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INTERVIEW Europarl TV: 'technology is more fast-paced than the institutions'

Europarl TV: 'technology is more fast-paced than the institutions'

In September 2008, the TV channel started streaming parliamentary sessions and news features on MEPs and their speeches on the European parliament’s webpage. The challenge is to give the institutions a human face - press service chief Jean-Yves Loog tells us how

by Jane Mery @ // 10/03/10 - 3 Comment - 5 Votes

jean-claude trichet, brussels, strasbourg, european media, internet, european parliament

PRESS REVIEW Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

From 4 - 7 June 2009 the citizens of the 27 EU member states cast their votes for a new European parliament. The voter turnout was relatively low, but the trends are clear to see. In many countries right-wing parties gained a larger share of the vote while national governments were punished. The press in Holland, Poland, Italy, Finland, Austria and Hungary speak

by eurotopics @ // 08/06/09

italy, finland, eudebate2009, hungary, poland, geert wilders

PRESS REVIEW Eurozone crisis what crisis? 50% of Greece's debt cut

Eurozone crisis what crisis? 50% of Greece's debt cut

On 26 October the 27 heads of state and government of the European Union reached agreement in Brussels on a debt restructuring and new rescue package for Greece, among other things. Last chance saloon for Athens, say French, Austrian, Spanish and Greek commentators

by eurotopics @ // 27/10/11

italy, angela merkel, efsf, greece, currency, euro

PANORAMA It's late 2009, and Europeans are getting into a tizzle about religion

It's late 2009, and Europeans are getting into a tizzle about religion

The Swiss have banned new minarets, the European court of human rights has banned Italy from having crucifixes in every classroom. A Swedish school has rejected veils, a Dutch polytechnic shuns Christmas trees and a study claims religion stems from insecurity. The Dutch, Swedish, UK, Hungarian and Bulgarian press react

by eurotopics @ // 09/12/09

christmas, religion, religion and democracy, press review, european media, euweek

ANALYSIS Keeping an eye on what comes in

Keeping an eye on what comes in

As Asian Bird flu spreads into central Turkey, we can clearly see the importance of the EU in monitoring and protecting its citizens.

by simon borkin // 10/04/06

INTERVIEW Le Corps Mince de Francoise: 'fuck off saying we’re trendy. We sing about what we are'

Le Corps Mince de Francoise: 'fuck off saying we’re trendy. We sing about what we are'

The trio hail from Helsinki, record in Berlin and are managed in the UK. We meet in Paris to dissect their pan-European wanderings and find out why exactly they diss boys and Finland so much in their screamy surface pop-experimental sound

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 21/10/09 - 2 Comment - 8 Votes

finland, industry, feminism, brunch, best of cafebabel.com, berlin

ANALYSIS Northern Ireland elections: then what?

Northern Ireland elections: then what?

Assembly elections took place on March 7, ahead of a March 26 deadline to restore the power-sharing process

by paul hagan // 06/03/07 - 2 Comment

belfast, devolution, nationalism, united kingdom, western eu, terrorism

ANALYSIS One year on - what's the Lisbon treaty again?

One year on - what's the Lisbon treaty again?

Yes, you, Europe voted this constitutional document in and it came into effect on 1 December 2009. It's more institutions and regulations which doesn't really help to understand the burden of the EU and its thousand of details, so here's one option of an instant mini guide

by Jimena @ // 01/12/10 - 1 Comment - 1 Vote

brussels, euweek, eu foreign policy chief, society, lisbon treaty, politics

Paul Verhoeven: 'So what if it’s commercial?'

The 68-year-old Dutch film director behind ‘Total Recall’, ‘Robocop’ and ‘Basic Instinct’ is back home in Europe to complete a different project

by carles matamoros // 30/01/07 - 1 Vote

cinema, netherlands, sex, europe, culture, sitges

OPINION President dead: what political future for Poland?

President dead: what political future for Poland?

An election for a new president will need to be held in sixty days, but it’s hard to see how Polish society can pull itself together so quickly since their top illuminaries were largely killed in a plane crash on 10 April. Extract from cafebabel.com's Belgium-based American blogger 'Gulf Stream Blues'

by Dave Keating @ // 14/04/10 - 7 Comment - 2 Votes

jaroslaw kaczynski, poland, lech kaczynski, russian federation, blogs, opinion

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cafebabel.com director in French radio interview about 'Germanophobia'

On 6 February Alexandre Heully, executive director of cafebabel.com, made an appearance as a guest speaker for a programme about ‘Germanophobia’ on ‘Des clics et des claques’ ('Clicks and Slaps') on Europe 1, alongside journalists Laurent Guimier, David Abiker and Guy Birenbaum. In France, Germany is fashionable again. With ...

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'Multiculturalism on the ground' - write for us from Seville, 15-18 March 2012

0 0 1 49 273 babel international 2 1 321 14.0 Normal 0 21 false false false FR JA X-NONE Editor-in-charge/ Agata Jaskot / redakcja@cafebabel.com 10 cities, 10 special city editions of feature reports, 10 local debates: We're continuing our series of monthly reporting missions to a ...

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Into the white

Elida Lyd Zylbeari It’s snowing in Macedonia. Houses, streets and life are covered in those white cold natures’ snowflakes. At first glance it’s lovely, having in mind the children laughter while playing with snow-balls or the fact that the snow covered all the imperfectness of urban life. On ...

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Make the best choices for your future: studies and career advice at the EU Studies Fair this week!

In Brussels this week, if you are a student in the fields of international relations, EU politics, business and law and want to pursue a postgraduate degree, there is an event you shouldn't miss. For the 13th year the EU Studies Fair invites students to discover the programmes of ...

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No gashes in the Hofburg!

A bitterly cold night on the 27th of January saw thousands of people to gather to protest against the annual WKR Ball. Why demonstrate against a ball you ask? What’s wrong with a bunch of people not being able to waltz and wearing uncomfortable clothes?

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