Tag: culture
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The engagement of migrant workers into the local economy. Interview with Dr Emre Eren Korkmaz, University of Oxford
The New European interviewed Dr. Emre Eren Korkmaz, post-doctoral researcher and Newton International Fellow at University of Oxford’s International Migration Institute, on the topics of social inclusion through entrepreneurship and the role of trade unions.
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Oriental Zodiac
This year is Monkey. And yours? China has celebrated a Happy New Year in the beginning of February. It is an Asian tradition, but it is also well known in Europe too, that an animal is attributed to each year, and 2016 is the year of Monkey. This is a sort of Oriental zodiac which…
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Christmas around the world
Did you know that Christmas was celebrated on December, 25th only 330 years after Jesus Christ? It was first only celebrated among Christian communities however; it is now famous worldwide. Every country adapts this tradition to its own customs. In this article, various traditions will be presented through eight countries from each continent namely Germany,…
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Europe and its neighbours: The good, the bad and the ugly
To foster security, stability and prosperity in its Neighbouring countries, the European Union launched the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) in 2004. Since then, there have been reviews of these policies, the last one was presented in November 2015 and the previous one in 2011. The countries concerned by these policies are separated in two main…
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‘Mustang’ a story about inspiring to Freedom
In a Turkish coastal village the young Lale and her older sisters Nur, Ece, Selma and Sonay celebrate the end of the school year. The sisters go to the beach with a group of male students and play there, fully clothed, into the water fighting astride on the shoulders of males. The news of the ‘scandal’…
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What makes Migrant Entrepreneurs so successful?
What do Ebay’s Pierre Omidyar, Google’s Sergey Brin and P&G’s William Proctor, James Gamble all have in common? Each of these entrepreneurs who found companies that have market caps in the tens or hundreds of billions, employing tens of thousands of workers around the world, were born outside the country where they found their companies.…
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“Act as if” Principle
Everything started with an article about Becca Brown, this American mid-30s woman quitted her perfect job on Wall Street to launch her personal business. After having graduated from Columbia Business School, Becca began to work at Goldman Sachs on Wall Street. Eight years later, she decided to leave the well-known bank to found Solemates, a line of…
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International Festival of Language and Culture: music, peace and youth
The 13th edition of the International Festival of Language and Culture passed by Brussels for the first time.
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Capoeira, Bossa Nova et d’autres éléments de la culture Brésilienne
Nous avons interviewé l’association Arte N’Ativa à Bruxelles, pour en savoir un peu plus sur la culture brésilienne.
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The Ukrainian Diaspora: between European Identity and National Traditions
Meet Dr Marta Barandiy from Promote Ukraine and discover more about Ukrainian Diaspora in Europe.