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Housing in Hungary: no Chinese or blacks

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Wanted (Photo: J.A.L.E.X/ Flickr)


Two estate agencies have highlighted discrimination in Hungary after advertising against 'coloured skin' tenants

by Nora Farkas / Judit Schvéger // 04/06/08

FEATURE
Radek refuses to go on Palacký Square to express his opinion (Photo: ©KK)

Prague ‘Hyde Park’: dead speakers society

The Czech capital is banishing a young Brit’s project from the city centre after the first Speaker’s Corner in Europe outside of the UK became a hotspot for extremists

by Katharina Kloss // 29/04/08

REVIEW
Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi (Photo: ©2007 PROKINO Filmverleih GmbH)

Cinema: Persepolis hits the UK

Released on 25 April in an English-dubbed version, a review of Franco-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi's Oscar-nominated animation of a girl displaced in Vienna

by Jens Wiesner // 25/04/08

INTERVIEW
(Photo: DT)

International Roma Day: Aladár Horváth on reality TV in Hungary

A leading activist denounces ghettos and the media-created ‘exotic trash’ images of Europe's biggest minority of eight million people, who celebrate their day on 8 April

by Danielle Tyree // 07/04/08

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

Pilgrims in Lhasa (Photo: Nice Logo/ Flickr)

Eyewitness: Tibet out of control

As the tension between the Tibetan monks versus Chinese control escalates, we hear a 25-year-old Swiss tourist's version of events after a week in the capital, Lhasa

by Claude Balsiger // 28/03/08

FEATURE

Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'

Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses

by Virginie Gerhard // 21/03/08

PORTRAIT

Euthanasia: Noel Martin wants to die

The British citizen of Jamaican origin, has been a paraplegic ever since he was attacked by a band of neo-Nazis. In 2007, he made headline news in Germany and is still fighting to be able to decide the date of his death

by Isaac Risco Rodríguez // 21/03/08

FEATURE

The future is death metal-inspired art in Kosovo

Contemporary art is just one bright face of the Kosovo prism, from which the works of the likes of 29-year-old visual artist Artan Balaj refract

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 18/03/08

Babchenko cites the German Erich Maria Remarque as his favourite writer (Photo: AB)

Arkady Babchenko: ‘Russia is the Germany of 1934’

Sent to the Chechen front at 18, the Russian ‘Novaya Gazeta’ columnist and colleague of murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya, 31, lays bare the nightmares he endured in his semi-autobiographical 'One Soldier's War in Chechnya'

by Agnès Baritou // 28/02/08

FOCUS
The third 'Sorry Day' held in London, after the official 26 May 'Sorry Day' in Australia

Australia: ‘Sorry’ for the Indigenous

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

by Nabeelah Shabbir // 12/02/08

INTERVIEW
Thierry Hochart, Contact (Photo: Archiwum TH)

Paris: city of (hetero) love

After European capitals London, Berlin and Amsterdam, Paris has the fourth biggest gay community. 700, 000 people participated in its 2007 gay parade. But life for gays and lesbians in the French capital is not exactly as rosy as the colour pink

by Natalia Sosin // 06/02/08

OPINION
(©Princeton University Press)

Jan T. Gross: Poland's 'anti-semitic' attitude

Public opinion in Poland is stirred after the American professor's post-war publication is released

by Agnieszka Niezgoda // 28/01/08

INTERVIEW

Didier Awadi: 'Artists too often have big egos'

The Senegalese hip hop pioneer, 38, invites his fellow rappers to speak out and campaign for a harmonious continent with his latest album 'Presidents of Africa'. Plus an exclusive video interview from Dakar

by Alexandre Polack // 25/01/08

INVESTIGATION
(god.universe/ Flickr)

German Russians: home in Berlin

The story of a community's unconventional journey: 'German Russians' return to Berlin and struggle to live in harmony in their adopted country

by Anne Lainault // 19/12/07

FOCUS

Yellow week: where did all the MEPs go?

Call a plumber for leaking Balkan and Turkey progress reports, bye-bye Bosnians! aka Lidija Topic's 'total recall' and EU Wining and Dining Day

by Pim de Kuijer // 05/11/07

REVIEW
(Photos: Kerstin Stelter/ corazón international)

Fatih Akin’s cinema: a step closer to integration

Belonging to the homeland, the importance of education for immigration and Turkey's entry into the European Union are converging themes in 'The Edge of Heaven', the latest film by the German director

by Marcos de Barros // 12/10/07

ANALYSIS
(Photo: sand/ Flickr)

Negative positive discrimination

Ethnic quotas, 'positive discrimination' – terms which often trigger teeth-grinding. French opinion usually differs from that of the other side of the Channel

by Alexis Molveau // 04/07/07

(Illustration: Henning Studte)

Gayer than a handbag full of rainbows

by Amandine Agic // 09/05/07

FEATURE
Climate of surveillance: no longer? (Photo: tinalraval/ Flickr)

Barcelonistan

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

by Albert Salarich // 09/03/07

FOCUS
Manuela Gretkowska, founder of the newest Women's Party (Photo: Partia Kobiet)

'Poland belongs to its women'

A new Polish women-only party battles traditional stereotypes in a conservative government

by Inga Pietrusiska // 09/03/07

Sandra Camps (Photo: SC)

Sandra Camps: Barcelona's journalist as Africa's social worker

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

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 05/03/07

FEATURE
A single mother who begs on the main avenue, Rustaveli-Prospekt, in Tiflis (Photo: Daniela Haußmann)

Georgian women, invisible citizens

Women’s rights are neglected in the Caucasus, as illustrated in Tblisi, Georgia's capital

by Daniela Haußmann // 01/03/07

ANALYSIS
Legalise abortion! (Photo: Rosava/ Flickr)

Portugal sits on the fence

The February 11 referendum on the decriminalisation of abortion has garnered mixed reactions

by Silvia Filipe // 08/02/07

ANALYSIS
Almost two million Turks live in Germany (Photo: viernuliver/ Flickr)

Milli Görüs: wolves in sheep’s clothing

The Islamic Association of Milli Görüs is Europe's largest 'radical' Islamic religious association, monitored by the Office of the Protection of the Constitution

by Srebrina Bognár // 07/02/07

REPORT
The closed entrance of a 'gated community' in Sofia, Bulgaria (Photo: Jutta Sommerbauer)

Fortress Bulgaria: gated communities

Wealthy families in Bulgaria are using gated communities to protect themselves from the poor majority

by Jutta Sommerbauer // 16/01/07

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who goes down in history as a prominent voice against the war in Chechnya (Photo: Nofrills/ Flickr)

Chechens in Paris: bureaucratic odyssey

Far from the conflict-torn Caucasus, we meet the Chechnya Committee in Paris, who won’t allow a forgotten war to be erased from the European memory

by Giulia Lasagni // 14/01/07

PORTRAIT
Yongyang Wang, a modern Chinese businessman in Europe (Photo: Laura Castillo López)

EU-China: 'Time for balance, not envy'

In seeking greater loyalty from the Asian giant, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External Relations, launches a new cooperation agreement in China this week. What do we Europeans know about the Chinese?

by Laura Castillo López // 11/01/07

ANALYSIS
Inmigrant taking care of a child in Rome(Photo, Judit Járadi)

Invisible immigrants: reconciling the Italian people

In an over-politicised city falling under the influence of the Church, Rome’s 10% of immigrants keeps growing

by Judit Jaradi // 09/01/07

INTERVIEW
More than 60% of Bolivians are indigenous (Foto: Mabel Flores / Flickr)

Pablo Gutierrez Vega: Bolivia's energy policy does not target Europe

Does the recent nationalisations launched by Bolivian president Evo Morales target Europeans ?

by Fernando Navarro Sordo // 31/10/06

FOCUS
The film 'Prinzessin' (Photo  Astrid Groborsch)

Girls hit cinema screens

Films about girls in the suburbs are all the rage in Europe

by Prune Antoine // 27/10/06

PANORAMA

Escalating threats and anti-terrorist measures

In response to escalating violence and fear, Europe has equipped itself with a real arsenal to counter threats

by Emanuela Ruse // 11/09/06

PORTRAIT
Ian Van der Kooye, the new face of Dutch politics (NB)

Lux Voor: the changing face of politics

Neither coalition nor legal organisation, the ‘Lux Voor’ movement, founded in March 2006, radically questions contemporary Dutch politics. We take a look at this flourishing network

by Nicolas Baker // 28/08/06

Pragmatism beats idealism among squatters

In the 1980s, a political movement of squatters changed the face of the Dutch capital. Today, young apolitical Eastern Europeans are joining the squatter movement

by Christian Lindner // 28/08/06

INVESTIGATION

Purchase power beats flower power on canals

Once a favourite of the flower power generation, living on a canal boat has become a privilege for the young and affluent. Today modern houseboats are not longer dingy eccentric dwellings for the marginal, but fully equipped modern pads

by Karolin Schaps // 28/08/06

ATTAC activists demonstrate against Lidl in Bamberg, Germany (Karen Stein)

Lidl cracks the whip

Lidl supermarkets are a familiar sight in malls around Europe, popular among students and cash-strapped families. But according to the German services employees’ union, ver.di, Lidl supervisors repress their workers and enforce 45-hour work weeks.

by Gudrun Giese // 21/08/06

On the bumpy road to Europe? EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn chats with Miroljub Labus, the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (EU commission)

Membership brinkmanship in the Balkans

For years we promised to accept the Balkan states’ bid to enter the EU. As politicians slow down the integration process, the region is further destabilised

by Jens Tönnesmann // 01/08/06

INVESTIGATION
Lumbumba´s legacy still exerts a powerful influence over the Congolese in exile (IISG)

Kinshasa-Paris: life at the margins of the state

8000km from home, the Congolese community in Paris remain as concerned as ever by the politics in their country – and unconvinced the elections that took place on the 30 July will change anything

by Joshua Craze // 31/07/06

ANALYSIS
Kinshasa: Remind me why we are voting again? (David Hecht/IRIN)

War, peace and a ballot box

The Congolese people voted for a president and parliament in the first democratic elections in the country for decades. In a country ravaged by conflict, the election process faced some tough challenges

by Mathilde Gérard // 31/07/06

Dieudonné Kabongo, the Congolese European (CP)

Dieudonné Kabongo: lethal comedy

As the former Zaïre prepares to have its first democratic elections in 45 years, Congolese-born comedian Dieudonné Kabongo talks about Africa and the disillusionment of young immigrants who try their luck in Europe

by Célia Pascaud // 29/07/06

EU double-dealings fuel conflict in Middle East (Francesco Morello)

Europe and the Middle East: brothers in arms

Though European governments have been quick to criticize the escalation of violence in the Middle-East, the EU still sells weapons to Israel and Lebanon. Europe needs to strengthen its arms trade Code of Conduct

by Thomas Jackson // 27/07/06

FOCUS
The gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello in concert (Jeff Timesten)

Gypsy in the mix

Dispelling stereotypes of gypsy music being about old men singing in restaurants, today’s DJs are showing that it remains a vibrant and powerful form of music

by Louise Bongiovanni // 24/07/06

INTERVIEW
Yalcin Vahit

No compromise on political equality – say Turkish Cypriots

Yalcin Vehit, head of the Turkish Cypriot representation to the EU, speaks to cafebabel.com about the problems in Cyprus, and its position in the EU.

by Ilker Aslan // 10/02/06

Csango woman  (Maurizio Tani)

A message of hope for the Balkans

The Csango, ethnic Hungarians of the Moldavian region in Romania, have a history marked with bitter struggles for the recognition of their rights. They boast cultural and religious roots interwoven with those of all Europe.

by Maurizio Tani // 13/01/06

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