development

MULTIMEDIA development : Madagascar, Haiti, Congo: what European development days show

Madagascar, Haiti, Congo: what European development days show

Where do the millions of euros that are sent from European homes to the four corners of the earth through development programs actually go? The ‘It’s our money; it’s their future’ project sees several young Europeans, accompanied by a Belgian film crew, travelling to five countries to observe the work of NGOs in order to find out

by Emmanuel Haddad @ , André Bossuroy @ // 08/12/10

development, european commission, sustainable developement, africa, humanitarian, european union, society

OPINION development : Sea Shepherd: tuna fish pirates hiding in a stretch of sea near you

Sea Shepherd: tuna fish pirates hiding in a stretch of sea near you

The American conservation society are preparing a ‘No Compromise’ campaign against illegal whale fishing in the Antarctic. Now the ecological pirates are back to fight against tuna fish hunters in the Mediterannean

by raffaella tolicetti @ // 19/11/10

development, norway, iceland, ecology, sustainable developement, japan, biodiversity

FOCUS development : Catherine Ashton, Ashford or Ashley?

Catherine Ashton, Ashford or Ashley?

Never mind that she went to earthquake-stricken Haiti six weeks late, or that she missed a ministerial conference, or that she's not David Miliband, or that she can't speak French. Let's begin with the fact that some struggle to remember even the name of the first ever EU foreign policy chief. Maybe it's the title 'baroness' which throws everyone

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 06/05/10

development, diplomacy, european media, catherine ashton, eu foreign policy chief, common foreign and security policy, european commission

REPORT development : 'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France

'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France

Four months on from the Copenhagen summit, the failure of a global climate change policy hasn't crushed or reinvigorated the motivation of environmental activists. In the Vosges region of France, Elise's carbon-neutral weekends indicate that changing our way of life may be key to saving the planet

by max disbeaux @ // 30/04/10

development, lifestyle, public health, ecology, sustainable developement, biofuel, green cities

ANALYSIS development : Europe makes 2010 its year for fighting poverty and social exclusion

Europe makes 2010 its year for fighting poverty and social exclusion

When the 'Lisbon strategy' was launched in March 2000, EU member state leaders said that they wanted to take decisive steps towards eliminating poverty. Ten years later, during the worst economic crisis since 1929, the EU has named 2010 its year for fighting poverty and social exclusion. It’s about time, too

by Alexis @ // 26/04/10

development, european parliament, european commission, european year for combating poverty and social exclusion, civil society, economical crisis, labour market

DEBATE development : Renewable energy: Europe's economic and mythological reign

Renewable energy: Europe's economic and mythological reign

In January 2009, the interruption of natural gas supplies to 18 European countries due to a spat between Russia and the Ukraine was a chilly wakeup call to the reality of energy dependence. Energy historians and directors explain more

by naomi o'leary @ // 21/04/10

development, renewable energies, energy, environment, technology, conference, ecology

DEBATE development : 100 years of Europe's nature parks

100 years of Europe's nature parks

In 2009 the first nature parks protected by the European Union will be 100 years old. Cafebabel has spoken with six people linked to these spaces in different European countries. Conservation or development? The debate lives on

by Irene Martinez @ // 15/09/09

development, park, environment, ecology, spain, sweden, nature

NEWS development : EBRD in the red, but for the right reasons

EBRD in the red, but for the right reasons

Despite reporting historic losses, the European bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) is to increase its aid to eastern countries. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

by France Dutertre @ // 04/03/09

development, european central bank, europe de l'est, banque, euweek, europe

FEATURE development : Doha, Qatar: the north-south solidarity harvest in India

Doha, Qatar: the north-south solidarity harvest in India

From 29 November to 2 December, UN member states discuss development aid in these times of financial crisis. There is also a crisis in international solidarity: in India, a quarter of a million live in poverty

by Alexandre Polack @ // 27/11/08

development, india, structural funds, poverty, solidarität

FEATURE development : Radar station for US anti-missile defence on Czech soil?

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?

by agnès baritou // 30/04/08

development, protest, defence, foreign policy, prag, best of cafebabel.com, europe on the ground

FEATURE development : Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security

by farah boucherak // 28/04/08

development, labour, germany, education system, consumption society, erasmus, consumers

development : Mujahideen Khan: 'we do not know who the Taliban is right now'

Mujahideen Khan: 'we do not know who the Taliban is right now'

Afghanistan remains a huge challenge for NATO. Whilst officials met in the Bucharest's Parliament Palace from 2-4 April, a group of Estonian journalists cast an eye back with a mujahideen in the Afghan mountains

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ , Kadri Kukk @ // 08/04/08

development, afghanistan, peacekeeping, kabul, osama bin laden, terrorism, asia

FEATURE

Batman, goats and internet in Cavas do Monte, Portugal

The living conditions in the north Portuguese mountaintops of S. Pedro do Sul have hardly changed in hundreds of years. Bit by bit, however, the uniting, modernising world is moving in, and the children are moving out

by laura daub // 26/03/08

development, paris, portugal, internet, devolution, covas do monte, tourism

development : Esplanade of L'Europe in Brussels: more rubbish than town planning

Esplanade of L'Europe in Brussels: more rubbish than town planning

A space without appeal next to Brussels South railway station is far from what we expect from the capital of Europe

by javier delgado rivera // 20/03/08

development, architecture, belgium, city planning, brussels, cities, europe

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The European Development Days: a mix of optimism and criticism

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Federalise EU development aid for more, better and faster delivery

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