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Europe's 'beautiful laundrette' culture: socialising chores

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0000

Social networks have allowed a whole generation to abandon any sense of shame and showcase its private life. The fashion for exposure doesn't limit itself to the screen; Europe's urban landscapes offer more and more spaces which mix the private and the public. Washing your dirty laundry in public in Germany, France and Denmark

The world in an Eau de Cologne bottle

('Darren Thompson',) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0000

It’s no lucky mistake; Eau de Cologne, or Cologne, world renowned for centuries, has benefitted from the ideal geographical location of the city that has given the perfume its name. At the heart of Europe, Cologne is putting the finishing touches to its strategy to form international links

'Institutionalising' extremism in Cologne's Pro Köln movement

('rhiannon_nicolson',) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:19:39 -0000

The mosque currently in construction will be able to hold the 120, 000 muslims who live in the west German city. Consequently, the ‘Pro Cologne’ movement is rapidly losing its electoral base in the next municipal elections in mid-September. First in a series of five reports in our 'Europe on the ground' mission, which sent five EU journalists to Koeln

December: pure culture seeker

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Berlin sparks and pixels, free Splash electro in Paris, European student cinema festival in Manchester and eat yourself to death in Lodz

Tillman Otto: ‘People should burn if they wanna burn’

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0000

‘Gentleman’, 32, is a true reggae adherent and honorary Jamaican in German skin. His musical diaspora defines a pan-reggae notion of 'how small we all are in the jah jah world'

More Muslims, more mosques in Europe

('Katja Heise',) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:00:00 -0000

'Islamist' threats to power or positive signs of integration? A Ramadan special

Interrail for the future

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:23:00 -0000

Spanning north to south, stretching east to west: travelling in Europe as of 2020 will be easier and faster thanks to the upcoming Trans-European Transport Network (TEN)

Milli Görüs: wolves in sheep’s clothing

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The Islamic Association of Milli Görüs is Europe's largest 'radical' Islamic religious association, monitored by the Office of the Protection of the Constitution