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Greek islands: a new Eldorado for clandestine immigrants
The influx of clandestine immigrants to Italy and Spain has drastically reduced; the eastern Aegean Sea has become the new destination for illegal migrants
best of cafebabel.com, greece, feature, clandestine, leros, aegan sea, island
Iryna Vidanava: ‘Belarusians abroad can protest via the internet’
The thirty-year-old journalist from Minsk saw her magazine closed down by the regime. We talk press freedom, the political engagement of young Belarusians and elections on 28 September
best of cafebabel.com, minsk, iryna vidanava, belarus, regime, alexander lukashenko, brunch
Expresso: 'scandalous' use of asbestos-ridden EU parliament building
The Cypriot environment and health MEP Marios Matsakis, a professional forensic pathologist, calls for transparency on the health risk to all MEPs in the ten-year old building
best of cafebabel.com, asbestos, safety, expresso, marios matsakis, health, death
EU parliament back in Strasbourg from October
Part of the roof of the parliament building, which caved in on 7 August whilst activities were out of session, gave wake to criticism of where parliament should really be
best of cafebabel.com, strasburgo, actualidad, eurodiputados, techo, power, strasbourg
Romania: EU dreams, but prostitution and poverty reality
EU membership is slowly making a difference, but for many new citizens of the EU the chasm between aspiration and reality remains wide
best of cafebabel.com, member states, romania, maraseti mausoleum, vrancea county, prostitution, sex
Exclusive: Barroso on the Lisbon treaty, Croatia and Brussels
In response to questions from the cafebabel.com network from Berlin to Istanbul, the president of the European commission on the Irish ‘no’ vote, future EU candidates and why ‘Europe is not Brussels’
best of cafebabel.com, josé manuel barroso, candidate countries, enlargement, croatia, enlargement, european union
‘Buda-sex’ and the Hungarian porn industry
Budapest is famous for being one of the world’s sex capitals. Pornography, sex toursim and prostitution converge in the Hungarian capital, to the delight of some and the frowns of others
best of cafebabel.com, hungary, budapest, business, pornography, europe on the ground, cities
Radar station for US anti-missile defence on Czech soil?
But it hadn’t banked on such a large opposition from two thirds of the population and such an angry reaction from its future neighbours. A return to the cold war?
best of cafebabel.com, protest, foreign policy, prag, development, defence, europe on the ground
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
best of cafebabel.com, past enlargements, european constitution, northern eu, åland, european commission, sweden
The future is death metal-inspired art in Kosovo
Contemporary art is just one bright face of the Kosovo prism, from which the works of the likes of 29-year-old visual artist Artan Balaj refract
best of cafebabel.com, non-eu countries, communism, discrimination, museum, serbia, racism
Gheg or Tosk: dialect still divides Kosovo
The majority of Kosovars speak Gheg, but officially use Tosk for historical reasons. As Kosovo emerges in the form of an independent state, Migjen Kelmendi, former rock star and editor in chief of 'Java' magazine, discusses 'nationalist deliriums'
best of cafebabel.com, the traces, java, dialect, balkans, pristina, tosk
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'Stop the comparisons with 1968'
The German-French Green Party politician, 62, leader of the 1968 student protestors, publicist and current member of the European parliament, on 1968 and the here and now in Europe
best of cafebabel.com, paris, western eu, germany, interview, france, society
Censoring Oliviero Toscani
'In art transgression is a duty,' says the Italian photographer, author of the latest shock campaign with French anorexic model Isabelle Caro. 'Brussels don't want to know a thing about my European vision'
best of cafebabel.com, photogallery, censorship, milan, oliviero toscani, italy, brussels
Don’t rydzysk it – vote abroad!
October parliamentary elections in Poland are rapidly approaching. Can Polish emigrants affect their outcome?
best of cafebabel.com, students, report, poland, elections, central and eastern europe, politics
Tallinn 2011: fairytales spin gold
Estonia is determined to present Tallinn as a dynamic culture capital when it assumes the title in 2011 – even with a grouchy Europe
best of cafebabel.com, european capitals of culture, tallinn, estonia, central and eastern europe, culture
Citizenship: undefined
A modern, progressive EU member state divided by the linguistic, cultural and educational differences between the Estonians and the Russian minority
best of cafebabel.com, languages, tallinn, estonia, central and eastern europe, society, culture
Terry Gilliam – eternal youth
Terry Gilliam spent half his life in London, where he created Monty Python with a group of like-minded comedians. At 65, the actor-director’s spirits remain as imaginative and animated as ever
best of cafebabel.com, cinema, sitges, spain, terry gilliam, drugs, brunch
The Amsterdam adventure
Five journalists, five different nationalities and one European town… we take you behind the scenes and revisit our latest project to promote grassroots journalism
best of cafebabel.com, netherlands, citizen journalism, travel, integration, cities, amsterdam
Happy 5th birthday, cafebabel.com!
On 1st February 2001, the first 100% European media was born.
best of cafebabel.com, european media, journalism, schengen zone, erasmus, strasbourg, europe
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