Accents of Europe

The metropolises are privatizing in Europe, for the benefit of the most privileged

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One in four Europeans lives in a big city.

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By: Juliette Rengeval Follow

2 mins

Europe is the urban continent par excellence: one in four Europeans lives in a big city.

At the same time, all the capitals and major European cities are facing a phenomenon of gentrification and privatization of public space, to the benefit of the wealthiest. 

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In London, more and more streets and neighborhoods are now owned by private companies, even if the Londoners who venture there do not realize it.

We call it POPS: privatized public spaces.

This is a report by 

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See you in Stockholm

The capital of Sweden is also the birthplace of the most famous Swedish group in the world, Abba.

So when Stockholm residents accuse Abba lyricist and mainstay Björn Ulvaeus of damaging a national park and historic building in the city, it's bound to make a lot of noise.

This is a report by 

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When the music hurts 

In recent weeks, a video has made the buzz in the Balkans.

This is a montage of 36 Balkan hits from the last 40 years: 11 minutes 45 seconds of music that hurts.

This video, titled "Violence against women in songs from home", shows how pop trivializes masculinist discourse, 

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European of the week: Robert Golob, in Slovenia 

This liberal, a newcomer to politics, won in the legislative elections on Sunday April 24, 2022 against outgoing Prime Minister Janez Jansa.

In this small nation of 2 million inhabitants from the former Yugoslavia, which joined the European Union in 2004, the Slovenes flocked to the polls throughout the day to choose their deputies.

A one-round ballot, against the backdrop of a sling against the action of the government, disputed for months in the street.

At 55, 

 presented himself as the candidate for change, democracy and attachment to the European Union.

His portrait is signed 

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(Rebroadcast May 3, 2022)

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