Blog review
Babelblogs on bureaucracy: a Lithuanian looks for medical help in Tel Aviv
Health insurance is not institutionally universal here in Israel. My advice? Don't go to live in Israel unless you're perfectly healthy and have no inclination towards extreme sports, and so on. And don't wear high-heels, just in case
blog review, health, expatriation, languages, communication , support, bureaucracy
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
blog review, communism, berlin wall, history, cities, anniversary, immigration
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?
blog review, economy, economical crisis, money, politics, european elections 2009, eudebate2009
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
blog review, russian federation, georgia, european elections 2009, eudebate2009, caucasus, war
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
blog review, religion, germany, greece, western eu, central and eastern europe, istanbul
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
blog review, estonia, john mccain, europe, cinema, nicolas sarkozy, recep tayyip erdogan
