Northern EU
Mulled wine across Europe
Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas
northern eu, christmas, gastronomy, alcohol, yum nyam, traditions, students
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
Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'
The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July
northern eu, european identity, identity, globalisation, iceland, euroscepticism, turkey
Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish
The 26, 000 islanders of this archipelago neighbouring Finland have the power to shape the future of Europe
northern eu, best of cafebabel.com, past enlargements, tourism, history, european constitution, åland
Charcuterie, cars and votes for Italians abroad
The 2001 Tremaglia law permits Italians living abroad to participate in the national elections on 13 and 14 April
northern eu, italy, romano prodi, elections, europe, latin america, politics
Eco-housing renaissance: put less carbon in the air!
The ‘built’ environment in the UK, Germany and Sweden are good examples of how our lifestyles have to adapt in a changing world
northern eu, malmo, green cities, energy, london, architecture, bedzed
Björn Lomborg: Europe's sceptical environmentalist
The Danish political scientist opposes hype, scaremongering and media coverage about the environment. He tells us whether Europe has got its priorities right for tackling the world’s environmental problems
northern eu, bali, bioethics, angela merkel, biodiversity, bjorn lomborg, al gore
Finland: Europe's newest nuclear plant
'I never get an answer when I ask Iran what they plan to do with the enriched uranium they produce,' EU foreign chief Javier Solana said on 30 January. While the Iranian president waits for the west, we take a Nordic diversion
northern eu, feature, chernobyl, olkiluoto 3, radioactivity, nuclear plant, javier solana
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
northern eu, university, lifestyle, norway, internet, technology, youth
PubliCity - from Barcelona to Dresden
northern eu, photogallery, advertising, paris, dresden, barcelona, spain
