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Headscarfs and gags: Visa liberalisation view from Sarajevo

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:55:20 -0000

Bosnia and Herzegovina is queuing for new freedom; as of 15 December, the European Union will have liberalised the visa situation so that citizens can travel to the 25 countries of the Schengen. But contrary to the EU's expectations, not everyone is jumping for joy with the news

Visa liberalisation: cripes! Are Bosnians going to swamp EU?

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:00 -0000

The news comes mid-afternoon on 8 November: the EU’s given the green light for Bosnia and Albania to travel in the 25 countries of the Schengen zone without a visa from mid-December! It has brought a smile back on a number of Bosnian faces who have tired of queuing in front of the embassies

Lithuania's female bloggers: cooking, sex and the city

('Daiva Repe\xc4\x8dkait\xc4\x97',) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:11:53 -0000

Somewhere between the 200, 000 Lithuanians in the UK and the 3 million at home, bloggers are making their own female-shaped dent in the internet universe

Why Hungary and Slovakia are at odds

('euro topics',) — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:09:48 -0000

On 25 May the Slovakian parliament warned Hungary not to offer citizenship to ethnic Hungarians living in neighbouring countries. The Austrian, Hungarian and Slovakian press accuse the two of using the issue to ignore domestic problems

Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'

('John Smith',) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:58:00 -0000

Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses

Democratic index for Europe

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

After Eurobarometer and the ‘Index of Happiness’, a new index launched by a British think tank on 31 January aims to ‘measure’ democracy in 25 European countries – and get Europe's citizens to customise their own indices online. Interview

Poland's 10, 000 border guards

('Natasha Doff',) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Since 21 December 2007 there have been no border controls between Poland and Portugal. In Germany there have been fears that the Polish authorities aren’t ready to take on the security of the entire EU

German Russians: home in Berlin

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The story of a community's unconventional journey: 'German Russians' return to Berlin and struggle to live in harmony in their adopted country

Immigration: the plight of Poles in France

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Poland has been an official EU country since 1 May 2004. While Poles have the right to move freely around France, things get a lot more complicated when it comes to getting a job

Where Israel and Palestine meet

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0000

An astonishing eye-witness account of Israeli-Palestine exchanges at the checkpoints that divide the two peoples, followed by an update on EU-Palestine relations

Working abroad - necessity or Easyjet pleasure?

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The concept of working abroad has changed hugely - two generations explain why they left their countries. Third in our 'Crossed Portraits' series, marking 50 years of Europe

Poland: 'opportunities to go abroad are few and far between'

('Andrew Burgess',) — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:59:00 -0000

Since European enlargement kicked into swing in May 2004, there has been a 6% boost in the number of exchanges between universities in Europe.

Montenegro goes on sale

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:00:00 -0000

For years the unspoiled beauty of Montenegro used to be the best kept secret in Europe. Now the sights of old Venetian squares, spectacular mountains, bays, sandy beaches are once more a favourite destination for globe-trotters around the world