate around Europe?

Football: Iran vs Basque ‘Selección de Euskadi’ or Basque ‘Euskal Herria’?

('Andrew Christie',) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:07:08 -0000

The traditional Christmas fixture takes place on 23 December, but which name will the Basques play under? Nationalism, politics and differing takes on history mix with polemic views in a time of sporting crisis