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Montenegro goes on sale

In front
Tourism threatens Montenegro (Foto: Dragana Nikolic Solomon)

For years the unspoiled beauty of Montenegro used to be the best kept secret in Europe. Now the sights of old Venetian squares, spectacular mountains, bays, sandy beaches are once more a favourite destination for globe-trotters around the world

by Dragana Nikolic Solomon and Pedja Popovic // 25/08/06

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

Jesus Christ, king of burgers

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, July de 2006.

by Ángel Aranzana Haro // 21/08/06

The ambiguous little miss piggy

Paris, France, summer 2006

by Nicolas Baker // 21/08/06

ANALYSIS
love or money?

What’s love got to do with it?

February 14th is a special “day of love” in most places in the world. Do we really need it or is it just a marketing scam?

by Aleksandra Rychta // 13/02/06

FOCUS
Where have your vegetables come from?

Do you speak Eurofood?

Brussels has announced a truly European food policy. They call it ‘From Farm to Fork’. And of course they wish you ‘bon appétit!’

by Alice Desthuilliers // 23/01/06

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