Rome
My beautiful camp: Italy's Roma success stories
Between a Roma camp claiming to be an example of social integration and a laundrette which is a supposed symbol of multiculturalism, profound problems linger at the heart of Rome’s gypsy communities
rome, bosnia and herzegovina, discrimination, association, best of cafebabel.com, mostar, human rights
Second generation Romans in multicultural Italy
The facts point out that they are important for the country’s economic growth, but they are still stigmatised by the ruling class and forgotten by the law - what do young Romans Puia, Fatou, Queenia and Franck say?
rome, umberto bossi, multiculturalism, multikulti on the ground, immigration, mario monti, society
Documentary Italy: love it or leave it in a Fiat 500
When the lease on their flat in Rome was up, film critic Luca Ragazzi convinced television journalist Gustav Hofer to spend a last six months touring their country and understand why they were moving abroad. Little did they know that those were the six months that changed Italy
rome, documentary, cinema, germany, berlin, culture, best of cafebabel.com
Recycle, reuse, design: eco-creativity in Rome
Between designers, actors, musicians, cartoonists and environmentalists pure and simple, a look at the hidden side of Rome, where creativity and art combine to save the environment
rome, comics, clothes, green europe on the ground, culture, ecology, society
Italian women for and against accused Silvio Berlusconi
Whilst the satirical search engine 'Bungle Bungle' publishes videos of a million women protesters supporting the dignity of the female sex, Silvio's supporters protest in front of the law courts, where the Italian prime minister is due to show on 6 April, accused of the exploitation and prostitution of minors
rome, parity, protest, sex, brussels, silvio berlusconi, bunga bunga
'Shooting galleries' in Europe: political jab or social cure-all?
Supervising the use of hard drugs or not is an issue that's cropping up across Europe, with some countries tackling it with a different intensity than others; the UK has three injecting clinics. While eight progressive governments have already established the centres, others wish to silence such crazy calls for change. All in the name of morality. Obviously...
rome, switzerland, barcelona, netherlands, health, berlin, civil society
Music: (subversive) songs for the European city
Madrid's famous Gran Via boulevard celebrated its 100th anniversary on 7 April, with a local survey seeing 'Gran Via' by crooner Antonio Flores top a list of songs dedicated to the city. From monkeys in Berlin to Red Bull and Swedes in Barcelona via Stalin in Warsaw, a selection of offbeat videos suggested by the cafebabel network
rome, barcelona, paris, cold war, nostalgia, berlin, joaquín sabina
Europe falls in press freedom rankings
If the old continent believes it still represents the paradigm of press freedom, then it is in for a rude awakening: in the worldwide rankings of freedom of the press published by Reporters Without Borders, many European nations are in a state of free fall. Yet a defence organises for what Kant called 'freedom of the pen'
rome, media, wire-tapping , reporters without borders, european media, european press, european union
Casa Pound Italia: Neo-fascists on the rise
Casa Pound Italia is at the heart of the Italian Neo-fascist movement. 'We will build the world that we want!' cry the militants across the website of the group, inspired by a poet, and dedicated to action. Meanwhile there is no shortage of complaint, between accusations of violence, and questions being raised in parliament. A look at a movement inspired by fascism, but that refuses the label of 'extreme right'
rome, youth, populism, neo-fascism, casa pound italia, discrimination, neo-nazis
Alessandro Mannarino: 'Italian brains have been infantilised by television'
An emerging talent on the Italian scene, the 30-year-old Roman combines poetry with sounds from around the world, shoots music videos in Roma camps and slams the way of thinking in his country
rome, culture, best of cafebabel.com, music, roma, alessandro mannarino, italy
Sourpuss
Being 'as sour as vinegar' is a saying that's recognisable across the continent, but why? It starts with the word itself - vinum acetum means 'wine turned sour'. Idiom of the week
rome, tower of babel, food, expressions, translation, language
Talk of the city
Madrid, Krakow, Rome? Europe discusses its genius loci
rome, tower of babel, cracow, europäische sprachen, madrid, cities, translation
Laura Cesana: 'There should be more Erasmus programmes for teachers'
A linguist and voyager, the Italian painter transported her Jewish origins from the United States to Portugal, where her multiple identities are exhibited by a flourishing brushstroke
rome, identity, interview, lifestyle, art market, brunch, languages
Ripping up ballot papers in Italy
You could call him ‘Veltrozy’. The leader of the Italian democratic party wants to distance himself from his predecessor, Romano Prodi. Just like French president Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to distance himself from his predecessor, Jacques Chirac. Berlusconi however wants to delete the memory of the null economic growth
rome, right-wing, walter veltroni, beppe grillo, left-wing, nicolas sarkozy, politics
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