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Student guide: community-supported agriculture in France
The system of associations for community-supported agriculture (French initials AMAP) has been growing in Europe over the last 20 years. In recent years, student 'AMAPs' have multiplied on campuses. From Nantes to Palermo, a look between pickers and carrots
globalisation, food, lifestyle, slow food, ecology, local democracy, nantes
Li Kequiang's in Europe, and Europe knows it
The Chinese vice-premier is in Europe. He has signed billion-dollar business agreements and promised to purchase the government bonds of ailing EU countries like Portugal. Does this cheque book politics conceal the dictatorship's true motives? The Iberian and Austro-German press have raised the alert
globalisation, piigs, global europe, economical crisis, china, world affairs, politics
Young African footballers thrive in Europe
There may be football academies and Fifa regulations aplenty in Europe, but talented African minors haven't always had the best experiences in the promised land
globalisation, world cup, sport, poverty, senegal, africa, corruption
Satirists Clark and Dawe take on eurozone crisis - in 2 minutes 35
We're always a bit baffled by the ins and outs of the eurozone here at cafebabel.com - so it was nice to catch this little Youtube video circulated by the FT's chief economics commentator. Hilarious, though frightening
globalisation, greece, video, eurozone, journalism, piigs, web 2.0
Salma Yaqoob: the other left in UK elections
A cocktail of otherworldliness, pacifism and explosive environmentalism is taking over the UK in the lead up to the general election on 6 May. The Guardian has called the Respect party leader 'the most prominent Muslim woman in British public life'. Respect is eager to get back in touch with the 'common people'
globalisation, london, left-wing, united kingdom, elections, politics
Far right, far out!
The far-right movement in Europe is resembling a round of shooting stars. In early March, Dutch politician Geert Wilders made big gains in local elections. The Lega Nord (Northern League) in Italy and Jobbik in Hungary too are clocking up the seats in their national parliaments. French ultranationalist Le Pen's daughter Marine continues his legacy. There's also the question of a European underground though, who are cultivating populist anti-islamic, anti-globalisation and regionalist discourse. What is taking place in a Europe of 2010?
- Read the special edition Far right, far out!
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- Bloc Identitaire: lowdown on France's new far-right
- Germany's far-right: style and tea party shakeup
- Casa Pound Italia: Neo-fascists on the rise
- Understanding nationalist ideology in Hungary: 'enormous potential for violence'
Sweden's Cecilia Malmström: 'I'm a politician. It’s not my task to impose an identity on people'
The Gothenburg-based politician, 41, has been EU affairs minister since 2006. We talk institutional reform, economic crisis and Turkey in part III of a special edition marking the six-month Swedish presidency of the EU, which began on 1 July
globalisation, european identity, iceland, identity, northern eu, euroscepticism, eurosceptic
The principle behind 'fishing for compliments'
That’s what our outgoing Italian editor was constantly doing to us at cafebabel.com. In tribute (to herself), she looks at how the act itself is about man hunting for humanity, especially when confronted with globalisation and the atomisation of modern society
globalisation, tower of babel, languages, relationships, translation, friendship, best of cafebabel.com
Five years of enlarged Europe – no longer a land of gold
Five years on from the great European expansion into the east, the eastern and western members are still oceans apart. The distance is not only geographical and the differences not only ideological
globalisation, central and eastern europe, liberalism, capitalism, economical crisis, enlargement, money
CAP? The queen farms on EU money
Normally the EU doesn't shrink from using showing citizens with golden plaques and stardust whereabouts European money goes. With regards to cereal, meat and milk this is somewhat different. The agricultural subsidies, which were originally meant to support the agricultural community, now flow in quite different directions. Latest news titbit from Brussels
globalisation, germany, food, common agricultural policy, spain, cap, united kingdom
HandiCAP: freedom-hunting French farmers, as European as Parisians
Young farmers in the region of Auvergne worry about their future, which is being over-organised by a too liberal Europe. They want to give vent to their anger at the upcoming European elections in June 2009
globalisation, common agricultural policy, eudebate on the ground, genetically modified organisms, cities, auvergne, cap
Got a solution for a powerful Europe?
Voter abstention, traditionally high in European elections, reveals more about the lack of politicised debate about Europe than it does about any real apathy among its people, who seem – in fact – to be looking for a meaning in this project
globalisation, defensa europea, power, lisbon treaty, european elections 2009, eudebate2009, the eu in the world
Lisbon strategy: how does Europe fit into today’s world?
Europe’s privileged geopolitical situation is under threat. In the context of globalisation, climate and demographic change and the high cost of energy and food, Europe has to rethink its strategies
globalisation, university, students, energy, lisbon strategy, laurent cohen-tanugi , european presidency
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?
globalisation, protest, defence, foreign policy, prag, nato, war
Berlusconi's back
Add a dose of alcohol abuse and hail Europe’s volunteers and globalisation - it’s your latest news from Brussels
globalisation, umberto bossi, silvio berlusconi, italy, androulla vassiliou, belgium, alcohol
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
globalisation, agriculture, paris, portugal, internet, devolution, tourism
'Were the US to go under, the world would turn to the Euro'
The five-year-old Euro may be trading above the dollar, but a stronger currency can damage Europe
globalisation, alger, euro, international trade, varadero, european central bank, algeria
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