European journal

Cafebabel.com was created in 2001 by a group of Erasmus and French students at the Institute of Political Science in Strasbourg to break down the barriers created by national media. The site presents its readers with an insight into European current affairs from a transnational perspective.

Now, when the European Union is expanding and playing more important role in its citizens' everyday lives, the evolution of a European identity is still in its early stages. As a forum for reflection and analysis, Cafebabel encourages its readers to think as Europeans, bringing European politics back to the people.

The authors behind the site say everyone will be able to express their opinion in the magazine. "Cafebabel.com/pl is for active people. We want to build Europe from scratch. It is people who create Europe, not institutions," says Piotr Kaczyński, one of the authors of the website.

When asked why the Polish version was created, Alexander Heully, one of the inventors of the original version, answered: "Not including Poles we hadn't made a step forward towards a European debate."

Up to now published in six languages (Catalan, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish), cafebabel.com/pl is supported by a network of more than 350 young journalists in 22 cities in 13 countries.