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Migration in Paris’ Chinatown: a reality in Europe

In front | FOCUS
In Qingtian, Zhejiang, Chinese immigrants returning home from France put versions of the Eiffel Tower up on their houses to display their 'success' abroad (Photo: Raphael Munnich)

With Chinatowns sprouting in every major European city, immigrants travel more between one country to the next. Does it make them more European than ‘real’ Europeans?

by raphael munnich // 15/07/08

INTERVIEW
In June DJ Picasso was number one on the Beatport house list | Photo: Pedro Jaen/ pedrojaen.com

Dj Miguel Picasso: 'Europe is the main source of house music worldwide'

The Spanish DJ, musician and composer from Malaga teaches in a music academy in Fuengirola. A successful remix has helped him hit the top of the world house music charts, in a genre becoming ever-popular in Europe

by Pedro Picn // 11/07/08

TESTIMONY

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

by Francesco Piccinini // 30/04/08

INTERVIEW
(Photo: Elisa Marengo)

Roger Woolger: 'it's not psychosis'

The British psychotherapist from Sussex, 63, brings together Jung theory and eastern philosophy in his 'deep memory process'. His theory on reincarnation: our past lives help us resolve our present neuroses

by Elisa Marengo // 25/04/08

ANALYSIS

Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

by Chris // 15/04/08

FEATURE

Olympic games: Europe up in arms over Tibet

A huge victory for some, enormous disappointment for others. For the first ever time, the Olympic torch has been extinguished under mass pressure, as Europe makes itself heard

by Olivier Lopez // 10/04/08

Athens (Photo: Redgum/ Flickr)

Babelblogs: little princes and book fair bombs

Some European member states don't get much attention, but are often worth a detour. Our multilingual community blogs take you there

by Jean-Sébastien Lefebvre // 10/04/08

AGENDA

Go out in April: Uppsala, nerds and witches

Enjoy the year's first rays at Walpurgis night in Sweden, a vintage computer festival in Munich or the spring festival in Seville

by Karsten Marhold // 09/04/08

FOCUS

Go, women architects

Female architects are suffering from social historical invisibility. Creating more gender-based networks can raise awareness about gender inequality and social recognition

by Alma López Figueiras // 02/04/08

FEATURE

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

by Farah Boucherak // 01/04/08

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