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European elections 2009
Austrian blood stirs
To welcome our new cafebabel.com local team in Vienna, we have a look at this tiny country which has become big in the international news thanks to the trial of incest father Joseph Fritzl and the sudden death of Europe’s most popular right wing politician, Jorg Haider. But Austria is also the country that has just won its case for banning GM crops against the European commission, that gives 16-year-olds the right to vote and that has the lowest unemployment rate in Europe (4%), after the Netherlands
- Read the special edition Austrian blood stirs
- No skilled labour in Austria? In Hungary, Csorna hangs in there
- Voting aged 16: are the Austrians Europe's most mature?
- Austrian tabloids make global headlines with Joseph Fritzl, incest father
- Film review Austria: The Bone Man is rootsy, rank and riotous
- The Bone Man’s Josef Hader & Wolfgang Murnberger: ‘Intelligent nastiness is our speciality’
- Austria’s ban on cultivating genetically modified sweetcorn
Gender equality: smile, 69% of European parliament and 63% of EU commissioners are men
After the European elections in June 2009, Europe will be posing for a new family portrait. Will just as many women as men be in the snapshot? To raise awareness, the ‘50/50 campaign for democracy’ is brought to you by the European women’s lobby
european elections 2009, what the hell is, journée mondiale de la femme, men and women, discrimination, power, employment
Bilingualism in Spain: a political arm
In a Europe of 23 official languages, there are complaints about the discrimination suffered by some due to the European policies. A recent Spanish case helps to understand the risk of politicizing the multilingualism
european elections 2009, lenguas, dia europeo de las lenguas, nationalism, languages, discrimination, mario vargas llosa
99% of European businesses are SMEs
The 'enterprise Europe network' (EEN) logo is becoming more familiar to entrepreneurs. It is not a sponsor or a multinational but rather a network created by the European commission
european elections 2009, the elections in numbers, eudebate on the ground, entreprise, élections européennes, employment, money
Valdis Dombrovskis: 37, ex-finance MP, to lead Latvia in economic crisis
The newest prime minister of Latvia is the youngest leader in Europe, after Frederik Reinfeldt was crowned Swedish PM in 2006 aged 42. The former finance minister may be the person to bring the country out of economic stagnation. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
european elections 2009, euweek, europe, latvia, crise économique, power, ppe
'Clim City', French game where you play with climate change
Play, relaxation, recreation, rest, joke - many focus on the fun, the childish and banal, meanwhile the true game is always a regulated and serious activity, but also rich and educational - here, you get fifty years to change to get emissions down to 25%
european elections 2009, sammy wilson, vaclav klaus, jose maria aznar, co2, environment, silvio berlusconi
'European' VAT cut in sight
The European parliament has approved a report by the European people’s party in favour of lowering the rate of VAT in new sectors such as children’s clothing, funeral and agricultural services. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
european elections 2009, izquierda unitaria europea, iva, fiscalidad, pes, ppe, money
Zita Gurmai: 'Women in Europe work around 54 more days than men'
The socialist, 43, demands feminism from European leaders. While she renews her candidacy for the European parliament, she dreams of seeing Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the socialist president, as president of the European commission, after Jose Manuel Durao Barroso's term is up
european elections 2009, socialism, parti socialiste européeen, feminism, men and women, zita gurmai, prostitución
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