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Piano rock from the UK, Balkans from Belgium and Blue Monday in Norway – October’s best music picks kick off a European autumn
'EU standards' are one thing, but the reality of the issues lurking behind EU enlargement are another. We launch a series of Europe's young journalists of 2008 with regards on, amongst others, the sex trade in Romania, black border market in Poland and food made in Serbia
The virtual social network was created with and for the young members of the Roma community in England in January. A social media project and web 2.0 which already allow more than 1000 people to communicate, exchange videos and news on the internet and, of course, flirt
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.
Enjoy the year's first rays at Walpurgis night in Sweden, a vintage computer festival in Munich or the spring festival in Seville
Putin pouts, schnip schnap Schröder, Blair sings and Sarkozy and opposition leader Ségolène snuggle
The British short-story writer, 41, cites Italo Calvino and Raymond Queneau as his influences, discusses literature, lipograms and Iberia - and why the boy from Wales only publishes in certain languages
Most blogs devoted to architecture cover the whole of Europe through their importance, often even the whole world, by not limiting themselves to the presentation of this set of themes exclusively within the author’s country of origin
Why the British rapper, hip hop singer and producer, 28, swapped London, its boys and the UK music industry for Brooklyn's cabbies, leading to ‘an unexpected duet’ with American rapper Kanye West
At 28, the prodigious composer and late-night jam-session organiser is the only Russian alto-sax player active on the London scene. We catch him at the launch of his new fusion set ‘Findamorale’ at the London jazz festival
'Fitna' the film means evil, European parliament has a fake birthday and ousted gay Iranians - it's your latest news from Brussels
A Europhile goes against the British PM's masquerade, as the bill has its first reading in the House of Lords on 12 March
Plus charming French-Finnish duo 'The Duo', a tasty Swedish morsel of Jens Lekman, chic Danes 'The Fashion' and slightly unusual Italians Avvolte Kristheda - the best bands in March
The ‘built’ environment in the UK, Germany and Sweden are good examples of how our lifestyles have to adapt in a changing world
13 February. Big screens, daytrips to Canberra, and a historical ‘apology’ by the new Labor government, to the 13, 000 Indigenous children taken from their Aboriginal parents after British colonisation
Faced with Russian oligarchs or American magnates buying out their clubs, some supporters are trying the same tactic out of sheer desperation
After Eurobarometer and the ‘Index of Happiness’, a new index launched by a British think tank on 31 January aims to ‘measure’ democracy in 25 European countries – and get Europe's citizens to customise their own indices online. Interview
Plus answers to the question 'how much do you get charged for making a bank transfer?' and more in our weekly newsbites from Brussels
Plus carnival fever in Venice, cartoons in the south of France and Arab hip hop in Brussels - our guide to the month's best cultural titbits
Portuguese no to reform treaty referendum, the pan-EU music marketplace and Sarkozy’s press conference
Be it a Czech clip around the ear, a King telling a naughty Venezuelan socialist to zip it or a British prime minister playing it cool - we track Europe's chiefs losing it
English teens, the Swedish Aimee Mann, pure Italian pop and the latest Polish hopefuls on the music scene this winter
Berlin sparks and pixels, free Splash electro in Paris, European student cinema festival in Manchester and eat yourself to death in Lodz
10 million Europeans have their own profiles on booming social exchange websites such as Facebook. The most active European web users have not wasted any time create groups of their own
The self-taught guitarist is coy about his age and anti-internet-overload. The Yugoslav 'ghost' has lived his dream in London since the early nineties, his folk and jazz music celebrating the sun and the Balkans
The London-born Canadian graphic novelist, 38, is relaxed and frank as he discusses being chosen as the only black cartoonist to portray Martin Luther King, a series which took him ten long years to complete
Poland has been an official EU country since 1 May 2004. While Poles have the right to move freely around France, things get a lot more complicated when it comes to getting a job
Having come 'en masse' to our planet, the metrosexuals, uebersexuals and retrosexuals have replaced man, the real thing, which from now on will be classified as an endangered species
Under pressure from all sides, and from within his own party, the British PM continues to resist a referendum on the EU constitution
More Brits (14.2 million votes, 2002) dialled a premium-rate phone number to voice their opinion in a 'Big Brother' series than voted for the governing Labour Party at the 2005 general election (9.5 million labour voters). The vox populi asserts that reality TV is here to stay
Between live kidney donors in Holland, Model Mosque 2007 in the UK and racism over German garden fences, the precipices of European reality TV formats
This autumn Europe’s cultural events move indoors, to cinemas and museums. A quick look at October’s culture calendar
Roberto Bennati, vice-president of the Italian anti-vivisection league, on a new European legislation
The return of a legend. A Catalan and a French woman sweeten the bitter taste of autumn, Swedish boys rock elegantly and two other delicious treats in store for fans: a selection of European sounds
The award-winning British historical and comedy detective novelist, 58, on 'being like most English people' and her original brand of writing
We talk to Bad CO, a serving officer in the British Army, who administers the unofficial community website along with Good CO, a former infantry officer
The newly elected French president exemplifies perfectly the new style of European politics, which gets results, at all costs
945, 000 small and medium-sized exporting businesses - 11% of those in the EU - missed out on commercial contracts because of poor language skill bases
On 19th September 1946, British Wartime leader Winston Churchill called for a ‘United States of Europe’ during a speech in Zurich. Sixty years later, the British still do not want to join a federalist project – time for reflection?
Study reveals men not only prefer blonds but those with small brains
Organised via the internet, orgey offers often help sell holidays. A quick overview of the history of the old continent via this ancient practice which is present in almost all societies
The British science fiction author, 82, on working with Hollywood greats, being caned for 'telling stories' at school and Europe being a 'wonderful idea'
What do you Europeans really think of rising prices and inflation in the Eurozone?
60% of Europeans choose the summertime to escape from their daily routine and go on holiday. Of those, 55% take their car according to Eurostat
Ethnic quotas, 'positive discrimination' – terms which often trigger teeth-grinding. French opinion usually differs from that of the other side of the Channel
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
The May 2007 creation of a French ministry of immigration and national identity led by Brice Hortefeux ponders paying immigrants to go back to where they came from. Multiculturalism – a European asset?
It's billed as a unique opera project which will occur simultaneously in five EU countries - but during the performance of ‘St Kilda – Island of the Bird People’ in Valenciennes, Europe made itself scarce
All change in Her Majesty's kingdom: Scotsman Gordon Brown, 56, replaces Tony Blair at the head of government after ten years of hard loyal service
Is Europe increasingly Eurosceptic as with the arrival of a new generation of new leaders?
Northern Ireland highs, Iraq all-time lows - part of the legacy that British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves after a decade in power, as he steps down on 27 June 2007
14 June 2007 marks twenty-five years of liberation from the Argentine military by British forces. A Falkland Islander born after the war discusses his islands' economical, European and neighbourly strides
Between 8 and 14 June London hosts the third part of ‘Picture Europe’, the first film festival taking place simultaneously across different European cities
An undercurrent of Euroscepticism circles the European Union. According to the Eurobarometer, only 54% of Europeans see the EU as something positive, whilst 34% consider it negative
The concept of working abroad has changed hugely - two generations explain why they left their countries. Third in our 'Crossed Portraits' series, marking 50 years of Europe
Assembly elections took place on March 7, ahead of a March 26 deadline to restore the power-sharing process
Love beyond frontiers - two Euro-couples relate their stories of post-war Europe bliss
February 21 is the United Nations deadline for Resolution 1737 for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment programme
All over Europe, former industrial buildings are being rebuilt as centres of culture. Residents cherish the special charm of these old factories
Since EU enlargement, more and more young Poles are trying their luck in Great Britain. They work as labourers, wait tables, and hope for a better career
In London preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games are in full swing. And although the mistakes of the previous Games should be avoided, plenty of problems still lurk in the foreground
Are state faith schools a viable solution to integration problems in Europe?
