lifestyle
Ties and tees: three innovative fashion initiatives from Ljubljana, Lille and Berlin
Between 20 - 22 January, the historic Berlin-Tempelhof airport compound served as the venue of Bread and Butter, the most prominent trade fair for urban and streetwear, for the second year in a row. We pick tie manufacturers, T-shirt street fashion and an eco-sports label as top of the crop
lifestyle, fair, clothes, culture calendar, culture, traditions, fashion
Party burnout in Paris, so go to Berlin
'Sssssh, go in quickly,' whispers the bouncer of the electro bar 4Elements on the Place de la Republique. The lights are out in the flat above. It is 11pm, a Saturday evening in Paris. The one-time nightlife mecca of Europe is turning into a sleepy little town, a trend that threatens to continue
lifestyle, party, underground, dance, phil stumpf, alcohol, nightlife
Europe's breakfasts: I'll have what Obama's having
Russia: Putin feeds Obama whilst a leather boot fans the flames. Italy: whilst Obama becomes president, Berlusconi serves his escort a hot drink. Germany: Merkel cooks brekkie for hubby: a round-up of European politicians' breakfast stories in the news, plus a pancake recipe for the bimonthly gastronomy column
lifestyle, recipe, angela merkel, yum nyam, barack obama, food, gastronomy
Country life, the good life? Rural Italian holidays
The busy beaches of Ibiza, Polynesia or the Seychelles are no longer the obvious tourist destinations. Times have changed, and travellers are demanding something different from their holidays. What could be better than immerion in nature, with plenty of wine and farm-fresh food to hand?
lifestyle, italian way of life, tourism, summer, countryside, italy
Tree huggers
The times in which eco-warriors and nature lovers raged unrest in the downtown areas whilst kitted out in hand-knitted wool jumpers and Birkenstocks are now over. Now that the trend of being eco-aware has come to the forefront of society, the whole of Europe is witnessing a bloom in eco-green ‘cusswords’
lifestyle, bioethics, green cities, food, language, idioms, translation
Quality, not quantity during fashion week in Europe
From the old classics of Paris, Milan and London to the new modes in Stockholm, Madrid or Berlin: the 2009 autumn-winter fashion shows are streaming through Europe, despite the economic crisis and the criticism erupting around it
lifestyle, alta costura, culture, fashion, europe, cities, cities
Heide Rühle on Andorra, Gibraltar and Liechtenstein tax havens
The German politician and member of the European parliament for the European Greens says fiscal paradises threaten the European social model
lifestyle, gibraltar, luxembourg, liechtenstein, billionaire, andorra, paradise
Map: be German to be rich, says Forbes
How do you become a billionaire exactly? Flee Europe: out of the 1125 billionaires registered by Forbes, barely 20% are of European origin. The others come mainly from the United States (42%), China, India and Russia
lifestyle, map, fiscal paradise, tax, germany, politics, western eu
Greece, Portugal and Romania: save your species!
Is Europe acting fast enough to halt irreversible biodiversity loss?
lifestyle, european court of justice, future of europe, greece, zakynthos island, biodiversity, romania
Laura Cesana: 'There should be more Erasmus programmes for teachers'
A linguist and voyager, the Italian painter transported her Jewish origins from the United States to Portugal, where her multiple identities are exhibited by a flourishing brushstroke
lifestyle, identity, brunch, lisbon, painting, rome, art market
Hairy Portuguese women
The French and Spanish joke goes that Portuguese women have moustaches
lifestyle, men and women, lisbon, fashion, southern eu, cities, spain
Facebook: UK, Norway and Sweden most active
10 million Europeans have their own profiles on booming social exchange websites such as Facebook. The most active European web users have not wasted any time create groups of their own
lifestyle, norway, internet, northern eu, technology, facebook, sweden
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