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Refugees and ‘fællesskab’ in Denmark: tales from Sandholm camp for asylum seekers

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:04:27 -0000

Denmark was one of the first countries to adopt the UN refugee convention in 1951. We meet refugees from Kuwait, Iraq and Syria living at an accommodation centre north of Copenhagen, which has been run by the Red Cross since 1986

Mulled wine across Europe

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:10:28 -0000

Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas

Why Scandinavians do life better

('Sarah Pybus',) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0000

Public spirit, political life, way of life, welfare state...short analysis on why people from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland might be happier with life than the rest of us Europeans

Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'

('Pierre-Anthony Canovas',) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:00:00 -0000

The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July

Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish

('Angela Steen',) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The 26, 000 islanders of this archipelago neighbouring Finland have the power to shape the future of Europe

Charcuterie, cars and votes for Italians abroad

('John Smith',) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:48:00 -0000

The 2001 Tremaglia law permits Italians living abroad to participate in the national elections on 13 and 14 April

Eco-housing renaissance: put less carbon in the air!

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The ‘built’ environment in the UK, Germany and Sweden are good examples of how our lifestyles have to adapt in a changing world

Björn Lomborg: Europe's sceptical environmentalist

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The Danish political scientist opposes hype, scaremongering and media coverage about the environment. He tells us whether Europe has got its priorities right for tackling the world’s environmental problems

Finland: Europe's newest nuclear plant

('Angela Steen',) — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0000

'I never get an answer when I ask Iran what they plan to do with the enriched uranium they produce,' EU foreign chief Javier Solana said on 30 January. While the Iranian president waits for the west, we take a Nordic diversion

Facebook: UK, Norway and Sweden most active

('Andrew Burgess',) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0000

10 million Europeans have their own profiles on booming social exchange websites such as Facebook. The most active European web users have not wasted any time create groups of their own

PubliCity - from Barcelona to Dresden

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Mullet

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:43:00 -0000