Lahti launches architectural competition to transform industrial area
The city needs help transforming 15.5 hectares of land into a modern residential district
Finnland / Entwicklung
Bulgarien / Sofia / Energieeffizienz / Politik und Reformen
The EU Commission demands exact timeline for coal-power production closure in Bulgaria
The EU Executive will not go forward with the Bulgarian post-Covid recovery plan before a commitment by the Bulgarian government
Bulgarien / Sofia / Bildung und Sport
Kindergarten crisis in Sofia prolonged by delayed construction
10,000 kids failed to find a place in the overcrowded municipal kindergartens this summer and the construction of new facilities is very slow
Bulgarien / Sofia / Energieeffizienz / Politik und Reformen
Sofia’s district heating company in dire financial straits over emissions taxes
The National Assembly called a meeting with Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and the executive director of Toplofikatsia Sofia over plans to tackle the problem
Bulgarien / Sofia / Bildung und Sport
Sofia receives “World Capital of Sport 2024” title
This recognises the Bulgarian capital’s efforts to promote sports and a healthy way of life
Bulgarien / Sofia / Grüne Stadt / Politik und Reformen
Citizens want to block polluting waste-incineration plant in Sofia
According to the civil initiative behind the move, the facility will have a heavy negative impact on the quality of life in the city beside being unprofitable
Bulgarien / Sofia / Entwicklung / Kultur und Tourismus
Bulgarian ministries team up to bridge the gap between art and business
Sofia Arsenal – Museum for Contemporary Art will get a total makeover to become the go to place for young artists and entrepreneurs in the cultural sector
Bulgarien / Sofia / Entwicklung / Mobilität
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development gained an equity stake in Sofia Airport
The move is part of the airport concessionaire’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2036
Bulgarien / Sofia / Entwicklung / Politik und Reformen
Mayor of Sofia calls for support from lawmakers to reverse EU recovery funds cut
With a quarter of Bulgaria’s population, Sofia is set to receive only 1/18th of the funding
Bulgarien / Sofia / Mobilität
Bulgaria is building the longest rail tunnel in the Balkans
The tunnel is part of one of the most important transport lines in the country
Bulgarien / Sofia / Stara Zagora / Bildung und Sport
„Hello Space! Bulgaria/EU calling“: Students are getting ready for conference call with Space
Astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Thomas Pesquet will be answering their questions
Bulgarien / Sofia / Energieeffizienz / Mobilität
Sofia Airport is becoming a state-of-the-art and environmentally efficient facility
The European Investment Bank signed a deal, providing 40 million euros for the project
Bulgarien / Finnland / Schweden / Helsingborg / Krakow / Sofia / Grüne Stadt
European Green Capital 2023 and European Green Leaf 2022: The finalists are here
The European Commission announced the role model cities in Europe
Bulgarien / Dänemark / Copenhagen / Sofia / Wirtschaft und Finanzen
Copenhagen is the most expensive city in the EU, Sofia is the cheapest
The top 10 most and least expensive cities in the European Union according to Mercer's 2021 ranking
Bulgarien / Sofia / Entwicklung / Politik und Reformen
Mayor Yordanka Fandakova stands up for disputed EU funding for Sofia
She claims Deputy Prime Minister Pekanov’s proposition is "unacceptable and unjust"
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