poverty
Haiti earthquake survivors land in Paris
The first wave of survivors from Port au Prince landed at Paris Orly airport on 18 January, while hundreds of other flights are expected over the next few days. The earthquake that has destroyed Haiti’s capital has exacerbated the already appalling economic and political conditions that have marked the island over the past years - from the riotous overthrow of president Aristide in 2004 to the collapse of the government, lack of healthcare, string of hurricanes, and the enduring, rampant poverty
poverty, earthquake, natural disaster, paris, france, society
‘Vovis' versus ‘gorrillas’: tackling precarity in Seville
They’ll find you parking spots for a little loose change. This form of begging in disguise allows the poorest members of society to make themselves a few hundred euros a month. Despite its large-scale growth in the Andalusian capital, the phenomenon is becoming a headache for the authorities
poverty, european elections 2009, eudebate on the ground, eudebate 2009, seville, europe on the ground, spain
Fair trade with Germany's 'Sukuma initiative'
What do mobile phones have to do with the war in Congo? Why do we, when thinking about coffee, think Starbucks before Colombia? The Germany-based Sukuma initiative is campaigning at an EU level to enforce targets for developing countries, as set out by theUN
poverty, international trade, fair trade, coffee, africa, berlin, germany
Doha, Qatar: the north-south solidarity harvest in India
From 29 November to 2 December, UN member states discuss development aid in these times of financial crisis. There is also a crisis in international solidarity: in India, a quarter of a million live in poverty
Photos: 111 000 Russians in Estonia
Beyond the historic gates of the old town, around the commercial centres, behind the motorways - the Russian-speaking minority mill on with life in the district of Lasnamaï in Tallinn. Photo feature
poverty, estonia, russian federation, europe on the ground, eu debate on the ground, minorité ethnique, central and eastern europe
Microcredit: European utopia ?
Over the past several years in Europe, a growing number of key players and initiatives have been trying to use microprojects to re-establish people who are excluded from the financial system. Analysis
Seville - always on the move
The Andalusian staples of tapas and flamenco are metaphors for a city that is always on the move, without sacrificing its traditions.
Overworked, underpaid in a French call centre
Too many young Europeans are forced to work in bad conditions to finance their studies in France. Why a young Italian quit
poverty, testimony, languages, multilingualism, students, labour, western eu
Paris: squats in Europe's second most expensive city
Amidst an explosion of rental prices, the Macaq organisation squats unoccupied buildings to bring the lack of student housing into the public eye
Italy's pasta prices soar to 14%
Frozen incomes and an inflation rate above the European average - purchasing power is at a breaking point in a country where poverty particularly affects the younger population
poverty, analysis, economy, inflation, italy, purchasing power, southern eu
Paris suburbs: 'place of exile'
'Banlieue' is the colloquial reversal of 'lieu du ban', literally, 'place of exile'. In the French suburbs, out of work labourers are holed up in prison-style buildings, along with their children, to whom they pass on their despair
poverty, immigration, violence, suburbs, housing, paris, cities
Photos: living on the street in Paris
The homeless and immigrants - those select few that Parisians would perhaps rather not see, at least at Christmas time. Neither indifference nor presidential words will make this 'problem' disappear
poverty, photogallery, illegal immigrants, photography, homeless, western eu, paris
A capital that can’t grow up
Last May, the German daily newspaper Tagesspeigel warned that in Berlin one child in three lives off 'Hartz IV' (government aid). This is a new high for Germany and is more than twice the national average. Is it an avatar of reunification?
The 1, 000 Euros a month club
Europe’s youth follow the cog: university, a first job, building a future. But Seville’s brood of ‘1000-Euro-a-month-ers’ are finding even that hard
poverty, seville, demography, spain, university, labour, southern eu
Newsha Tavakolian, Iran's inside story
At today's inauguration of Perpignan's 19th festival ‘Visa pour l'image’, Newsha Tavakolian, an Iranian photojournalist, focuses on the situation of women in the Middle East
poverty, feminism, men and women, festivals, photo, culture, peacekeeping
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