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It’s only human to resort to the supranatural in a match, in the hope of gaining extra help from beyond. How effective can prayers and rituals be when Spain take on Germany on 29 June
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Riot is a self-proclaimed pest. Having fallen for Europe as a young boy, he is a regular critic of both politicians and journalists and tries to the European debate whenever possible.
Emancipated Brits, Austrian indie-pop and a band from Cologne make a splash on the London music scene – the music to look out for this month
A low turnout, but a seismic result that raises more questions than it answers about Europe’s future direction. This and much, much more in our weekly round up from Brussels.
Strasbourg’s famous ‘Au Crocodile’ restaurant has created a new Europe menu to mark the start of France’s EU Presidency.
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The European commission estimates that 100, 000 people per year are victims of trafficking in the EU; 80% of these are women and girls. Conversation with Barbara Eritt, a Polish-born social worker in Germany
From Diderot's 'Indiscrete Jewels' to more modern works by the likes of Charlotte Roche, Virgine Despentes and Lucia Etxebarria exploring female emancipation and sexuality has proved controversial. But are the new generation just going for 'shock-value', or genuinely changing the way that women, and men, address this taboo subject,
On 26 June Russia square up to Spain in the second Euro 2008 semi-final, after Germany kicked Turkey out in Vienna the night before. How did Russia become European favourites?
The resident taiga nomads are incongruous amidst the heads of state gathering in the oil boom town of Khanty-Mansiysk, between 26 and 27 June in western Siberia
He stood on the barricades of Paris and Prague in 1968 and later produced the Charter 77 civic initiative. The man who once smoked cigarettes in prison with former president Václav Havel looks back over his sixty-six years, but also to Europe and the future
The law establishing common rules on deporting illegal immigrants was adopted by the EU parliament on 18 June. But the extremely controversial text is condemned by associations
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