The first tiny houses will pop up in Rotterdam
De Kleine Burg is setting up 11 homes on the Keyenburg in Zuiderpark
Niederlande / Entwicklung / Öffentlicher Raum
Bulgarien / Sofia / Wohlfahrt und Gesundheit
Covid-vaccination centre opens at Sofia Airport
The shots will be available to every Bulgarian citizen and permanent resident, regardless of age
Bulgarien / Sofia / Mobilität
One week until the opening of four new metro stations in Sofia
Check them out in the gallery
Bulgarien / Deutschland / Griechenland / Österreich / Spanien / Grenoble / Sofia / Mobilität
European sustainable mobility awards nominees revealed
The four winners will be known in one month
Gabrovo / Gdansk / Helsingborg / Krakow / Pleven / Rzeszow / Sofia / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb
30 cities will compete for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards
The winners to the prestigious distinction will receive one million euros for environmental initiatives
Bulgarien / Sofia / Mobilität
Sofia metro to be expanded with six more stations
The project is expected to receive funding from the Recovery plan for Europe
Bulgarien / Sofia / Veliko Tarnovo / Energieeffizienz
Twenty Bulgarian municipalities are modernizing street lighting
The expected effect is a reduction in carbon emissions and lighting costs
Sofia / Entwicklung / Öffentlicher Raum
Sofia may soon become a more pleasant-looking city
This is what a newly adopted ordinance on the urban environment entails
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
Christmas markets to light up Bulgaria's capital of Sofia
Tasty food, wine and an outdoor music program during the winter holidays await you
Sofia / Energieeffizienz
Sofia Municipality is creating green belts around schools
Afforestation is a key point in the local administration's climate change adaptation measures
Sofia / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
"Sofia Chooses" campaign heralds Bulgarian capital's first-ever participatorty budget
The projects that receive the most votes will be implemented through the Investment Program of Sofia Municipality for 2021
Sofia / Innovation und Forschung
Sofia CyberSec 2020 bounces back this month
The second edition of the conference on digital protection will happen after all
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
The sixth edition of "Green Libraries" begins in Sofia
Throughout the whole August, residents and guests of the Bulgarian capital will be able to receive a free reader's card for the Sofia Library in their favorite parks and gardens
Sofia / Entwicklung / Kultur und Tourismus
Sofia’s outdoor water park "Vazrazhdane" opens its doors
After years of hard work and legal battles the venue is finally ready to welcome its first customers
Sofia / Entwicklung
Sofia Airport concession agreement signed
The airport was handed over to the consortium “Sof Connect” for a period of 35 years
Sofia / Bildung und Sport / Innovation und Forschung
Gabriel: Technology does not change anything if it is not in the hands of trained teachers
See the highlights of the conference "Education from A to #, with the participation of Commissioner Maria Gabriel and the Mayor of Sofia
Sofia / Bildung und Sport
Sofia will host an international conference on the topic of digital education
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will join the discussion dedicated to sounding out new approaches to schooling
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus / Politik und Reformen
On Trabant’s Wings the City of Sofia Lands at NATO HQ
The famous Bulgarian “Atlantic” Trabant, which “kidnapped” the then Secretary General of NATO Manfred Wörner has been replicated in the new HQ of NATO in Brussels
Sofia / Energieeffizienz
The coloured figures in the parks of Sofia will be replaced with greenery
Mayor Fandakova said that the coloured figure of the sun in front of the National Library and the coat of arms of Sofia will be the only ones preserved throughout the year
Sofia / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
The Mayor of Sofia is proposing the first package of measures to support businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses in the Bulgarian capital are the ones most affected by the fight against coronavirus
Barcelona / Blagoevgrad / Brussels / Gabrovo / Pleven / Sofia / Veliko Tarnovo / Wohlfahrt und Gesundheit
Bulgarians compose a contagious song about the coronavirus
Gabriella Vergilov and Rosalina Burkova have penned it in their native language, although they live in Brussels and Barcelona
Cluj-Napoca / Hamburg / Sofia / Innovation und Forschung / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
We are joining the fight against the digital divide
TheMayor.EU in а European partnership to promote digital citizenship
Budapest / Gabrovo / Pleven / Sofia / Mobilität / Wohlfahrt und Gesundheit
EU states under siege due to the coronavirus spread
WHO declares Covid-19 a global pandemic, Trump suspends all travel from most of Europe
Sofia / Innovation und Forschung
Bulgarian invention helps differently abled people climb stairs
Besides the wheelchair, student Teodor Todorov has also devised an eco-travel vehicle for city use
Budapest / Sofia / Wohlfahrt und Gesundheit
Coronavirus breaks into the ‘safe havens’ of Europe
Slovakia, Malta and Bulgaria have confirmed their first cases, Hungary has cancelled the 15 March National Day celebrations
Sofia / Bildung und Sport
Young fencer is the face of Sofia - European Capital of Sport 2020
Sofia Municipality will restore the lifts in Vitosha Mountain
Sofia / Innovation und Forschung / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
Sofia Municipality will model policies in the Cloud
After heated debate, the municipal council approved the budget of Sofia for 2020 amounting to BGN 1.729 billion
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
Will Sofia regain its glory as a spa capital?
The Municipality is set to restore the mineral baths in Bankya, Ovcha Kupel and Gorna Banya neighborhoods
Brussels / Sofia / Entwicklung
Turning industrial ruins into attractive urban spaces
Brussels and Sofia architects discussed urban transformation patterns
Sofia / Mobilität
Bulgaria adopts regulations for the use of e-scooters
Municipalities will determine for themselves the number and parking spaces of shared electric vehicles
Sofia / Mobilität
Three new e-bus lines in Sofia by the end of February
About 20% of all buses on the city streets will be electric in two years, Mayor Yordanka Fandakova promised
Sofia / Mobilität
The Municipality of Sofia has introduced online vehicle tax calculator
The number of cars in Bulgaria’s capital city continues to grow amid suffocating infrastructure
Sofia / Energieeffizienz
22 new sensor stations measure air pollution in Sofia
Sofia Municipality partners with Thessaloniki, Nicosia, Tirana and Skopje on EU funded project AIRTHINGS
Sofia / Troyan / Veliko Tarnovo / Kultur und Tourismus
Five Bulgarian monasteries to get a facelift with European funds
The spiritual centers are expected to attract more and more pilgrims and tourists after the renovation
Sofia / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
Sofia will have a green food park
The innovative project is a first for Bulgaria, but it is an established business model in Western Europe
Sofia / Innovation und Forschung
Liquid windows hold the key to the zero-energy buildings of the future
The groundbreaking technology is being tested in Sofia, Bulgaria as part of the InDeWaG project
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
Talent’s Trees set aglow in Sofia
Stoyan Kambarev Foundation launched a charitable, environmental and social project in partnership with Sofia Municipality
Sofia / Energieeffizienz
Waste-to-energy plant in Sofia receives close to 94-million-euro in EC support
The measure will help Bulgaria achieve its energy-efficiency targets and will contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
Sofia - increasingly recognizable by European travelers
A municipal report finds a double increase in overnight stays, 2/3 of them by foreigners
Sofia / Innovation und Forschung
Will machines replace humans?
Buy an Early Bird pass or ticket for AI & I CONFERENCE 2019 to answer this and many other artificial intelligence questions
Bulgarien / Blagoevgrad / Gabrovo / Haskovo / Kardjali / Kozloduy / Pleven / Pomorie / Sofia / Stara Zagora / Troyan / Tutrakan / Veliko Tarnovo / Politik und Reformen
Bulgaria, local elections 2019: Second try
The pair of candidates with the largest share of the vote, who could not overcome the 50 per cent barrier in the first round, will be given a second chance in the run-offs on 3 November
Bulgarien / Blagoevgrad / Gabrovo / Haskovo / Kardjali / Kozloduy / Pleven / Pomorie / Sofia / Stara Zagora / Troyan / Tutrakan / Veliko Tarnovo / Politik und Reformen
Far right remnants haunt Bulgarian local elections
Following a decent showing in the European Elections, Bulgarian far right parties are on the back foot, while the centre stands strong
Sofia / Wohlfahrt und Gesundheit
The Health Portal of Sofia Municipality with new functionalities and vision
There are currently 20,000 registered users
Sofia / Entwicklung
Sofia Municipality presented its long-term development goals today
Sofia: 2050 Forum was inaugurated by Sofia's Chief Architect Zdravko Zdravkov
Sofia / Mobilität
Sofia provides new free parking zones for bicycles and e-scooters
In support of the growing interest in alternative ways of moving around the city
Sofia / Mobilität
Walk to Vitosha mountain with a rental e-bike accessible to everyone
Another piece of good news and a step towards a cleaner Sofia
Sofia / Mobilität
Sofia Municipality tests mini e-buses for transport connection to the subway
The mayor Yordanka Fandakova test drove one of them
Sofia / Kultur und Tourismus
Today starts “Sofia International Film Festival”
Come to the biggest film festival in Bulgaria until 28th March
Sofia / Entwicklung
Get ready for a hands-on experience on cyber security in Sofia
Join #SofiaCyberSec on 14th of February
Sofia / Bildung und Sport
Just one week left to Sofia Open 2019
Numerous Top players will take part in the 4th edition of the tennis tournament