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Paris strikes: where clowns once protested, now zombies do
On 16 October zombies took over the nationwide protests for a withdrawal of the French retirement reforms (to be raised from 60 to 62). When even the deceased are coming back to defend their rights, can the French government really afford to turn a deaf ear?
strike, liberalism, ageing society, halloween, youth, france, paris
Fired public radio satirists - 'Berlusconisation France'?
Censor one person and someone else will speak for them. That’s what happened on 1 July in front of La Maison de la Radio in Paris, where disappointed listeners and exasperated France Inter workers protested against the sacking of morning show comedians Stéphane Guillon and Didier Porte. Flashback
strike, media, european media, silvio berlusconi, freedom of expression, press freedom, nicolas sarkozy
Protests in Bucharest: Romanians, 'not like Greeks'
On 25 June, 600 protestors tried to storm the presidential palace to stop massive cuts in public wages and pensions, severe austerity measures due to the financial crisis. I witnessed the first protest in May, where many stayed home. Students, professors and journalists in Bucharest speak
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
strike, bologna process, christmas, financial crisis, education system, recession, aeroplane
Solidarity turn their backs on 1989
In 1989, the Solidarnosc (Solidarity) trade union contributed to a democratic revolution in Poland. Now, on the 20th anniversary the celebrations could be called off due to trade union protestors
strike, 1989, gdansk, cold war, berlin wall, history, civil society
Europe's 4.3 million overseas
Trouble sometimes brews for those citizens living under the coco trees, in the so-called ultra-peripheric regions of Europe too. In January and February for example, the French from Guadeloupe and Martinique went on strike against high prices, whilst African migrants boats continued to dock on Canarian ports, the Turks and Caicos prime minister resigned under allegations of corruption and Greenland voted for even more independance. When it's so far away, Europe means something else
Biking is trendy, politics is not in green Budapest
Resistance groups may be fighting pollution in Budapest, but there’s a long way to go from holding bicycle protests to creating a political impact. How can ecological thinking blossom in the Hungarian capital?
strike, ecology, cities, hungary, protest, transport, budapest
Tillman Otto: ‘People should burn if they wanna burn’
‘Gentleman’, 32, is a true reggae adherent and honorary Jamaican in German skin. His musical diaspora defines a pan-reggae notion of 'how small we all are in the jah jah world'
strike, album, identity, cologne, downloads, corruption, germany
Sarkozite strike
We're beaming live to you from the scenes of the first strike in France since president Nicolas Sarkozy came into power. Where does the word actually come from, and what are its European counterparts? Term of the week
strike, carla bruni, divorce, tower of babel, languages, europe, lithuania
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