Denmark

Dan Jorgensen (32): 'I'm lucky to be a politician so early on in my life'

MEP of the Socialist party in parliament, the 32-year-old is part of the young generation of elected candidates on a European scale. On the benches of the French National Assembly in Strasbourg, 4% have not yet reached the age of 35

by léna morel // 16/01/08

denmark, youth, strasbourg, politics, european union

Mobile phones: Eurotariffs

To reduce the prices of calls made or received when you are outside your home country, the EU has approved maximum rates that phone companies cannot exceed

by fernando g. acuña // 17/12/07

denmark, european commission, sweden, politics, european union

Mullet

by margarethe padysz // 20/11/07

denmark, tower of babel, northern eu, hungary, bolzano, slovenia, ireland

World Press Photo Awards 2007

Bombed Beirut, Paris and Burundi – 2006's most important events captured in images. The annual awards ceremony takes place on April 22 in Amsterdam

by thamar zijlstra // 20/04/07

denmark, turkmenistan, awards, photography, war, france, lebanon

Iran: Security Council deadline looms

February 21 is the United Nations deadline for Resolution 1737 for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment programme

by james fontanella-khan // 19/02/07

denmark, united nations, energy, america, defence, iran islamic republic of, foreign policy

What’s love got to do with it?

February 14th is a special “day of love” in most places in the world. Do we really need it or is it just a marketing scam?

by aleksandra rychta // 13/02/06

denmark, ukraine, italy, japan, communism, marketing, consumers

A cartoon image of enlightenment

The crisis surrounding the Mohammad cartoons is not only a European media sensation, but it also shows us that the media do not react appropriately. Instead of enlightening us, they are just adding fuel to the fire.

by Martin Schneider @ // 10/02/06

denmark, media, syrian arab republic, damascus, afghanistan, violence, press freedom

Muhammad cartoons: humour or hate?

This week freedom of expression has taken up an inordinate amount of column inches in the European press. But where do the boundaries lie between freedom of expression and causing offence?

by chris yeomans // 03/02/06

denmark, religion, satire, islamophobia, world affairs, journalism, islam

Sidney Corbett, composing for beauty

A renowned composer for the Berlin state opera and a passionate guitarist, 45-year-old Sidney Corbett talks to café babel about his career, which began with his move from his native USA to Europe, and modern European music composition.

by lam vo // 13/01/06

denmark, cinema, contemporary art, berlin, san diego, russian federation, music