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How an Italian boy became a ‘happiness coach’

('amare.ca',) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:16:45 -0000

Born in the land of ‘la dolce vita’, Bergamo-born Frank Ra, 32, travelled Europe before publishing a book on happiness. He offers his thoughts on spiritual scepticism, being a former erasmus student or ex-pat and how ‘no place is perfect unless we accept it with all its features’

Iceland in the EU: 'Only on our terms'

('Sarah Meleleu',) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:58:26 -0000

In a pub in Reykjavik, three young Icelanders discuss the possible membership of their island to the European Union. With less than 10% growth, they are not showing “euro enthusiasm”, but pragmatism

Erasmus testimony: tips from a Maltese in Rome

('James Pace',) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:48:14 -0000

I can’t believe it’s only been a month since I packed 20kg of my most prized possessions and took them out of hot, humid Malta to set up camp in Italy's eternal city

Liechtenstein: a paradise’s light is dimming

('Erin Woycik',) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Liechtenstein, the geographical heart of the EU, has 35,000 inhabitants, 70,000 foundations and 110,000 million euros deposited in bank accounts whose owners are anonymous. All this leaves a bad taste in the European mouth

Malta gets the euro

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

From 1 January 2008, Malta and Cyprus changed their currency to the euro, bringing the total number of member states in the eurozone to fifteen. Report from the capital of Europe's smallest state

Malta and Cyprus to adopt the Euro by 2008

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Malta and Cyprus win approval from the European Commission and the European Central Bank to become the respective 14th and 15th Eurozone members by 1 January

Portugal sits on the fence

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0000

The February 11 referendum on the decriminalisation of abortion has garnered mixed reactions