Copenhagen
Travel: five things not to do in Iceland
Iceland is a tourist’s Eden: pounding waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, white sand beaches, milky-blue hot-springs, glaciers, volcanoes, and wildlife galore. But its tourist infrastructure needs some spit-and-polish. Here are a few tips to get by
copenhagen, money, iceland, accommodation, expensive, photography, björk
Ingenious genitals? Copenhagen’s Kussomat ‘vagina photo booth’
Is it the final frontier of Nordic feminism? The photo booth project aims to increase awareness amongst about their own bodies. Promoted by the K. Fond Vinders association, the idea was launched in celebration of international women's day on 8 March at the goethe institute in Copenhagen
Europe's 'beautiful laundrette' culture: socialising chores
Social networks have allowed a whole generation to abandon any sense of shame and showcase its private life. The fashion for exposure doesn't limit itself to the screen; Europe's urban landscapes offer more and more spaces which mix the private and the public. Washing your dirty laundry in public in Germany, France and Denmark
copenhagen, mangelwirtschaft, cleanicum, laundrette, laundromat, paris, washbar lg
Kinda green: five myths about sustainable development in Bulgaria
Ah, the Bulgarians. They're relatively apathetic. Most companies are interested in either doing only the legally required minimum for the environment or in using their ‘green’ activities as marketing tools. But counterintuitive though it may seem, the financial crisis actually promotes sustainability
copenhagen, energy, communism, environment, technology, central and eastern europe, ecology
Copenhagen climate: what the EU is being asked to commit billions for
Confused by talk of CO2 concentration and parts per million? In the run up to Copenhagen, what is all the fuss about climate change?
copenhagen, netherlands, environmental protection, environment, barack obama, greenhouse effect, natural disaster
No binding agreement for Copenhagen climate conference in December
At an Asia Pacific economic cooperation (Apec) meeting in Singapore, Danish PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that the agreement has met with opposition from numerous countries. As efforts now focus on a two-phase climate pact, here are some opinions from the Portuguese, Italian, Danish and Swedish press
copenhagen, lars løkke rasmussen, environmental protection, environment, press review, eurotopics, euweek
Music in November: Matias Aguayo, Rodamaal feat Claudia Franco
Music wanderings take us into left-field hedonism this month via the German dance scene with its Spanish house vocals amongst others. Album and playlist of the month as well as a featured favourite album classic
copenhagen, daft punk, electronic music, culture calendar, dj, culture, chile
EU formulates 2050 climate objectives
The US and Australia still have a long way to go. China and India could refuse the objectives altogether. The German, Dutch and Luxembourg press fear that the move could come at a heavy cost for Europe and be of little use to the world
copenhagen, environment, barack obama, press review, euweek, denmark, climate change
Moby: free Europe concerts for climate change
'Play4Climate.eu' raises awareness among Europe's youth before the December UN summit in Copenhagen. We chat to the American musician/ activist
copenhagen, budapest, environment, barack obama, activism, united nations, green
Roskilde festival '09, dionysian mini-version of modern Scandinavian welfare states
I've been to Roskilde many times. Usually I skip most of the concerts and just kind of float around in the unreal reality that magically evolves when you put people on a field and tell them to do as they please. I did however, for the sake of this article, make it to a few concerts
copenhagen, roskilde, electronic music, cultural agenda, cultura, culture calendar, eurofestival
Alison Smale: 'by learning languages I could escape the boring life I had been living as a child in England'
The former German and Politics student at Bristol university is the first woman to lead the Paris-based International Herald Tribune. The multilingual managing editor talks European elections, languages and journalism
copenhagen, paris, brunch, stampa, barack obama, journalism, freedom of expression
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
copenhagen, european identity, bernard kouchner, european capitals of culture, candidate countries, european young journalist award, barack obama
December Copenhagen climate conference: who bets on an agreement being reached?
Faced with an American “green team” who present themselves as the epitomy of efficiency in regards to all things green, the experts are asking themselves. Will Europe head the fight against global warming this year?
copenhagen, renewable energies, energy, environmental protection, environment, green cities, denmark
Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe's 'greenest' cities
On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
copenhagen, transport, ecology, city planning, green cities, euweek, stockholm
Obituary: alphabets, butterflies and Inger Christensen
Why learn Welsh? They all speak English anyway. Why learn unpronounceable Flemish, impossible Finnish, self-assertive Catalan or miniscule Danish? But when the Danish experimental poet died on 2 January 2009 in Copenhagen, a loser language lost its most beautiful voice
copenhagen, literature, william shakespeare, minority, umberto eco, books, poetry
Italy’s Mike Sponza: the pan-European way to blues
The 39-year-old musician is the founder of a blues music project which started in central Europe past the Iron Curtain and now spans the continent. Blues is not only an American genre, and can also play a part in integration - interview
copenhagen, culture calendar, blues, culture, mike sponza, music
Continental blues
While youths on the continent are living on internship stipends and parental support, in London their counterparts are in secure jobs and earning large paycheques.
copenhagen, labour, germany, berlin, london, italy, labour market
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