Bucharest
'Branding Romania' scandal: next step, brand Roma?
Romania's brand, funded by EU money, was finally launched at the Romanian pavilion at the Shanghai world expo on 29 July – though the 'Explore the Carpathian garden' campaign hasn't (yet) gone down a treat
bucharest, tourism, human rights, society, marketing, culture, romania
Bucharest falls from on low
Romania's drastic means to secure IMF and EU loans has incensed its people: 'why do we pay the government's debts?' The May 2010 protests – the 'largest in 20 years' – revived the revolutionary memory, but the threat of salaries chopped by 25% barely provoked civil unrest on a Grecian or French scale. Whilst relaxed anti-corruption laws protect politicians and their copii de bani gati - the 'young rich kids' who are the stars of society - a thriving blog scene works out its own ideas on its own terms. And whilst 'green' and 'touristy' don't define Bucharest, ideas and passion do exist in the 'petit Paris' of the east. cafebabel.com journalists attempt to redefine the culture of the street. Penultimate in a monthly cities series, 'EUcrisis on the ground'
Felix Vogel, youngest curator of a European biennale
The German was picked three years ago when he was just 20 - in Venice, the youngest curator was 46! With a team averaging an age of 24, the Bucharest Biennale between 21 May and 25 July 2010 gives youth the chance to show what they can do
bucharest, eucrisis on the ground, exposition, felix vogel, brunch, art, contemporary art
Romania: welcoming NATO
One international summit, 26 countries, thousands of different voices - one of the youngest EU members welcomed NATO officials and the international media to Bucharest from 2-4 April 2008
bucharest, past enlargements, enlargement, loredana groza, politics, nato, world affairs
Albania: 'Nato yes, PM Berisha no!'
Whilst Tirana celebrated an invitation to join the Nato alliance alongside Croatia on 2 April, the opposition mobilised itself to denounce the government
bucharest, tirana, future of europe, non-eu countries, sali berisha, candidate countries, council of europe
NATO summit in Bucharest: Albania and Croatia to join
On 2 April NATO invited the two candidates to join the defence alliance, but leave Macedonia waiting
bucharest, macedonia, greece, croatia, skopje, western eu, albania
Europe’s eastern bloc palaces
Berlin, Bucharest, Vilnius and Warsaw - four examples of what to do with those eastern state building dinosaurs
bucharest, warsaw, vilnius, lithuania, building, architecture, panorama
Photos: Europe sprays ideas
From Madrid to Bucharest, Europe's streets of art are bursting with creativity and new talents
bucharest, photogallery, photo, reims, photography, spain, european tour
Nicolae Comanescu: painting with dust in Bucharest
In the truest sense of the words, the Romanian artist, 39, produces art from the dusty rubble of his home city
bucharest, contemporary art, painting, nicolae ceausescu, communism, europe, culture
Hungaro-Slovak history textbook: keep dreaming
The project proposed by a joint committee of historians is chalked for the beginning of 2008 but is charged with problematics
bucharest, bratislava, hungary, treaty of trianon, war, slovakia, education system
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