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Euro 2012 Warsaw stadium: once a bazaar hosting pop star popes

('Catrin',) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:58:42 -0000

With its roof looking like a waving Polish flag, the national stadium became the newest addition to the Polish capital's fantastic skyline on 29 January. It opened seven months later than planned on the historic banks of the Vistula river but still in time for the 2012 European football championships this summer

Port du Rhin: Strasbourg’s problem suburb (which is also on the border)

('Molmash',) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:30:00 -0000

The suburb of Strasbourg which is part of the Franco-German border is famous for having staged anti-Nato protests in 2009. It's all the more reason for its politicians and town planners to realise the urban planning policy set in place to improve living conditions for its population. Mission accomplished?

From Bergamo to Laos: parkour with Gato, Italian traceur

('Jude Lister',) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:32:18 -0000

Federico, or 'Gato' ('Cat') as he likes to be known, is an Italian biologist. But his real passion is for parkour - or rather the art of moving, a discipline which allows man to discover his own body and its limits

Architecture: sex up Brussels' EU quarter!

('Darren Thompson',) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:15:00 -0000

Remodelling plans hope to humanise Brussels' European quarter over the next fifteen years. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe's 'greenest' cities

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:30:00 -0000

On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Tübingen, buses and Europe

('Sarah Meleleu',) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:15:00 -0000

Europaplatz (‘Europe Square’) is not just a bus station in Tübingen. It is actively integrated in the urban reality of this ancient charming town which lies on the river Neckar

Photos: Brussels accommodates EU buildings

('David Tett',) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:35:47 -0000

Esplanade of L'Europe in Brussels: more rubbish than town planning

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

A space without appeal next to Brussels South railway station is far from what we expect from the capital of Europe

It's not just rubbish in Naples

('Mary Maistrello',) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Campania drowns in tonnes of refuse. The EU threatens the intervention of the Court of Justice. How did we get this far, asks a young Neapolitan reporter

Let’s all go for a drive

('Rebecca Caulfield',) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:00:00 -0000

60% of Europeans choose the summertime to escape from their daily routine and go on holiday. Of those, 55% take their car according to Eurostat

Olympic city - dizzy Catalonian heights

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:00:00 -0000

A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image

Squats vs. sharks in Barcelona

('RenataB',) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0000

As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections

Skiing within four walls

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0000

In the style of Ski Dubai, the indoor skiing resort in the middle of the desert, ski domes are sprouting like mushrooms throughout Europe

Built on Benzene

('Ed Saunders',) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The city of Budapest wants to build a science park on the site of the former Óbuda gasworks

Factories of culture: forging new from old

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

All over Europe, former industrial buildings are being rebuilt as centres of culture. Residents cherish the special charm of these old factories

WIELS: artful brewing

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

On May 25, Brussels’ largest contemporary art centre will open its doors in what was once the Wielemans-Ceuppen Brewery, close to Midi Station

Parc de la Villette: culture not cows

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

The Parc de la Villette in Paris is one of Europe’s leading art centres. Here art, music, science and technology all rub shoulders

Fortress Bulgaria: gated communities

('Ed Saunders',) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Wealthy families in Bulgaria are using gated communities to protect themselves from the poor majority