integration
Marius Ivaskevicius: no straight answers
33 year-old Marius Ivaskevicius is a poet, playwright and director who explores the complexity and melancholy of the Slavic soul. His works are at once tender and humourous
integration, literature, post-soviet states, copyright, regions, traditions, culture
Education and Islam: keeping the faith
Are state faith schools a viable solution to integration problems in Europe?
integration, religion, united kingdom, youth, islam, nationalism, france
Free schooling for expat children
Firms in Poland increasingly fund the bilingual education of expats’ children. But financial problems and contract negotiations impede access to exclusive international schools
integration, multilingualism, lifestyle, education system, immigration, multiculturalism, society
One country, one language
The European Commission wants to improve young Europeans’ grasp of foreign languages. However, EU member states find it difficult to implement concrete measures
integration, languages, european commission, culture, education system, politics, multiculturalism
Disappearing in the crowd: Vietnamese immigrants in Poland
Thousands of Vietnamese are repressed in their home country and are forced to leave Asia and try their luck abroad. For those who choose Poland, the transition is sometimes tough
integration, warsaw, warsaw, ton van anh, viet nam, poland, communism
Spain: Between bombs and calls for freedom
192 deaths and thousands of injuries was a harsh wake up call for Spain. On March 11, the country started their fight against Jihadist terrorism
integration, spain, future of europe, defence, islamophobia, islamic terrorism, development
Squabbles and wrangles in the Muslim world
Despite a population of 15 million Muslims in Europe, stereotypes are still strong: Islam = terrorism. Muslim organisations fail to tackle the identity crises that destabilise their communities
integration, underground, future of europe, islam, nationalism, violence, islamophobia
Europe’s anti-terror alert systems are out of tune with each other
The planned terror attacks uncovered in London are putting the alert systems of every European country to the test. Find out how these work and which alert levels are currently in place.
integration, cia flights, eu frontiers, globalisation, future of europe, violence, democratisation
Escalating threats and anti-terrorist measures
In response to escalating violence and fear, Europe has equipped itself with a real arsenal to counter threats
integration, italy, germany, united kingdom, discrimination, violence, france
Europe - USA: back to french fries
Though support for Europe’s soft power grows in American liberal bastions, the military EU institutions still lack credibility in the US
integration, america, war, united states, european democracy, defence, violence
Hitchhiking against poverty
70 young Europeans take part in Eurizons, a unique hitchhike campaign to promote the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
integration, hungary, latvia, european media, czech republic, slovakia, charity
Walking naked into a mosque: nationalism in Kosovo
What is kosovar national identity? Migjen Kelmendi, editor of the weekly Java, opens the debate with a recently published book Who is Kosovar?
integration, corruption, kosovo, islam, nationalism, defence, democratisation
From siege to silver screen
The 12th Sarajevo Film Festival, which ended on August 26, featured a packed programme of challenging films, revealing the remarkable renaissance of filmmaking in the Balkans.
integration, branko schmidt, film, danis tanović, festivals, jasmila žbanič, sarajevo
Translating threats: Chinese immigrants fight to stay in France
Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to step up deportations of illegal immigrants to 25,000. A network of teachers fights to defend pupils and their families
integration, china, communism, foreign policy, paris, france, identity
The leopard prowls the Silk Road
Kazakhstan holds a key position on the Asian highway network which criss-crosses 32 Asian states. At the used car market “Barys”, traders discuss the merging of Europe and Asia
integration, kyrgyzstan, asia, uzbekistan, international trade, space, internal market
Dutch prostitution: from sex trade to trade unionism
Though Prostitution was legalised in October 2000, Dutch call-girls enjoy little social recognition
integration, psychology, health, sex, sex, prostitution, guide
The Amsterdam adventure
Five journalists, five different nationalities and one European town… we take you behind the scenes and revisit our latest project to promote grassroots journalism
integration, best of cafebabel.com, travel, citizen journalism, youth, netherlands, cities
Purchase power beats flower power on canals
Once a favourite of the flower power generation, living on a canal boat has become a privilege for the young and affluent. Today modern houseboats are not longer dingy eccentric dwellings for the marginal, but fully equipped modern pads
integration, house, architecture, consumers, environment, house on boat, tourism
Kinshasa-Paris: life at the margins of the state
8000km from home, the Congolese community in Paris remain as concerned as ever by the politics in their country – and unconvinced the elections that took place on the 30 July will change anything
integration, congo, freedom, paris, discrimination, traditions, defence
Gypsy in the mix
Dispelling stereotypes of gypsy music being about old men singing in restaurants, today’s DJs are showing that it remains a vibrant and powerful form of music
integration, dance, contemporary art, music, balkans, roma, freedom
