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Being green: German lifestyles are less sustainable than they'd think

In Germany sustainability is in. Germans are buying organic yoghurt, separating their rubbish meticulously and not leaving the tap on when they brush their teeth. But, to be honest, they are actually being inconsistent, for they do also sometimes use a low-cost airline to jet across Europe, they cannot resist new trainers and they eat tomatoes in winter. So why are they more eco-friendly in their minds than in reality?

by Inga Godhusen @ // 17/02/11

budget, environment, green cities, environmental protection, lifestyle, ecology, sustainable developement

Erasmus, 9/11, social networks mark unnamed eighties generation

We're more used to typing on a computer keyboard than to putting pen to paper. It's hard to define our generation - generation google, generation Y,  the lost generation... Young people between 20 and 35 have always been connected to a whole world which has little in common to that of their parents. Analysts and victims of this incertitude present the key facts needed to understand this unknown generation

by Laura Prieto @ // 28/01/11

budget, social networks, lifestyle, 11m, facebook, ecology, society

Cheaper Ryanair seats for Lisbon yes votes

The battle for the second Lisbon referendum is heating up in Ireland; and now, the yes side have aircraft. CEO Michael O’Leary joins Seamus Heaney, U2 and Intel in throwing his weight behind a Lisbon yes

by naomi o'leary @ // 27/08/09

budget, euweek, financial crisis, ireland, economy, ryanair, lisbon treaty

Pillow talk: sleeping in Europe's airports by night

In airports around the world, regular travellers and families in transit sleep on uncomfortable benches as they wait for take-off. Since the arrival of budget airlines and their irregular timetables a website has specialised in giving advice to these squatters

by Caroline Venaille @ // 21/04/09

budget, aeroplane, airport, transport, internet, travel, society

Viva the financial crisis!

Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed; 2009 is the year for crisis in Europe, but bizarrely also for opportunities in certain sectors. Lucid ideas come from shrewd, prepared minds. From travel, ideologies, cars, all hail the cleverclogs

• Read the special edition Viva the financial crisis!
• Low cost, deep discount - who benefits from the credit crunch?
• Lisbon treaty and recession Europe, give us a kiss

Ski in Poland: cheap and multilingual

Along with the winter health spas Zakopane and Szczyrk, Zieleniec in the Sudetenland is one of Poland’s best-known winter sports centres. For many foreign skiers, lower prices make it a more attractive winter holiday destination than the Alps or the Dolomites

by n- ost @ // 22/02/09

budget, sport, gdansk, skiing, poland, winter, travel

Cost of Life day: Budapest Europe’s cheapest capital?

Twelve cafebabel.com local teams, from Sofia to London, spent one night simultaneously going for a movie, followed by dinner, a drink and a ride home on public transport. Compare their costs, and you’ll find that Europe is not as homogenised as we tend to believe

by Ole Skambraks @ // 10/12/08

budget, euro, budapest, best of cafebabel.com, parigi, stockholm, blogs

Low-cost generation

Europe's twenty- and thirty-somethings are enjoying the era of low-cost consumerism, particularly in air travel, telecommunications and food; a spending revolution which is increasing their sense of European identity.

by ilaria lacommare @ // 09/01/06

budget, tourism, internet, youth, cities, travel, economy