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Kinda green: five myths about sustainable development in Bulgaria
Ah, the Bulgarians. They're relatively apathetic. Most companies are interested in either doing only the legally required minimum for the environment or in using their ‘green’ activities as marketing tools. But counterintuitive though it may seem, the financial crisis actually promotes sustainability
central and eastern europe, start-up company, green cities, copenhagen, communism, bulgaria, sofia
Michael Jackson dies aged 50: eastern EU grab their crotch in tribute
On 25 June, the king of pop died after a cardiac arrest in LA. He remains a firm musical reference for the 'eurogeneration’ growing up in the seventies and eighties. Ukrainian folk rock, Lithuania’s late MJ and Bulgaria’s Wacko Jacko wannabe – soundtrack tribute in videos
central and eastern europe, videos, music, united states, bulgaria, folk music, obituary
What communism means to three central and eastern European women
Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin wall, what does communism mean to Cecilia, 22, from Bulgaria, Katharina, 20, from Slovaki and Anna from the Czech Republic is, at the age of 28?
central and eastern europe, schengen, feminism, germany, cold war, past enlargements, communism
Five years of enlarged Europe – no longer a land of gold
Five years on from the great European expansion into the east, the eastern and western members are still oceans apart. The distance is not only geographical and the differences not only ideological
central and eastern europe, liberalism, globalisation, capitalism, money, enlargement, politics
Jose Manuel Durão Barroso: ‘We don’t need another EU commission candidate'
The conservative and incumbent will be running to renew his mandate for another five years as the head of the executive branch of the EU. ‘We are building a supranational democracy’ with a double legitimisation system ‘in which consensus is the most important,’ he says in Warsaw
central and eastern europe, josé manuel barroso, commissione europea, interview, warsaw, european commission, poland
Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia: domino game of governmental crash
On 22 March, Hungary’s socialist prime minister, businessman Ferenc Gyurcsany, announced his resignation for 14 April. There is a huge amount of strategy beneath his move and it reveals a trend appearing in central and eastern Europe. Today, the Czech Republic establishes a new chapter
central and eastern europe, ferenc gyurcsány, viktor yushchenko, mirek topolanek, lisbon treaty, ukraine, politics
No to eastern European rescue package
The EU countries want to better co-ordinate their national bank rescue plans and economic stimulus programmes. At an informal summit meeting in Brussels on 1 March, protective measures for individual industries and an aid package for eastern Europe were rejected. Reactions from Denmark, Portugal, Romania and the Czech Republic
central and eastern europe, eurotopics, romania, finanzkrise, banks, eu-gipfel, politics
David Cerny: 'president Klaus is a d**k'
We met the politically engaged sculptor, 40, in 2007. Labelled by many as 'the scandal maker', he is back in 2009 to pinpoint the Czech presidency of the EU with his installation of national stereotypes at the European parliament, alleged to be a hoax
central and eastern europe, presidency, david cerny , brunch, architecture, union européenne, art market
Bronze Soldier and Russian minority in Tallinn: ‘it’s complicated’
In April 2007 the soviet statue was uprooted from Tallinn’s city centre. It angered the Russian-speaking minority, a third of the population. Have lessons been learnt one and a half years on? Investigation
central and eastern europe, russie, europe on the ground, europe on the ground, tallinn
Estonians feel recession, but there's a euro at the end of the tunnel
‘We have been too optimistic’ - a gentle landing was predicted for Estonia’s 2011 entry into the Eurozone, but the economy is entering turbulent times following its exponential growth. Interview macro-economic expert in Tallinn
central and eastern europe, eurozone, euro, recession, eu debate on the ground, estonia, europe de l'est
Photos: 111 000 Russians in Estonia
Beyond the historic gates of the old town, around the commercial centres, behind the motorways - the Russian-speaking minority mill on with life in the district of Lasnamaï in Tallinn. Photo feature
central and eastern europe, society, poverty, russian federation, cities, minorité ethnique, eu debate on the ground
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