European Identity

TESTIMONY european identity : 'Erasmus is about discovering Europe'

'Erasmus is about discovering Europe'

Like many an old advertising cliché, the erasmus student exchange programme offers a ‘dual action’ experience. After the culture shock, the parties, the multinational encounters and the adventures across Spain, come the trips to visit new found friends, in all corners of Europe. This new European consciousness keeps us coming back for more

by Caroline Venaille @ // 20/01/10 - 2 votes

european identity, friendship, university, europe, society, seville, spain

DEBATE european identity : Domain names: internet puts accent on EU languages

Domain names: internet puts accent on EU languages

Typing европа.eu (europe.eu in Bulgarian) into an internet search bar is now possible. Special or non Latin characters can be used when using addresses ending with .eu. Many more nationalities will be able to express themselves on the net

by Adriano Farano @ // 10/12/09 - 3 Comment - 1 vote

european identity, nationalism, languages, society, internet, language

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Image : Crisis, climate change: capturing European identity in a photo (16 images)

Crisis, climate change: capturing European identity in a photo (16 images)

OPINION european identity : Five reasons why Italian should be Europe's lingua franca

Five reasons why Italian should be Europe's lingua franca

There are various solutions to fortifying Europe and creating mutual understanding. As far as I am concerned, Dante’s language is perfect for the common good of all Europeans

by José R. de Arellano @ // 02/10/09 - 36 Comment - 1 vote

european identity, italy, identity, politics, languages, opinion, society

FOCUS european identity : Low cost airlines lend citizens a 'European' identity

Low cost airlines lend citizens a 'European' identity

Budget travel is a reality for modern Europeans, a part of everyday life. Accounting for its environmental impact may affect the as yet fragile common European identity it lends to flying citizens

by Nathan Charlton @ // 17/08/09 - 14 Comment

european identity, money, identity, germany, portugal, environment, england

INTERVIEW european identity : Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'

Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'

The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July

by Pierre-Anthony Canovas @ // 05/08/09 - 1 Comment

european identity, identity, iceland, sweden, euroscepticism, eurosceptic, economic crisis

ANALYSIS european identity : Run-up to Swedish EU presidency: Turkey-EU blame game

Run-up to Swedish EU presidency: Turkey-EU blame game

Sweden, one of the most pro-Turkey member states, takes over the EU presidency in July 2009. But this may not be enough to kick-start negotiations for Turkey to enter the EU, which began in October 2005. Is there a common interest? Analysis

by Anna Patton @ // 28/05/09 - 12 Comment

european identity, angela merkel, politics, anders fogh rasmussen, european elections 2009, copenhagen, christian democrats

FEATURE european identity : Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak

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

by Katerina Voutsina @ // 27/05/09 - 3 Comment

european identity, identity, greece, european elections 2009, immigration, europe, european young journalist 2008

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European Identity in the babelblogs

Are Belarusians Europeans?

© Minsk Cafe Babel On July 17th, the Café Babel project in Belarus hosted a discussion on whether Belarusians are Europeans. Aleksei Bratochkin, a historian from the Belarusian National Technical University (BNTU) and Tatyana Vodolazhskaya – a Ph.D in Sociology, representing the Agency for Humanitarian Technologies took part in the discussion ...

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'Daily Europeans' – Avantgarde or dreamers?

by Stefan Fersterer We consider ourselves Europeans and strongly believe that there is some kind of European identity. Ole did an Erasmus year in Spain; Jorge went to Norway to work via a Leonardo-da-Vinci internship and Marija started her career in Brussels. We know where and how to apply for ...

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Europe in Search of Itself

Economic, constitutional paralysis… Europe is going through a difficult period. But Eli Barnavi in his essay, L’Europe frigide (Frigid Europe), turns back to the basic problem that haunts the European Union: its identity crisis.

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Call for Reporters for the Cluny Summer universities!

The “Institut Européen de Cluny” is organising a European Summer University from 10-20 July in Cluny Abbey, Burgundy, France. This year’s summer university gathers people together under the working field of ‘European Identity - Who I am? Who are we?’ and is looking for a cafebabel.com correspondent to follow ...

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