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'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France

('Lindsey Evans',) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00:00 -0000

Four months on from the Copenhagen summit, the failure of a global climate change policy hasn't crushed or reinvigorated the motivation of environmental activists. In the Vosges region of France, Elise's carbon-neutral weekends indicate that changing our way of life may be key to saving the planet

Ikea, H&M, Nokia, Zara: a fairytale EU life built on brands

('Kate Stansfield',) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:45:00 -0000

The products we buy all bear the CE marking, French for 'European Conformity'. What if our lives were also conforming to the advertising messages of the leading brands in the European market? The big fishes are swallowing the small ones. Are they also picking away at our identity?

Is your gran a 'silver surfer'?

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:57:36 -0000

French grandmas in stinging nettles, German grandpas at the European parliament and Polish grannies working in communist toilets - there's a visually colourful variety of 'ageing' expressions across the European continent

World of Warcraft: Europe's video game addiction war

('james whyte',) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:36:08 -0000

Launched by an American company in 2004, the critically acclaimed computer game has 12 million monthly fee-paying subscribers across the globe. As World of Warcraft: The Magazine comes out in English, French, German and Spanish, a British former player explains the online fantasy phenomenon

Facebook privacy - what’s yours is mine

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Finding the nice French guy from the bar, showing your American high school mates new photos, keeping in touch with your Spanish friend - the social network renders this possible and profits from the personal details of its 175 million users worldwide. Facebook backtracked on changing its 'terms of use' in February

Map: EU growth will slow down in 2008

('Pedro Pic\xc3\xb3n',) — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:56:00 -0000

The EU’s economy will grow slower than expected, falling from 2.7% in 2007 to 2.0% in 2008. Things will worsen in 2009. Take a look at your countries’ growth rates

Drinking trademark Budweiser beer in Bohemia

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Czech beer came to the world’s attention again in April after a century-old dispute with the US over the naming rights to its Budweiser beer was settled in a Luxembourg court

Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

('c\xc3\xa9dric AUDINOT',) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security

Ebay or ham: how to save money in Spain

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

We’re more used to tightening our purse strings after the loss in purchasing power in countries like Spain. It’s become a veritable challenge to get to the end of the month for those who having to do a balancing act with their current accounts. How to buy for less?

Brussels: where’s Waris?

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

What with missing Somali supermodel-cum-UN ambassadors, the Spring European Council and naughty pupil Britain, ‘twas a hot climate this week in Brussels

1968: a tour of Europe's revolts

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Spain, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Germany - spinning through Europe's uprisings during that infamous year of rebellion

Estonian economy: between crash landing and Baltic summer

('Kate Martin',) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0000

11% growth, 4.5% unemployment and a lot of liberalism: how the Baltic Tiger catches investors. Inflation means the euro won't be in place before 2012

Jesus Christ, king of burgers

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:08:00 -0000

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, July de 2006.

The ambiguous little miss piggy

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:58:00 -0000

Paris, France, summer 2006

Lidl cracks the whip

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0000

Lidl supermarkets are a familiar sight in malls around Europe, popular among students and cash-strapped families. But according to the German services employees’ union, ver.di, Lidl supervisors repress their workers and enforce 45-hour work weeks.