poverty
Kirtimai: Lithuania's Roma on education and 'missing England'
Less than 3, 000 Roma live in Lithuania. Representing 0.1% of the population, there are still enough Baltic 'gypsies' to serve as a scapegoat in a country feeling squeezed by the crisis. However, in one Lithuanian village, Romualda, Svetlana, Konstantin and Konsela are helping the community to lift its head
poverty, integration, union of soviet socialist republic, discrimination, school, lithuania, drugs
City planning in Budapest: making poverty invisible
Since the new conservative majority came to power in Budapest in 2010, the local council's anti-poverty strategies include putting a ban on begging in public spaces and reversing an old tradition: the 'social' management of bulk refuse collection known as 'lomtalanitás'
poverty, civil society, discrimination, hungary, budapest, homeless, society
Greece crisis: profiling rich, scot-free yacht-owners
The economic flavour of the Greek crisis tastes different for those on top - the shipowners, the yachting association bosses - than the diet prescribed for the masses. In Athens though, the latter rage against the state rather than the privileged classes. Lucky richies
poverty, eucrisis on the ground, corruption, money, protest, greece, best of cafebabel.com
Freeganism in Poland: 'horror' of taking food from bins
Freeganism, a way of life for a small percentage of the world’s population, is above all an extremely anti-consumerist attitude calling for restraint. It openly expresses opposition to corporations that only want to enrich themselves because today the sale of goods in their pure form is disappearing
poverty, freeganism, warsaw, yum nyam, ecology, lifestyle, poland
Racism and discrimination for Brussels migrant workers
In the region of Brussels-Capital, discrimination in recruitment practices is a daily reality. At a time of economic stagnation, ethnic diversity is no longer a priority for businesses, which in turn makes integration in Belgium harder still
poverty, labour, belgium, racism, immigration, discrimination, labour market
Sexy poor Greek Berlin
Maksim says Berliners 'are nuts', Emil only wears vintage 'because appearances count' and Paul views the city as a huge entertainment park for artists across Europe. Hearing so many hippy points of view seem to confirm that the German capital remains the Barcelona of Germany. Hailed within this adage to the city is the acceptance of its fashionable 'sexy poverty' – but on the social and economic scale, poverty remains poverty, and no-one can run too far with the idea. Unemployment, creativity and crisis are complementary stars in the Berlin sky. One enhanced vision of the latter is the so-called Greek crisis which separates Greek and German communities – read the articles dedicated to the next installment of a monthly cities reporting mission, 'EU crisis on the ground'
Young African footballers thrive in Europe
There may be football academies and Fifa regulations aplenty in Europe, but talented African minors haven't always had the best experiences in the promised land
poverty, corruption, world cup, sport, senegal, globalisation, europe
Stalin, rock music and bad weather: story behind suicides in Lithuania
The River Neris splits Vilnius down the middle: to the North lies the university, the stadium and terraces with views; to the south is the heart of the capital: cobbled, colourful, and impeccable. But a sinister notice hangs from one of its bridges, followed by a telephone number
poverty, eucrisis on the ground, communism, civil society, youth, suicide, post-soviet states
In the red
In the economic crisis, why do Italians say they are 'in the green' when Brits are 'in the red?' Tour of European expressions for all those broke joes out there
poverty, italy, tower of babel, lifestyle, purchasing power, poland, audio
A whopping 79 million Europeans are 'poor'
cafebabel discusses three main points for the '2010 European year for combating poverty and social exclusion'; and they all fit in with popular stereotypes. Those living in the east are poorer than those in the west, thanks to higher poverty thresholds. Women suffer more social exclusion than men, though groups like the divorced and separated fathers in Italy are fighting back. The most modern calamity in 2010 though comes in the form of an armada of graduates. The young unemployed are flooding the internship markets, keeping a more than beady eye on the average European minimum wage. The clock is striking, and dignity is no longer the chime; it remains a vain word for too many Europeans. Try that for a new stereotype
- Read the special edition A whopping 79 million Europeans are 'poor'
- Europe’s graduates: lecture halls to poverty lines
- 'Conciliabules': French women fight for European poverty via theatre
- In Italy, divorced men are down and out
- Europe makes 2010 its year for fighting poverty and social exclusion
- Introducing Italian poet Vanni Santoni's 'precarious characters'
- Minimum European income to fight poverty?
Paris suburbs: cliche piled upon cliche
It's a common European stereotype to define the French suburbs by their one-time violent rioting. But those events took place five years ago. On a visit to the 'banlieue' of Paris today we meet three residents who tell their story - a father-of-three, a social worker and a budding regional election hopeful
poverty, racism, paris, immigration, discrimination, housing, suburbs
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, paris, earthquake, natural disaster, 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, seville, eudebate on the ground, eudebate 2009, european elections 2009, spain, europe on the ground
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, berlin, international trade, fair trade, prenzlauer berg, coffee, africa
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, cities, ethnic minorities
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