Tag: culture
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The language of power is shifting—not by decree, but by structural necessity Let’s start with a number: 3.7%. Between 1999 and 2019, the proportion of European Commission documents drafted in French as the source language fell from 34% to just 3.7%. In 85% of cases, English was used. The Lequesne report, which tracks language use…
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Europe’s high‑end luxury goods sector is a €986 billion powerhouse. It employs two million people, accounts for 5% of Europe’s GDP and 11.5% of total exports, and drives 40% of international tourism. But here is the part they do not tell you: much of that value depends on legal protections for things you cannot see…
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How France integrates, Britain relegates, and Germany–Scandinavia performs – a series on the politics of the plate There is no single story of “ethnic food” in Europe. There are three. Each is a script written by a different colonial history, a different relationship to the Global South, and a different conception of belonging. The Francophone…