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European bloggers describe their Berlin walls
Monday is 9 November, the day when the Berlin wall was brought down. To reflect on this iconic modern historical event for the eurogeneration, citizen journalists from five cafebabel.com local teams - Sofia, Budapest, Turin, Strasbourg and Istanbul - simultaneously blogged one day about the walls they see in their cities
blogs, communism, event, kurds, dictator, turin, berlin wall
Le Corps Mince de Francoise: 'fuck off saying we’re trendy. We sing about what we are'
The trio hail from Helsinki, record in Berlin and are managed in the UK. We meet in Paris to dissect their pan-European wanderings and find out why exactly they diss boys and Finland so much in their screamy surface pop-experimental sound
blogs, industry, feminism, london, culture calendar, family, stereotype
I quit Facebook - even Bill Gates did
More than 250 million people have registered themselves on Facebook. This spectacular number will soon be surpassed; the social network is growing at a rate of 5 million users a week. Nonetheless, the giant is not unstoppable. Its critics are also multiplying, and some are choosing to log off the network for the final time
blogs, india, erasmus, communication , china, network, united states
Notes: mid-twenties crisis of a journalist going round the world
The day that I turned 25, I decided to just leave everything - work, my family, the flat I rented with some friends. I bought a round the world ticket and embarked on a year-long journey. Summary of a blog recognised by as 'the best non-English language blog' at the 'Lonely Planet travel bloggers’ awards
blogs, travel writing, india, citizen journalism, japan, thailand, china
Blogs on ten years of a euro blessing or a euro curse
Those pastel red bridges and pale blue arches decorating the common currency we carry in our pockets is a constant reminder of the European Union. Ten years after its introduction, people have gotten used to the Monopoly-like notes. But what role do they have in the credit crunch?
blogs, economical crisis, money, the eu in the world, politics, economy, blog review
Bloggers and facebookers want president Barroso out
'We don't care who, but the commission needs a new president in 2009'. Members of the 'Anyone But Barroso' campaign are none too keen on the current chief of the EU commission. Can it influence the European elections in June? Latest titbit of news from Brussels
blogs, protest, josé manuel barroso, campaign, brussels, euweek, power
Cost of Life day: Budapest Europe’s cheapest capital?
Twelve cafebabel.com local teams, from Sofia to London, spent one night simultaneously going for a movie, followed by dinner, a drink and a ride home on public transport. Compare their costs, and you’ll find that Europe is not as homogenised as we tend to believe
blogs, budapest, parigi, lyon, cost of life day, euro, best of cafebabel.com
The Caucasus war viewed through Europe's blogs
Blogospheres are vibrating in the aftermath of the war in the Caucasus. The need to understand and debate is huge, as spin doctors have been manipulating the news on both sides
blogs, georgia, russian federation, caucasus, war, world affairs, security
Babelblogs: little princes and book fair bombs
Some European member states don't get much attention, but are often worth a detour. Our multilingual community blogs take you there
blogs, sarajevo, european union, macedonia, balkans, greece, athens
Architecture blogs in Romania, Spain and England
Most blogs devoted to architecture cover the whole of Europe through their importance, often even the whole world, by not limiting themselves to the presentation of this set of themes exclusively within the author’s country of origin
blogs, photogallery, architecture, romania, austria, spain, culture
Babelblogs: Macedonia, cloning and praying in Berlin
Europe is often seen as boring and bureaucratic - not the case with cafebabel.com’s community blogs. European debate is in full swing, bloggers are up in arms and words are flying
blogs, religion, central and eastern europe, istanbul, greece, turkey, blog review
Blogging Kosovo, Erasmus and poetry
Existential crises in Berlin, self-critical French and new nation states - the best of our babelblogs this fortnight
blogs, hungary, cities, european tour, poetry, kosovo, internet
Headscarfs from Europe's presidents on Mars
Are you waiting for the snow in Tallinn? Bothered about a piece of cloth in Turkey? Or taking a politics lesson with McCain? The latest news from our babelblogs
blogs, nicolas sarkozy, tallinn, john mccain, recep tayyip erdogan, estonia, islam
Babelblogs: Olympics of human rights
British exes, banking superheros, Athens and garapos in Cuba - plus the latest Franco-German blog to watch out for
blogs, sub-prime, olympic games, cinema, politics, athens, europe
Eighties generation: we're not childless losers
Despite their reputation, twentysomethings often have more to offer than first meets the eye
Born in the eighties
Twenty-something baby losers. Often disparaged, yet the 'eighties generation' harbour multiple talents. First part of a series of portraits exchanging Paris and Berlin
blogs, lifestyle, berlin, travel, germany, france, western eu
God bless our babelblogs
From Prishtina to Kiev with our new reporters project, via Istanbul and the US along the comic soundtrack of Europe - by Groucho Marx and Tim Burton
blogs, eurotik, journalism, southern eu, kiev, united states, central and eastern europe
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