Stories about Western Europe from February, 2007
New Caledonia: 6.65 Times More Expensive Than France
Expat French blogger Katuali complains (Fr) about the ridiculous markup in prices on French products in New Caledonia, an Oceanian island which is technically part of France: “That there be...
Hungary: Euro 2012 Bid
Pestcentric discovers that, due to the recent football scandals in Italy, Hungary (together with Croatia) may have a chance to win the bid to host Euro 2012: “Sure, Hungary has...
South Asia: British Identity Debate
Sepia Mutiny on another round of the British Identity debate. “This moves the discussion into the realm of public policy, which is the whole point of course, but does so...
Requiem for a Blogger: Life and death issues from beyond the Portuguese keyboard
“Oxalis” by Poesie The year of 2007 started with the Lusosphere being surprised by the announcement of the death of a well known blogger. MEG [Maria Elisa Guimarães] became famous...
“Belarus” and “Minsk” – the Bands
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about two Western bands named after… well, after Belarus and its capital, Minsk.
Iran: Danes Against Bush
Ad Blog Arabia points to an advertisement which appeared in an Iranian paper, which says that Iran has the right to procure nuclear energy while the US has no right...
Libya: Muslims in the UK Make Headlines..Again
Anglolibyan says Muslims in the UK are making the headlines again. “Again British Muslims make headline news locally and internationally, yesterday the police arrested 9 young British Muslims in Birmingham,...
