Dossier | 19/12/2007
International studies of educational achievement like Pisa or Pirls have made it possible to compare the performance of school pupils all over Europe. This has not only fanned rivalry about who has the best education system but also raised fundamental questions. » more
Debate Education in Crisis
Debate What kind of schools does Europe need?
Background The Pisa story
Dossier | 27/09/2007
In many European countries plans to build new mosques have become a political issue. Intellectuals are taking sides and politicians are using the issue to boost their own image while citizens look sceptically at the plans of Muslim organisations to construct imposing religious buildings to demonstrate their newly found self-confidence. » more
Debate The Mosque Controversy
Article Loud cries the Muezzin
Pictures Europe's Mosques
Dossier | 19/07/2007
Three major contemporary art exhibitions are taking place this summer - Documenta in Kassel, the Venice Biennale and Sculpture Projects in Munster. Hopes that these exhibitions would present a representative overview of contemporary art have not been fulfilled, however, as a glance in European newspaper shows. The question of what constitutes "good" art remains controversial. » more
Debate Art Summer 2007
Pictures Contemporary art
Dossier | 16/05/2007
Eastern European metropolises are proud of their high-rise buildings designed by star architects, while in London, skyscrapers are increasingly becoming part of the cityscape. Yet many European cities are more sceptical when it comes to contemporary architecture, particularly when it changes their historical appearance. » more
Debate The Future of the European City
Pictures Cityscapes
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