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Norway shooting survivor, 23, blogs ‘worst day of my life’
Khamshajiny Gunaratnam, member of the central board of the Norwegian labour party youth organisation, has allowed cafebabel.com to republish her blog post after the tragic events of 22 July. 76 were killed in a bombing in Oslo and shooting at a summer camp in Utoya by 32-year-old right-wing fundamentalist Anders Behring Breivik
norway, oslo, norwegian massacre, right wing extremism, extremism, death
Estonian, Austrian, Czech, Swedish and Dutch press on Norway killings
The presumed perpetrator of the attacks in Oslo and on Utøya island is in court on 25 July. The 32-year-old, who has been classed as a Christian fundamentalist, has confessed to killing at least 93 people on 22 July. Europe's right-wing populists are the intellectual instigators of this attack, say some commentators, while others say more attention should be paid to the fears of islam and multiculturalism
40% for Norway’s ‘golden skirt’ board members: do companies need quotas for women?
‘Quotas are a bad answer to the wrong problem,’ says research fellow Jean-Louis Barsoux, but his colleague and professor Ginka Toegel emphasises ‘so far, nothing else has worked’. A ‘women in leadership’ event organised by Swiss business school IMD and the global women’s international network (WIN) marks international women’s day on 8 March
norway, sexism, discrimination, gender, feminism, spain, france
Sea Shepherd: tuna fish pirates hiding in a stretch of sea near you
The American conservation society are preparing a ‘No Compromise’ campaign against illegal whale fishing in the Antarctic. Now the ecological pirates are back to fight against tuna fish hunters in the Mediterannean
norway, biodiversity, japan, iceland, development, fisheries, ecology
Why a Norwegian fashion brand calls itself ‘Anti Sweden’
The rebellion is turning Swedish flags upside down and burning Swedish jeans, in a warped recognition of their elevated status in the fashion industry. Creative director Kjetil Wold, 37, co-founded the black jean collection in April 2009 with Kenneth Pedersen, 36 – making sure everyone on the Scandinavian continent knew they were there from the get-go. Interview
'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...
norway, switzerland, italy, netherlands, health, berlin, civil society
‘If I had to choose between sex and performing live with The Whitest Boy Alive...’
One day it was just computers. The next day, god brought instruments. Over the past decade, the Berlin-based band’s polyphonic electronic sound has translated into pure deprogrammed happiness for live dance fans across Europe. We hear the boys from Bergen, Berlin and Toruń out
norway, bands, brunch, best of cafebabel.com, dance, berlin, poland
Scandinavia, new top erasmus destination?
In 2008, almost 13, 700 students on the 'erasmus' student exchange programme were drawn to countries in northern Europe. Finland, Sweden and even Norway aren't yet threatening Spain in its pole position as Europe's most popular destination, but they're generating an enormous amount of debate, between cliches and untruths. From student salaries in Denmark to Finnish e-courses, we tackle the young man or woman's Nordic myth
- Read the special edition Scandinavia, new top erasmus destination?
- Why Scandinavians do life better
- Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland
- Fever Ray, Peter Bjorn and John: Swedish music right now
- University in Denmark is free for EU citizens, plus other fantasy-realities
- Young Europeans would like to be Scandinavian
- Flexicurity is Scandinavian example for European model
Swedish ice hotels and Norwegian culture capitals
Plus carnival fever in Venice, cartoons in the south of France and Arab hip hop in Brussels - our guide to the month's best cultural titbits
norway, liverpool, venice, european capitals of culture, comics, european union, slovenia
Roxana Rio, The Moog and DJ Missill
New Year kicks off with Mexican aspirations, Norwegian mix up of styles, a French princess of the turntables and a surprise coup from Hungary. This is the European music agenda for 2008!
Facebook: UK, Norway and Sweden most active
10 million Europeans have their own profiles on booming social exchange websites such as Facebook. The most active European web users have not wasted any time create groups of their own
norway, university, lifestyle, internet, youth, northern eu, technology
Feminism in Europe
Long a part of the mainstream, but women have not gained ground since the eighties. Many dismiss the feminist concept completely, others see 'new feminism' taking a step backwards
norway, rodríguez zapatero, angela merkel, feminism, germany, elisabeth badinter, quentin tarantino
'Gas-Opec': alarm bells for Europe
EU President Barroso calls for a common European energy policy, as Russian president Putin amongst others propose a gas cartel
norway, belarus, energy, nigeria, caucasus, post-soviet states, algeria
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