European politics The blame game: Turkey-EU relations What lies behind the finger-pointing? Who or what is to blame for the stalling of Turkey's accession process? Analysis - May 2009 EU-week: Obama Hallowe'en masks outsell McCain News from Brussels - November 2008 EU-week: British Baroness to “trade” for the EU News from Brussels - October 2008 Which model for Europe? Analysis: UK-German relations and the Lisbon treaty - July 2008 Europe talks Public debate in Berlin - June 2008   Society and social issues The father of fair trade Profile of Richard Adams, founder of Traidcraft - March 2009 Interview: Brigitte Tout Discussing microprojects in Mali - March 2009 Finding the ‘human’ in human trafficking Interview feature on East European victims in Berlin - July 2008 The weaker sex Reflections on equality - June 2008 Idealists Teenage dreams in Tallinn - and the reality - November 2007 Eastern Europe comes to Dublin The new generation of Dubliners - December 2006 2005: The year that changed the world? Looking to make poverty history - May 2005 Travel Riga to Shanghai by train Blog tracking a trans-siberian adventure - Summer 2006 Don't mention the war: Making it in Berlin Prize-winning essay on experiences abroad - February 2005 Fun stuff Baring it in Berlin First-time sauna experience, German-style - November 2009 Why Germans don't flirt An apparently controversial blog post on experiences in Berlin - April 2008 Forget romance - buy a bed More musings on sex in the city - March 2008