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Finland's Forgotten

Fran Weaver, Helsinki, Finland  
Finland feels the heat for ignoring the rights of its nomadic Sami citizens in Lapland - Europe's last indigenous people »

Fifteen years of Belgitude

Gareth Harding, Brussels, Belgium  
There is nothing like losing your right to vote to spark questions about national identity and belonging, writes thiseurope editor Gareth Harding »

Lydia's life

Patti McCracken, Chisinau, Moldova  
A Moldovan woman sees her father dragged to a Soviet gulag. Later, it's her turn. One woman's story of the terrible legacy of Stalinist terror in Europe. »

Is Christmas still Christian?

Mathilde Auvillain, Vatican City, Rome  
Christmas in Europe has a lot to do with shopping, partying and money-making, but not much to do with religion, complains the Vatican »

Vatican 2.0: Jesuits in Second Life

Mathilde Auvillain, Vatican City, Rome  
Second Life, the online virtual community, has become fertile ground for Jesuit evangelists and other cyber-missionaries, writes our Vatican reporter »

A Huff about a Puff

Gareth Harding, Brussels, Belgium  
With cartons showing blackened lungs and open heart surgery, buying a packet of cigarettes in Belgium can be a pretty harrowing experience »