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Being a Beşiktaş football supporter in Istanbul
There are three big football teams in Istanbul: the aristocratic Galatasaray, the Asian Fenerbahçe and the self-proclaimed ‘people’s team (‘halk takim’), Beşiktaş. The fans of the latter are known to be politically active. The Beşiktaşli, as they are called, stand up for social progress and football integrity
citizens, football, sport, civil society, istanbul, society, turkey
Europe day 2011: Robert Schuman's dream: is it yours?
After drifting aimlessly for some time, the European union has reached crisis point. It has lost its way and with it popular legitimacy. Anti-Europeanism is now the currency of choice in many EU state
citizens, european union, politics, schengen zone, 9 de mayo, piigs, opinion
81 billion pounds later: Brits avoid bankruptcy
The British government announced a barrage of drastic austerity measures on 20 October: major cuts in social welfare and almost half a million jobs in the public sector axed. British, Finnish, Danish and Dutch commentators find these public sector cuts, the biggest since world war two, harsh, unfair and extremely dangerous for the economy
citizens, money, great-britain, churchill, united kingdom, tax, conservatives
'The notion of EU citizenship is just hyprocritical marketing'
For all those people who have settled in other countries in the EU the notion of ‘citizenship’ mixes with that of identity; a European one. All of them will be heading off to vote for their Euro MPs in whichever member state where they have taken up residence between 4 and 7 June
citizens, identity, abstentionism, testimony, european elections 2009, rendez-vous citoyens, society
Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak
Whether they are from Finland to Cyprus, or Germany and France, the first charter EU member states, as well as from 'newcomer' states Romania and Bulgaria, 27 Athenians talk about their Europe and how they think it should be. The EU elections take place between 4 and 7 June 2009, with 736 seats in the EU parliament open to 9, 000 candidates
citizens, european identity, identity, european young journalist 2008, abstentionism, greece, european elections 2009
Italy: to vote or not to vote in EU elections on 6-7 June?
But most importantly, why vote? The European elections between 4 and 7 June 2009 are victim to a changing and uncertain political landscape
citizens, eudebate 2009, italy, european elections 2009, silvio berlusconi, power, eudebate2009
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