identity
L.U.C: 'Poland is not just vodka and pretty girl exports'
Rather than rapping on his new album, producer Lukasz Rostkowski, 29, mixes in historical soundtracks, including the voice of ex-Polish president Lech Walesa. The jazz, trip hop and electro musician explains how a sometimes pessimist view of his country's past has inspired him in his musical projects, for which he has just picked up a 2009 'Passport award' from the journalists at Polityka
identity, warsaw, music, brunch, reunification, poland, history
Would only a mentally ill man attack the Italian prime minister...
Silvio Berlusconi, 73, has spent his second night at the San Raffaele hospital with face wounds after being attacked on 13 December by Massimo Tartaglia, a mentally ill man, during a rally in Milan. The attack has launched a broad discussion about Italy's poisoned political climate. The German, Spanish, Polish and Italian press react
identity, italy, politics, euweek, european press, violence, silvio berlusconi
Magyd Cherfi: 'identity and national is a collusion that I don’t get'
Singing about these issues in concert is something of a déjà vu that the French singer and militant can do without, he says. Interview
identity, magyd cherfi, immigration, illegal immigrants, culture, multiculturalism, integration
Ikea, H&M, Nokia, Zara: a fairytale EU life built on brands
The products we buy all bear the CE marking, French for 'European Conformity'. What if our lives were also conforming to the advertising messages of the leading brands in the European market? The big fishes are swallowing the small ones. Are they also picking away at our identity?
identity, culture, expresso, consumers, consumption society, society, debate
Five reasons why Italian should be Europe's lingua franca
There are various solutions to fortifying Europe and creating mutual understanding. As far as I am concerned, Dante’s language is perfect for the common good of all Europeans
identity, european identity, italy, politics, languages, opinion, society
Low cost airlines lend citizens a 'European' identity
Budget travel is a reality for modern Europeans, a part of everyday life. Accounting for its environmental impact may affect the as yet fragile common European identity it lends to flying citizens
identity, european identity, money, germany, economy, portugal, environment
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
identity, european identity, globalisation, iceland, northern eu, euroscepticism, sweden
Throw your toys out of the pram
The Irish kick off after a 'scathing electoral defeat', whilst the Germans can be heard to 'wail like cats'. Weekly language expressions from around Europe
identity, tower of babel, translation, declan ganley, european elections 2009, expressions, elections
15.5% unemployment, diaspora: Lithuanians try luck elsewhere
Whilst Vilnius welcomes visitors from around the world because of its status as the European capital of culture 2009, countless are leaving the country in an attempt to escape widespread unemployment and salaries which are under the European average for the most part
identity, nationalism, cities, immigration, diaspora, vilnius, lithuania
2 days in Warsaw: Solidarnosc, cult Polish documentaries and Berlusconi
For two days at the end of April 2009, the Polish capital becomes the 'centre of Europe' as the EU's largest centre-right party descend on the city. Quality time spent between British, Spanish and Polish colleagues raises an understanding of what the last twenty years mean, and the gap between east and west. Opinion
identity, european popular party, cinema, protest, politics, warsaw, intercultural dialogue
Giovanni di Lorenzo: 'the values which inspired the creation of the EU are pathetic today'
We speak to an Italian born in Sweden, raised in Rome, who moved to Hannover aged eleven, speaking little German. Today he is the director of German weekly Die Zeit, co-editor of Der Tagesspiegel, author of a bestseller and a TV presenter. We meet in Berlin to discuss the crisis of a marriage of 27 countries on the eve of the European elections between 4 – 7 June 2009: the passion is dead and not enough economic gains to hold it together
identity, politics, germany, european elections 2009, enlargement, culture, eudebate2009
'The notion of EU citizenship is just hyprocritical marketing'
For all those people who have settled in other countries in the EU the notion of ‘citizenship’ mixes with that of identity; a European one. All of them will be heading off to vote for their Euro MPs in whichever member state where they have taken up residence between 4 and 7 June
identity, testimony, european elections 2009, rendez-vous citoyens, abstentionism, citizens, society
Eur…οpa! As EU elections comes round, 27 European citizens in Athens speak
Whether they are from Finland to Cyprus, or Germany and France, the first charter EU member states, as well as from 'newcomer' states Romania and Bulgaria, 27 Athenians talk about their Europe and how they think it should be. The EU elections take place between 4 and 7 June 2009, with 736 seats in the EU parliament open to 9, 000 candidates
identity, european identity, greece, european elections 2009, immigration, europe, european young journalist 2008
London and Berlin reviews of Mark Ravenhill's 'Over There' play
Mark Ravenhill’s unconventional play about identical twins who are reunited after growing up in east and west Germany travelled from London to Berlin this spring. Our London reviewer calls it a timely commentary on the EU’s current political troubles. Our Berlin reviewer wonders if the British director reproaches the Germans with the repression of history. Cross-reviews from the Royal Court and Schaubühne theatres
identity, germany, reunification, berlin wall, berlin, london, culture
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