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Jean-Christophe Bas: 'the erasmus generation doesn’t know how lucky it is'
Finally, on 9 November 1989, there was peace. Young Europeans born after this historic day did experience the war. But what does the construction of Europe mean to them? In his book L’Europe à la carte, Jean-Christophe Bas calls upon the spoiled children of the eurogeneration’s in order to create a less self-centred Europe.
european constitution, cold war, iron curtain, peace, berlin wall, european institutions, second world war
EU press talks of virginity and Benjamin Button as Lisbon treaty is ratified
After months of blocking progress, Czech president Václav Klaus became the last head of state to sign on 3 November. The constitutional court in Brno had previously rejected claims brought against the legislative document by conservative senators. As the EU reform treaty can now come into effect, the Danish, Polish, Italian, Czech and Irish press react
european constitution, vaclav klaus, cinema, eurotopics, press review, prague, czech republic
67% in Ireland say 'yes' to the Lisbon treaty
On 2 October, the Irish public allowed changes to the constitution to ratify the Lisbon treaty. The 'resounding' and 'convincing' vote dispels fears that the referendum would pass by a slim margin and demonstrate a lack of Irish faith in the democratic process, and in the EU
european constitution, media, vote, ukip, nigel farage, opinion, ratificación
Lisbon treaty: Ireland shouldn't feel obliged to vote yes
Remember that other time that Irish voters were told they had returned the wrong result in Nice in 2001? Citizens shouldn't feel they 'owe' anyone on 2 October
european constitution, vote, opinion, ireland, european democracy, referendum, lisbon treaty
'The Constitution in Verse': Brussels 'city poets' slam EU
'So the European Union doesn’t have a political constitution? Let’s at least give it a poetic one!' 50 authors have spent months putting the finishing touches to new articles in the form of alternative and critical citizens’ verse. Close-up on an initiative from Brussels which began in January 2008
european constitution, european institutions, writers, constitution, art, culture, poetry
Spain-EU: confusing electoral 'auberge espagnole'
Debates on Europe in Spain are frequently a misleading paradox. On the one hand, public opinion is attached to the European Union, which facilitated the economic and political modernisation of the country. On the other, the lack of 'political pedagogy', the campaign for the European elections in June being no exception, leaves the EU as a distant and unknown political reality
european constitution, rodríguez zapatero, money, european elections 2009, eudebate2009, mariano rajoy, integration
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
european constitution, past enlargements, tourism, northern eu, best of cafebabel.com, history, åland
Lisbon ratified
Latvia and Germany ratified the Lisbon treaty on 7 and 22 May, after Portugal and Denmark did so on 23 April. The EU's 16 other members should follow suit by 1 January 2009
european constitution, eu president, map, lisbon treaty, european union, politics
Women's Day, a European clause
Uniforming the laws concerning the rights of women in the EU from the top down is an exciting idea and a necessity that is gaining support from militants all across the EU
european constitution, feminism, charter of fundamental rights, men and women, francis wurtz, integration, france
Constitution tension ... in a Finnish sauna
Temperatures soar as a group of young European journalists get steamed up about the Lisbon Treaty
european constitution, sauna, europe, treaties, finland, lisbon treaty, society
Apple gets fair on UK music downloads
Portuguese no to reform treaty referendum, the pan-EU music marketplace and Sarkozy’s press conference
european constitution, presidency, downloads, apple, internet, consumers, music
Loving dictator Salazar
General De Gaulle in France, Churchill in the UK. The Portuguese have voted the founder and leader of the authoritarian regime the 'greatest ever figure in Portuguese history'
european constitution, beppe grillo, europe on the ground, antonio de oliveira salazar, lisbon, cities, southern eu
Barón Crespo: the European parliament has sacrificed as much as anyone
The EU parliament has withdrawn from the debate surrounding the latest reform treaty
european constitution, enrique barόn crespo, madrid, european parliament, spain, european union, politics
Merkozy is leaking water
A conflict of interest is poisoning the apparent honeymoon between the French and German leaders, Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, as they work on the EU constitution
european constitution, angela merkel, germany, european aeronautic defence space company, focus, western eu, european central bank
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