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'Eco hippies' on carbon-neutral weekend in the Vosges, France
Four months on from the Copenhagen summit, the failure of a global climate change policy hasn't crushed or reinvigorated the motivation of environmental activists. In the Vosges region of France, Elise's carbon-neutral weekends indicate that changing our way of life may be key to saving the planet
consumption society, lifestyle, activism, biofuel, economical crisis, public health, civil society
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?
consumption society, expresso, debate, ikea, identity, culture, society
Is your gran a 'silver surfer'?
French grandmas in stinging nettles, German grandpas at the European parliament and Polish grannies working in communist toilets - there's a visually colourful variety of 'ageing' expressions across the European continent
consumption society, work, tower of babel, age, pensioner, languages, expressions
World of Warcraft: Europe's video game addiction war
Launched by an American company in 2004, the critically acclaimed computer game has 12 million monthly fee-paying subscribers across the globe. As World of Warcraft: The Magazine comes out in English, French, German and Spanish, a British former player explains the online fantasy phenomenon
Facebook privacy - what’s yours is mine
Finding the nice French guy from the bar, showing your American high school mates new photos, keeping in touch with your Spanish friend - the social network renders this possible and profits from the personal details of its 175 million users worldwide. Facebook backtracked on changing its 'terms of use' in February
consumption society, internet, mark zuckerberg, privacy, facebook, culture, society
Map: EU growth will slow down in 2008
The EU’s economy will grow slower than expected, falling from 2.7% in 2007 to 2.0% in 2008. Things will worsen in 2009. Take a look at your countries’ growth rates
consumption society, economic growth, conjuncture, competition, map, european union, economy
Drinking trademark Budweiser beer in Bohemia
Czech beer came to the world’s attention again in April after a century-old dispute with the US over the naming rights to its Budweiser beer was settled in a Luxembourg court
consumption society, health, alcohol, beer, tourism, bohemia, copyright
Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?
Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security
consumption society, identity, labour, future of europe, germany, education system, internships
Ebay or ham: how to save money in Spain
We’re more used to tightening our purse strings after the loss in purchasing power in countries like Spain. It’s become a veritable challenge to get to the end of the month for those who having to do a balancing act with their current accounts. How to buy for less?
consumption society, madrid, southern eu, purchasing power, spain, economy, consumers
Brussels: where’s Waris?
What with missing Somali supermodel-cum-UN ambassadors, the Spring European Council and naughty pupil Britain, ‘twas a hot climate this week in Brussels
consumption society, angela merkel, euweek, lisbon treaty, nicolas sarkozy, climate change, european union
1968: a tour of Europe's revolts
Spain, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Germany - spinning through Europe's uprisings during that infamous year of rebellion
consumption society, freedom of opinion, feminism, franco, paris, welfare state, soviet
Estonian economy: between crash landing and Baltic summer
11% growth, 4.5% unemployment and a lot of liberalism: how the Baltic Tiger catches investors. Inflation means the euro won't be in place before 2012
consumption society, estonia, tallinn, central and eastern europe, development, economy
Jesus Christ, king of burgers
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, July de 2006.
consumption society, religion, santa cruz de tenerife, photo, photography, faith, politics
The ambiguous little miss piggy
Paris, France, summer 2006
consumption society, yum nyam, food, lyon, france, culture, society
Lidl cracks the whip
Lidl supermarkets are a familiar sight in malls around Europe, popular among students and cash-strapped families. But according to the German services employees’ union, ver.di, Lidl supervisors repress their workers and enforce 45-hour work weeks.
consumption society, internal market, discrimination, poverty, inflation, globalisation, protest
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