Barcelona
Barack Obama inspires art and fashion in Paris and Barcelona
Whether it's his face in gravel viewed from the air, or his face in sequins viewed from the catwalk, Cuban artist Jorge Rodríguez Gerada and French Moroccan designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac are inspired by the democratic presidential candidate. Cross-portraits
barcelona, contemporary art, best of cafebabel.com, barack obama, united states, world affairs, us elections
Barcelona: Woody Allen's ‘Big Apple’ in Europe
The American director continues to swap Central Park and New York jazz for Gaudi’s buildings and Spanish flamenco. What happened to Manhattan’s most famous lover? We discover a new Woody Allen in his latest flick 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
barcelona, woody allen, scarlett johansson, rebecca hall, javier bardem, cinema, culture
PubliCity - from Barcelona to Dresden
barcelona, photogallery, advertising, dresden, northern eu, united kingdom, cities
Curt Ficcions: 35mm short film to zero
The Academy of Spanish Cinema undermine short films by excluding the medium from the world of television. Spanish short films are currently airing in francophone territories
barcelona, youth, video gallery, film, translation, media, cinema
Classes in citizenship: controversy in the classroom
The Spanish government is set to introduce compulsory classes in citizenship. The law has been blighted by controversy and critics even before some schools have incorporated the subject into their curriculum
barcelona, education system, madrid, western eu, society, spain
El jueves 's caricatures: 'Banning a magazine is grotesque'
Interview with Oscar Nebarada, editor of the Spanish newspaper El jueves banned from sale on 18 July for containing a caricature of the Prince and his wife in the throes of passion
barcelona, freedom of opinion, media, european union, europe, spain
All you Europeans, Dance!
Hundreds of Europeans arrive at the second Summercase festival, the first music event to be held at two 'airports' at the same time
barcelona, european union, madrid, festivals, europe, culture, spain
Interrail for the future
Spanning north to south, stretching east to west: travelling in Europe as of 2020 will be easier and faster thanks to the upcoming Trans-European Transport Network (TEN)
barcelona, switzerland, bratislava, vienna, road safety, transport, warsaw
Nuruddin Farah: 'Even hunchbacks learn to live with their discomfort'
The Somali writer, 62, is an important figure in African literature. A committed defender of women’s rights, he chronicles Somalia’s trip to chaos and back
Barcelonistan
As 29 people of mainly Moroccan origin go on trial in Madrid for the March 11 bombings of 2004, life for Barcelona's Muslim community ticks on
barcelona, religion, islamic terrorism, 11m, islamophobia, discrimination, multiculturalism
Olympic city - dizzy Catalonian heights
A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image
barcelona, architecture, berlin, city planning, economy, cities, culture
Beer over Gaudi
In Barcelona, unlicensed street performers, sleeping on park benches and drinking and urinating on its streets is illegal. How has the civic by-law affected society one year on?
barcelona, underground, alcohol, the streets of europe, drugs, prostitution, violence
Barcelona's immigrant mirage
A Spanish-speaking immigrant between immigrants - in Catalan Barcelona
barcelona, labour, photography, immigration, economy, cities, southern eu
Squats vs. sharks in Barcelona
As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections
barcelona, city planning, immigration, economy, cities, southern eu, spain
Sandra Camps: Barcelona's journalist as Africa's social worker
Her reports on dwarfism and the mass tide of immigrants to the Canaries are gracing German screens - the Catalan journalist gives a voice to those without
barcelona, seville, racism, nigeria, human rights, india, journalism
Erasmus turns 20 – time to grow up?
Name: Erasmus. Date of birth : 1987. Birthplace: Brussels - the European institutions are rather proud of their baby, which celebrates 20 years in 2007
barcelona, university, belgium, cédric klapisch, ján figel, analysis, erasmus
Quirky customs and tantalising traditions
The breeze is warm, school is over and festivals mushroom all over Europe. But the traditional joys of warm beer, rock get-togethers and muddy camping sites are making way for some more exotic fayres. Discover some of the strange and unheard of festivals that will rock Europe during the coming month. Get ready to pack your bags!
barcelona, zakopane, venice, photo, finland, traditions, multiculturalism
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