Paris
Mum, what’s Communism? Dad, what’s Ramadan?
Yasmin, Cihan, Mani and Christian document their parents through the lens in Franco-German film 'Mon monde - meine Welt', a bitter-sweet reality bite that there is no quick-fix solution to the immigration issue
England vs France semi-final: rugby world cup 2007
The sixth 'competition to break all records' began on 7 September, in a sport well on its way to globalisation and professionalism
Georges Marion: France as the centre of the world
The French journalist and long time foreign correspondent of the daily 'Le Monde', 64, evokes the subjectivity and relativity of the job, insisting on the importance of an identifiable Europe
paris, european media, european democracy, journalism, berlin, brunch, western eu
Keren Ann: ‘You take something from everything’
The French singer of Dutch origin, 33, was born in Caesarea, Israel. She lived in the Netherlands until the age of 11 and sings in English. Now, she moves between Iceland, France and New York
paris, music, israel, leonid kuchma, america, brunch, europe
Turkey - a democracy under supervision
Turkey's legislative elections of 22 July reconfirm prime minister Erdogan's moderate islamist government by absolute majority
paris, far east, turkey, candidate countries, hrant dink, foreign policy, politics
French adoption: ‘intercity babies’
Restrictive adoption law drives French lesbian couples across Belgian and Dutch borders to be artificially inseminated
paris, belgium, netherlands, feminism, amsterdam, brussels, travel
Let’s all go for a drive
60% of Europeans choose the summertime to escape from their daily routine and go on holiday. Of those, 55% take their car according to Eurostat
paris, road safety, mailand, economy, european commission, spain, regions
2 Days in Paris: 'the French are apparently perfect'
Julie Delpy’s multicultural comedy with bite, starring her parents, US actor Adam Goldberg and Germany’s Daniel Brühl, opens in French cinemas on 11 July. Reviews from both sides of the Rhein
paris, nationalism, love, julie delpy, lifestyle, travel, culture
Enki Bilal: 'My cartoons evoke a past out of step with reality'
The Czech-Bosnian cartoonist, 55, weaves between cartoons, cinema and geopolitics, taking his readers on a trip into a futuristic universe where political commitment is key
paris, enki bilal, comics, science fiction, central and eastern europe, brunch, europe
'France does not look at itself'
The latest right-wing French government has appointed three top politicans with immigrant backgrounds. But the nation’s political personnel still accounts less and less for the products of immigration, says Karim Zéribi, former advisor to French Interior Minister Jean-Pierre Chevènement
paris, racism, jean-pierre chevènement, politics, immigration, society, europe
Negative positive discrimination
Ethnic quotas, 'positive discrimination' – terms which often trigger teeth-grinding. French opinion usually differs from that of the other side of the Channel
paris, discrimination, united kingdom, immigration, society, europe, france
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