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He was one of the best Spanish bullfighters, until he ended his career in autumn 2006. The 33-year-old talks about the loneliness of the arena and bullfighting as an art form
Between Italian jazz and Nordic tango, Slovenian saxophone and Scottish rock, Spanish bull running and German contemporary art – check out the July issue of our Vultures for Culture calendar
A journey of discovery through the city’s infrastructure – with a focus on young businessmen
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
The construction of Europe’s biggest mosque is thrown into limbo two weeks after fresh elections in Seville city council
In three years, Spain will be the first country in the world to have a 2.230km long railway network for high speed trains
On 1 June, Enel and Acciona are due to discuss their Endesa bid with the European Commission. The latter then has 25 days to resolve the situation
Wildfire 2007, the 4th International Wildland Fire Conference, takes place in Seville, Spain from 13-17 May
As 29 people of mainly Moroccan origin go on trial in Madrid for the March 11 bombings of 2004, life for Barcelona's Muslim community ticks on
As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections
In Barcelona, unlicensed street performers, sleeping on park benches and drinking and urinating on its streets is illegal. How has the civic by-law affected society one year on?
A Spanish-speaking immigrant between immigrants - in Catalan Barcelona
A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image
One night in Barcelona's famous 'Apolo' club, where the 'international master of turntablism' divides clubgoers with his mellow electronic strains
Her reports on dwarfism and the mass tide of immigrants to the Canaries are gracing German screens - the Catalan journalist gives a voice to those without
Ferenc Puskás and Vikhash Dhorasoo's parallel career paths outline two universes - both of which feature a round ball
Independent from or autonomous within Serbia? Negotiations on Kosovo’s future status wound up in March
February 21 is the United Nations deadline for Resolution 1737 for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment programme
Winter is becoming disturbingly mild, humid and snow-less, a fact which is making the ski industry sweat
Anti-abortion associations are ‘lobbies’ in many countries, with their demands being heard all over Europe. Conservative, traditional values come first
The February 11 referendum on the decriminalisation of abortion has garnered mixed reactions
By building pulp mills, Finnish global corporation Botnia 'is willing to export pollution' along the binational stream, Argentina claims. Their announcements of further highway blockades is disrupting trade and travel
Name: Erasmus. Date of birth : 1987. Birthplace: Brussels - the European institutions are rather proud of their baby, which celebrates 20 years in 2007
Terry Gilliam spent half his life in London, where he created Monty Python with a group of like-minded comedians. At 65, the actor-director’s spirits remain as imaginative and animated as ever
Currently, one in five women in Europe is a victim of violence. Despite the lack of official statistics, the situation in the south mirrors that of the north
From the 3 to 5 November, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries will meet in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the 16th Ibero-American summit
Despite the new EU’s new fishing agreement with Morocco, fishermen in Andalusia fear for their future
In Andalusia, a new school year has just begun. Town councils strive to introduce and fund more innovative efforts to promote reading
192 deaths and thousands of injuries was a harsh wake up call for Spain. On March 11, the country started their fight against Jihadist terrorism
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, July de 2006.
The breeze is warm, school is over and festivals mushroom all over Europe. But the traditional joys of warm beer, rock get-togethers and muddy camping sites are making way for some more exotic fayres. Discover some of the strange and unheard of festivals that will rock Europe during the coming month. Get ready to pack your bags!
Music is an important part of a country’s culture and society. But the verb used to describe how it is produced is just as influenced as the final sound itself.
Catalonia’s draft statute changes Spain’s fiscal system.
Belgium's autonomous regions aren't speaking the same language.
The IRA may have signed a ceasefire, but it has yet to give up crime.
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How's to be an Erasmus in Sevilla? Gabriela Azevedo (first from the right in this photo taken in La Carboneria), from Seville cafebabel.com, will tell you all that you must know before coming in Andalusian capital for a student exchange program.
How many fountains do you know in Vilnius? Does the city need fountains? What can you do near fountains and do citizens use fountains? - citizens of Vilnius were asked these questions on one not really rainy afternoon. Other, very similar ones, were asked in Seville. It is obvious, that fountains ...
Vilnius team is working towards European news agency and remains faithful for coffee debates. Before Babel Lietuva will face the election of new council, a new section is starting in partnership with Sevilian team. It will tune the news from communities on the borders of European Union.