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Megaupload vs Sopa and Pipa: it'll be e-right on the night
Act one: stop online piracy. Act two: protect international property. Act three: shut down a famous file-sharing site. Act four: anti-counterfeiting trade agreement. We call for a bit of order in the debate on internet freedom versus intellectual property rights which has kicked off 2012
european parliament, freedom of opinion, cinema, downloads, techno-media, internet, music
Schulz, new president of European parliament: Martin who?
Do you know who the president of the European parliament is? If not, read on: Martin Schulz isn't afraid of courting controversy and is planning to shake up the way Europe is run
european parliament, european institutions, european democracy, politics, elections
Pass the buck, Murdoch and Brooks
During the British parliamentary hearing of the news tycoon Murdochs on 19 July, a friend analysed the 'father-and-son's game of patty-cake': 'I pass the buck to you, you pass it back. Pass pass pass pass, oh, and then pass it to competitor papers, because it's clearly their fault. And then pass it to News of the World because how can one or two men be responsible for a company that's just SO big?' Is it a phrase which translates well to other European idioms?
european parliament, scandal, tower of babel, newspaper, media, united kingdom, society
MEPs are ‘carbon dioxide skunks’ going from parliament to parliament
The battle of how bad the European parliament in Strasbourg’s carbon footprint led to a furious statistics war. But one thing is for sure: the members of European parliament who travel between their seats in Brussels and Strasbourg every month are not helping the environment
european parliament, green europe on the ground, strasbourg, ecology, politics
France's Karima Delli on MEP salary increases
On 3 March MEPs voted to increase their monthly allowances by a further 1, 500 euros. It comes just one year after voting to a first increase by the same amount: an extra 27 million euros over two years, at a time when citizens all over Europe tighten their belts. We speak to the French MEP for the greens
european parliament, economy, european union, society, economical crisis, two seat system problem, ecology
Fare dodger, stowaway or free rider?
Does the Arab uprising mean more 'stowaways' for Europe? Why does a stowaway in French mean the same thing as a fare dodger? Why is fare dodging in Italy called 'pulling a Portuguese'? Expression of the week
european parliament, tower of babel, european institutions, illegal immigrants, libyan arab jamahiriya, society, egypt
Viktor Orban: who's been a naughty boy at the European parliament?
A fierce dispute broke out between Hungarian prime minister and EU parliamentarians during Orbán's speech marking his country's EU Council presidency. The MEPs were above all critical of Hungary's new media law. While Orbán's reaction cast his country in a dim light, the criticism went too far and was implausible, write Hungarian, German and Slovakian commentators
european parliament, freedom of opinion, hungary, euweek, media, european media, european democracy
Vegetarianism: 'Eating Animals' in Europe
Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2009 novel, published in March 2010 in the UK, has just been released in German. The 33-year-old American has fast become the new vegetarian messiah. While it reached the top three of the Der Spiegel bestseller list, only 1.3 million Germans follow a vegetarian diet, a mere 1.6% of the population
european parliament, vegetables, lifestyle, germany, meat, european union, society
Europe's politician loudmouths
British prime minister David Cameron was accused of 'going offscript' by former foreign secretary David Miliband after a series of press conferences where he accused Pakistan of 'exporting terror'. Do Europe's eurosceptic politicians have the biggest mouths when it comes to diplomatic rows? Expression of the week
european parliament, tower of babel, best of cafebabel.com, pakistan, david cameron, europe, united kingdom
'Copii de bani gata', rich Romanian club
They're treated with similar disdain and contempt everywhere, but nowhere with such hatred as in Romania. The Romanian nouveau riche are nicknamed 'born with money' or 'kids with rich parents'. Where's the problem?
european parliament, eucrisis on the ground, nepotism, corruption, bucharest, past enlargements, romania
Perspective: what has the EU done for LGBT rights?
The international day against homophobia and transphobia is celebrated on 17 May in over fifty countries around the world, and as the Baltic Pride parade in Lithuania on 8 May showed, people are taking action in even the most homophobic places
european parliament, gay rights, lithuania, homosexuality, human rights, european union, society
Nick Clegg for European British prime minister?
Since 1918 the prime minister of Britain has been either labour or conservative. Red or blue. The 6 May elections were set to be no different. The two-party system seemed safe. Murdoch's papers screamed blue. Until Mr. Nick Clegg, leader of the liberal democrats, entered. The final televised leaders' debate in the UK takes place on 29 April
european parliament, london, labour, liberls, nick clegg, david cameron, gordon brown
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