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First part of an exclusive interview with the author of 'Gomorra', investigating the Neapolitan mafia. From Scottish tourism to Spanish drug trade, the Italian empire stretches throughout Europe and the world
The Italian author of 'Gomorrah', 28, on the Italian mafia and Europe, the Camorra paradox and the 'white oil' that is cocaine
Watch the video of the current president of the European Commission when he was a student leader in 1975
This autumn Europe’s cultural events move indoors, to cinemas and museums. A quick look at October’s culture calendar
If your cat has gone off its food, your dog is chasing its tail and your horse is scared of umbrellas, it’s time for a home visit to an animal therapist
From the deserts of Dubai to French rugby fields, sliding from rural land to urban city, smashing crossroads and borders - babelblogs are everywhere
Roberto Bennati, vice-president of the Italian anti-vivisection league, on a new European legislation
Pets are now an integral part of society. Even the competitive European markets are being flooded with dog and cat accessories
Whilst Dutch 'Party for Animals' may have seen its first representative enter parliament last June, other European politicians resist making animals their leitmotif
At the Berlin Film Festival, students smitten with the seventh art showcase films overlooked by mainstream distributors. Screenings are followed by heated debate between film buffs, all with a very critical eye
'Islamist' threats to power or positive signs of integration? A Ramadan special
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
During 21 – 29 September, the 55th competition for the Golden Shell turns once again to social themes
The award-winning British historical and comedy detective novelist, 58, on 'being like most English people' and her original brand of writing
The facts speak for themselves in southern Europe, where 'disciplined' soldiers are forced to shut up and sign their contracts
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
On 9 September the controversial German TV personality was sacked after a comment praising Nazi family policy. Moscow is astonished
Widespread traffic-jams throughout European cities and the rest of the world show that without publicity campaigns, World Car Free Day is just a fantasy
The French minister of agriculture on the farm subsidies (CAP) reform which the European commission will present in November
The French journalist and long time foreign correspondent of the daily 'Le Monde', 64, evokes the subjectivity and relativity of the job, insisting on the importance of an identifiable Europe
Breaking with the usual traditions of contemporary art found at the Venice Biennale, Italian and German art students have ‘improvised’ scenes using Venetian passers-by
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
Go back to work, have more children, and we'll look after every third child, says the new daycare reform in Germany, a country with one of the lowest birth rates in Europe. But conservatives aren't happy
The Spanish government is set to introduce compulsory classes in citizenship. The law has been blighted by controversy and critics even before some schools have incorporated the subject into their curriculum
While France and Finland are miles ahead in childcare in Europe, Germany is still struggling against old role models
Over the last 50 years, the 77-year-old has witnessed the initial stages of the evolution of a Union undergoing total transformation. Editor and columnist for daily bulletin Agence Europe, the EU's press agency, this Italian in love with Brussels is still an unwavering federalist
The EU is poised to enforce its ban on cat and dog fur imports from China on 19 June. Parliament voted to outlaw its import, export and sale in April
Extracts from 'Breathing Technquies In A Place Without Air' and 'Being Harold Pinter,' by artists-in-residence the Free Theatre of Minsk at the Alfortville studio theatre, Paris, May 2007
The US soldier killed Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq in March 2005. The Rome trial in absentia has been postponed to 10 July
Inaugarated one year before the Treaty of Rome in 1957, the Eurovision Song Contest celebrates European diversity. All eyes are on Helsinki during 5-12 May
Much of the distrust towards the European Union can be traced in political cartoons which have appeared in the Iberian media. Four Spanish cartoonists wax ironical about the EU
A journey through Belgium, Germany and their citizens image of Europe
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
Assembly elections took place on March 7, ahead of a March 26 deadline to restore the power-sharing process
The Parisian architect mixes architecture with ecology: a fashionable fifty-year-old with a diverse background and designer of the offbeat Tower Flower in Paris
On May 25, Brussels’ largest contemporary art centre will open its doors in what was once the Wielemans-Ceuppen Brewery, close to Midi Station
Through dedication and perseverance, this 28-year-old Sicilian has risen to the ranks of prima ballerina in the Paris Opera
The Parc de la Villette in Paris is one of Europe’s leading art centres. Here art, music, science and technology all rub shoulders
All over Europe, former industrial buildings are being rebuilt as centres of culture. Residents cherish the special charm of these old factories
Jewish director Dani Levy has broken taboos with a controversial new comedy about Hitler. The Germans once again ask themselves: Can we be allowed to laugh about Hitler?
The ruling centre-right UMP party stays in power, as Nicolas Sarkozy beats Ségolène Royal, 53, the arch-rival Socialist candidate, to become the first ever French president with immigrant roots
The Vatican – city within a city – and the Roman Diocese, which together govern the 338 parishes, 247 colleges and 558 Catholic secondary education institutions, condition life in the Italian capital
He wrote Danube in a café, and it's in a café that we meet the Triestine novelist, translator and very European intellectual
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