Generation Europe

The beer is starting to spill in the lobby of La Bouche á L'Oreille — Word of Mouth — a crowded, kitschy sometime nightclub on a lonely block in Brussels. It's Saturday night, there's a DJ in the next room, and conversations are taking place in three languages at once. This is a party for past and present E.U. stagiaires, or interns — well-bred 20-somethings from across the Continent who come to Brussels as much to meet their equally cultured peers as to learn the intricacies of E.U. bureaucracy. Near the bar, Genevra Forwood, 24 years old and a few drinks...

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