Southern EU
'You have to accept that Spain isn’t an Islamic country'
The construction of Europe’s biggest mosque is thrown into limbo two weeks after fresh elections in Seville city council
southern eu, islam, islamic terrorism, seville, religion, society, spain
The 1, 000 Euros a month club
Europe’s youth follow the cog: university, a first job, building a future. But Seville’s brood of ‘1000-Euro-a-month-ers’ are finding even that hard
southern eu, university, poverty, demography, seville, labour, society
Beer goes underground – all change in the Andalucian capital
A journey of discovery through the city’s infrastructure – with a focus on young businessmen
southern eu, beppe grillo, franco, conjuncture, seville, economy, spain
Over 50, 000 forest fires in Europe per year
Wildfire 2007, the 4th International Wildland Fire Conference, takes place in Seville, Spain from 13-17 May
Barcelonistan
As 29 people of mainly Moroccan origin go on trial in Madrid for the March 11 bombings of 2004, life for Barcelona's Muslim community ticks on
southern eu, 11m, western eu, islamophobia, multiculturalism, islamic terrorism, religion
Beer over Gaudi
In Barcelona, unlicensed street performers, sleeping on park benches and drinking and urinating on its streets is illegal. How has the civic by-law affected society one year on?
southern eu, underground, alcohol, the streets of europe, drugs, tourism, prostitution
DJ Krush - Tokyo-ing Barcelona
One night in Barcelona's famous 'Apolo' club, where the 'international master of turntablism' divides clubgoers with his mellow electronic strains
Barcelona's immigrant mirage
A Spanish-speaking immigrant between immigrants - in Catalan Barcelona
southern eu, photography, labour, economy, immigration, barcelona, cities
Olympic city - dizzy Catalonian heights
A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image
southern eu, berlin, city planning, architecture, culture, economy, barcelona
Squats vs. sharks in Barcelona
As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections
southern eu, city planning, economy, immigration, barcelona, cities, spain
Sandra Camps: Barcelona's journalist as Africa's social worker
Her reports on dwarfism and the mass tide of immigrants to the Canaries are gracing German screens - the Catalan journalist gives a voice to those without
southern eu, germany, racism, nigeria, human rights, india, journalism
Erri de Luca, Neapolitan, generation '68
Winner of the 2002 Prix Fémina for Foreign Writers for his splendid Montedidio – written in 'very Neapolitan Italian' – Erri de Luca reflects on Europe, the Mediterranean and the passing of generations
southern eu, corruption, nato, paris, bosnia and herzegovina, communism, youth
Feminism: Mamma mia is dead!
Edda Billi, a Tuscan who has spent more than 40 years fighting tooth and nail for gender equality, recounts the history of the feminist movement in Rome
southern eu, feminism, men and women, rome, italy, politics, cities
Rome wasn’t built in a day
How does the ‘Eternal City’ juggle the need to preserve its past with the equally important need to construct its future?
southern eu, art market, space, cities, architecture, culture, rome
Invisible immigrants: reconciling the Italian people
In an over-politicised city falling under the influence of the Church, Rome’s 10% of immigrants keeps growing
southern eu, cities, discrimination, rome, italy, immigration, politics
Rome: la dolce vita?
Being a geographical centre, Rome traces its own road in balancing the contradictary identities that flow in from the north and the south
southern eu, suburbs, lega nord, multiculturalism, architecture, rome, italy
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