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Economy lesson from young Europeans: move to China and start saving now
EU officials are brainstorming the programme of Denmark's six-month presidency of the EU, as young, ambitious Europeans give us their financial lessons from the 'crisis year' 2011
Catherine Hakim: women, use your erotic capital
Across the British media over the last few weeks, London-based sociologist Catherine Hakim argues that erotic capital is missing from the economic, cultural and social capital that we all command. The basic principle is simple: take care of your appearance! Beautiful people earn 13% more than their averagely attractive colleagues. However, this is just the beginning
labour, feminism, men and women, christine lagarde, sexuality, london school of economics, lifestyle
Stalking Obama in Detroit: getting all 1930s French socialist on us?
French photojournalist Helene Bienvenu and filmmaker Nora Mandray recently moved to Detroit from Budapest and Los Angeles to write and direct a documentary. On the way, president Barack Obama visited Michigan’s largest city on the first Monday in September, which is a version of Europe’s 1st May bank holiday
labour, civil society, america, barack obama, united states, politics, elections
Job hunting in Brussels: serenity of the hopeless
Anna is a German university student who has just turned twenty and is looking for a job in the European capital. She ould like to remain anonymous – but her story is representative of an entire generation of young Europeans
labour, lifestyle, unemployment, youth, brussels, labour market, eurogeneration
Fashion crisis: buying second hand clothes in Brussels
In November, French designer Lanvin releases its new collection for Swedish budget brand H&M – but the haute couture forces beyond once claimed they’d never go mass-market. The people of Brussels' flea markets advise on how citizens are dipping into alternative clothes-buying forums
labour, economical crisis, black market, clothes, economy, brussels, cities
Changing job? Everyone can do it
What do Carla Bruni, Angela Merkel, Sean Connery or J.K. Rowling have in common with Marta, Jesus, Joanne, Jose Ramon and Miriam...
Young graduates: 'generation lost' describe ideal and worst jobs
People dream about their ideal job whilst working in the furthest removed ones. Four young Europeans from Paris and Athens via Brussels and Vienna speak
labour, economic growth, economical crisis, unemployment, europe, youth, economy
No job? There’s always God, says Pope to youth
It’s not a good time to be the pope. From 16-19 September the pontiff will be visiting Britain, on his first trip to the country since John Paul II’s six-day tour in 1982. And the British don’t want it
labour, europe, precarity, youth, vatican, united kingdom, labour market
Emilie Turunen on unpaid interns: ‘we risk losing our generation’
In her soon-to-be-adopted youth unemployment rapport, the 26-year-old Dane has surely rewritten the tune of an infernal chorus. At 26, who better than the youngest member of the current European parliament to discuss a disenchanted population?
labour, unemployment, european institutions, europe, youth, european union, brussels
Staycation: welcoming 'typical tourist' guiris in Mediterranean Spain
A calm, peaceful town is suddenly heaving with people. The streets are full of walking parasols, hammocks and beach mats, the tourists are practically naked, there are cars everywhere and the summer hit (Shakira, anyone?) sounds day and night. Summer's here - so are the foreigners
Racism and discrimination for Brussels migrant workers
In the region of Brussels-Capital, discrimination in recruitment practices is a daily reality. At a time of economic stagnation, ethnic diversity is no longer a priority for businesses, which in turn makes integration in Belgium harder still
labour, immigration, discrimination, poverty, brussels, racism, labour market
Melancholy in Berlin: views of three foreign writer residents
Very loosely, a 19-year-old Klaus Mann saw 1920s Berlin as 'seductive, gray, scabby, peeling, yet vibrant vitality, nervous, shimmering, phosphorescent, animated, full of tensions and promises.' Italian, Croatian and French writers Gianluca Falanga, Maksim Cristan and Maia Mazaurette give us their noughties take
labour, eucrisis on the ground, economical crisis, germany, best of cafebabel.com, berlin wall, berlin
Irish artists in Berlin, a city 'always and never in crisis'
Whilst Irish artists like Paul Diamond and You're Only Massive become better known in Berlin, stages in Irish bars remain empty. With less people investing in upcoming Irish talent, the young generation will continue to migrate to artistic-friendly places like Berlin to follow their musical dream
labour, eucrisis on the ground, economical crisis, dublin, germany, unemployment, berlin
To be or to be in Berlin: poor but (creatively) rich
Money and the crisis are not on the agenda for Berliners who can focus on different things, such as art. 'Being poor is not cool, but OK,' is the word on the street. It all looks very promising for someone from Bulgaria, the EU's officially poorest country, where a lack of money, unlike cheap glamour, can never be a virtue
labour, eucrisis on the ground, economical crisis, germany, unemployment, berlin wall, berlin
Spain's EU presidency: Numantian resistance?
The Numantians burnt their own city down when they lost a thirteen-month Roman siege. There are references to Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's similar resistence with the current Spanish presidency of the European Union, which ends on 1 July. The term has limped along with more grief than glory, despite propaganda efforts in Brussels. Opinion
labour, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, economical crisis, unemployment, seville, economy, madrid
Vilnius, crisis from beginning to end
Does crisis come in twos? There's always a definite serving of anger, often directed against 'the others'. It might come in threes too, because apathy is never far behind, which in the darkest of cases can lead to the deliberative loss of one's own life – why does Lithuania have the highest suicide rate in Europe? Less dramatically, it can force the fresher, younger ones to emigrate for brighter horizons. When six pan-European journalists spent a few days under the watchful eye of an Icelandic volcano in Vilnius in April, they encountered these different facets of the economic crisis (Image: ©Pablo Pecora – PnP!/ Flickr)
Job Cohen: is this who The Netherlands needs as leader?
The moderate and highly popular Amsterdam mayor has revived the labour party, leading in polls before the 9 June elections. Will he be the wonder doctor for Dutch citizens´ worried minds and restore the country´s image in the world? Portrait of a future statesman
labour, vote, netherlands, europe, job cohen, geert wilders, left-wing
Nick Clegg for European British prime minister?
Since 1918 the prime minister of Britain has been either labour or conservative. Red or blue. The 6 May elections were set to be no different. The two-party system seemed safe. Murdoch's papers screamed blue. Until Mr. Nick Clegg, leader of the liberal democrats, entered. The final televised leaders' debate in the UK takes place on 29 April
labour, liberls, economical crisis, gordon brown, london, europe, david cameron
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