Southern EU

Frappé, cult official beverage of Greek economic crisis

Having an obligatory iced coffee in the Greek capital is a heady mix of the crisis, anarchic events and corruption at all levels with the wisest and healthiest farniente (pleasant idleness). Only those much-condemned across Europe could own such a flavoursome melange

by Emmanuel Haddad @ // 24/10/11

southern eu, economical crisis, greece, media, yum nyam, athens, piigs

Greece crisis: profiling rich, scot-free yacht-owners

The economic flavour of the Greek crisis tastes different for those on top - the shipowners, the yachting association bosses - than the diet prescribed for the masses. In Athens though, the latter rage against the state rather than the privileged classes. Lucky richies

by Emmanuel Haddad @ // 05/08/10

southern eu, eucrisis on the ground, money, protest, economical crisis, corruption, greece

In the red

In the economic crisis, why do Italians say they are 'in the green' when Brits are 'in the red?' Tour of European expressions for all those broke joes out there

by Katharina Kloss @ // 05/05/10

southern eu, tower of babel, lifestyle, germany, poland, audio, united kingdom

Anything but lethargic: multi-faceted life of a German in Lisbon

by Sascha Lübbe @ // 21/04/10

southern eu, expatriates, best of cafebabel.com, portugal, life, lisbon, nightlife

Evora, where life bumps to a different rhythm than in Lisbon

The economic development of the Alentejo region of the country poses the same problem faced by many Mediterranean countries. How can innovation and tradition survive side-by-side?

by mcarreiradacruz @ // 27/10/09

southern eu, university, greece, research and innovation, portugal, tourism, traditions

Ripping up ballot papers in Italy

You could call him ‘Veltrozy’. The leader of the Italian democratic party wants to distance himself from his predecessor, Romano Prodi. Just like French president Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to distance himself from his predecessor, Jacques Chirac. Berlusconi however wants to delete the memory of the null economic growth

by Adriano Farano @ // 11/04/08

southern eu, right-wing, walter veltroni, romano prodi, beppe grillo, rome, left-wing

A dioxin with my Italian mozzarella, please

On 28 March the EU withdrew a ban on the Italian cheese after regulations found they contained more dioxins than usual. French sales were halted temporarily – we speak to an Italian cheese-seller in Paris

by Adriano Farano @ // 31/03/08

southern eu, food, interview, food security, society, italy

Ebay or ham: how to save money in Spain

We’re more used to tightening our purse strings after the loss in purchasing power in countries like Spain. It’s become a veritable challenge to get to the end of the month for those who having to do a balancing act with their current accounts. How to buy for less?

by alma lópez figueiras // 26/03/08

southern eu, consumers, consumption society, economy, purchasing power, madrid, spain

Italy's pasta prices soar to 14%

Frozen incomes and an inflation rate above the European average - purchasing power is at a breaking point in a country where poverty particularly affects the younger population

by giovanni campi // 25/03/08

southern eu, poverty, analysis, inflation, economy, purchasing power, italy

Gran Scala – Spain’s new Las Vegas

Europe’s largest construction project is an amusement park in Los Monegros. It is in competition with Expo Zaragoza 2008, whose main focus is on raising awareness of sustainable water development

by alma lópez figueiras // 19/03/08

southern eu, development, architecture, investigation, zaragoza, politics, spain

Spain votes on 9 March, and not just in Spain

Both Spanish and French voters go to the polls to vote in their legislative and municipal elections this month

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 03/03/08

southern eu, angela merkel, paris, mariano rajoy, france, nicolas sarkozy, madrid

Spain: elections under terrorist alert

Although arrests of suspected ETA and Jihad terrorists have increased in Spain, the terrorist threat overshadows the campaign of the Spanish legislative elections on 9 March

by pedro picón // 26/02/08

southern eu, immigration, focus, islamic terrorism, integration, terrorism, rodríguez zapatero

Economic crisis looms over election preparations in Spain

Spain is suffering from the after-effects of a decade of impressive economic growth. The threat of economic downturn will play an important role in the upcoming elections on 9 March

by franck lirzin // 21/02/08

southern eu, economic growth, labour, analysis, inflation, elections, politics

It's not just rubbish in Naples

Campania drowns in tonnes of refuse. The EU threatens the intervention of the Court of Justice. How did we get this far, asks a young Neapolitan reporter

by finotti giulio // 15/02/08

southern eu, european court of justice, photogallery, stavros dimas, naples, city planning, politics