Slovenia
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
slovenia, liverpool, norway, venice, european capitals of culture, comics, culture
Schengen: Slovenia and Italy help each other
When Slovenia became part of the Schengen zone on 21 December 2007, the 280km barrier separating it from Italy fell. It had been symbol of the iron curtain and the cold war that have divided Europe for decades
slovenia, photogallery, schengen zone, italy, politics, society, communism
Slovenia: new EU presidents
This nation of barely two million inhabitants joined the European Union in 2004 and have just become EU presidents for the first six months of 2008
Immigration: the plight of Poles in France
Poland has been an official EU country since 1 May 2004. While Poles have the right to move freely around France, things get a lot more complicated when it comes to getting a job
slovenia, future of europe, men and women, nicolas sarkozy, immigration, enlargement, warsaw
July culture vulture
Between Italian jazz and Nordic tango, Slovenian saxophone and Scottish rock, Spanish bull running and German contemporary art – check out the July issue of our Vultures for Culture calendar
slovenia, contemporary art, music, belgium, europe, montreux, museum
Jani Virk: 'Making folklore of Balkan culture led us into a terrible war'
The 45–year-old writer and TV journalist from Ljubliana has lived and worked in Düsseldorf, Chicago and London, and published widely
slovenia, labour, london, journalism, books, balkans, brunch
Eastern ski resorts take centre piste
Longer hours of daylight, groomed slopes, cheap fares and a chance to explore über-foreign cuisine and culture. More and more are taking to Slovenian, Bulgarian, Czech and Bosnian slopes
slovenia, sport, bosnia and herzegovina, tourism, bulgaria, romania, consumers
Slavoj Zizek: great European export or sell-out to US cultural hegemony?
The Slovenian philosopher cites Viagra to prop up Lacanian theory, wrote a critique of the matrix and has linked Hegel to sex games and Maggie Thatcher. Zizek is an impish theorist with immense transatlantic and popular appeal. So why haven't we heard of him?
slovenia, karl marx, georg friedrich hegel , g8, ljubljana, profile, united states
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