Christmas
Slash your bonus wrists: what bankers want for christmas
Quite a remarkable christmas list found its way into my hands recently in France. 'Basically, Father Christmas, I just don’t know what more I can do to get decent payment for my hard work and the hard work of my brothers and sisters. That’s why I’m counting on you to change things.' At first glance, who would you assume these people were? Unemployed young people hit by the recession? Generation precarity? Underpaid interns?
christmas, money, labour, london, bank, youth, best of cafebabel.com
Italian 'White Christmas' gift campaign: if you're an immigrant in Coccaglio, get out
A cleaning operation will have to be completed by 25 December in Coccaglio, a small town in the province of Brescia. It does not involve getting the house in order for christmas dinner, but to evict all immigrants who cannot renew their residence permits by that date. A really nice Christmas present christened 'White Christmas' by the Brescia council
christmas, italy, racism, immigration, illegal immigrants, politics
Mulled wine across Europe
Sugarloaves, Swedish punch and grog: how Europe drinks to stay warm in the chilly run up to christmas
christmas, cinema, germany, film, alcohol, history, northern eu
Unions, strikes and snow: Europe's 12 days of christmas discontent
Is spreading the misery really the best way to get what we want? Inspired by the British High Court banning British Airways’ cabin crew's decision to take twelve festive days of industrial action, we take a look at the latest glut of stars and strikes to hit Europe
christmas, protest, bologna process, germany, financial crisis, education system, recession
Rings a bell
The French will call you a poor bell, the Italians will warn you to stay in earshot of a bell and the Spanish will advise you not to swing it too high. Idiom of the week
christmas, henning studte, languages, tower of babel, translation
It's late 2009, and Europeans are getting into a tizzle about religion
The Swiss have banned new minarets, the European court of human rights has banned Italy from having crucifixes in every classroom. A Swedish school has rejected veils, a Dutch polytechnic shuns Christmas trees and a study claims religion stems from insecurity. The Dutch, Swedish, UK, Hungarian and Bulgarian press react
christmas, religion, europe, religion and democracy, euweek, european media, media
Knecht Ruprecht and his motley crew of Christmas meanies
Santa Claus is coming to town...and so what? Europe’s christmas traditions don’t always bring nice surprises
christmas, italy, religion, germany, children, tower of babel, translation
Europeans who celebrate New Year’s Eve - on 30 December
One fine day, two Spaniards and an Italian decided that they were tired of always spending New Year’s Eve doing the same thing. The Old Continent awaited, along with many people to meet. See out the year European-style!
christmas, underground, new year´s eve, berlin, party, society
Get stuffed this Christmas
What do you find on seasonal Portuguese or Swedish plates? Why not take the vegetarian option, or at the very least, try the no-meat-allowed traditional Polish dishes? And in the current economic climate, you might need to adapt your wine tastes. Merry Christmas!
Idioms: Europe gets stuffed this christmas
Warning! Over the holidays, the turkey with chestnut stuffing is waiting to ambush you. A little Christmas story about European languages
Buy Nuremberg gingerbread online
On the first weekend of Advent, Nuremberg’s own version of Father Christmas opened the annual Nuremberg Christmas market, recognised across Europe as a must for all gingerbread fiends. Biweekly recipe
christmas, nürnberg, lebkuchen, germany, gastronomy, yum nyam
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