Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Germany / Green City
Small town in Germany institutes a cat lockdown
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum
Hungary / Budapest / Public Spaces
Protected plants have started to appear in Budapest’s wildflower areas
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Portugal wants to position itself as the most sustainable country for tourism
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Greece / Athens / Public Spaces
Athens unveils open-air exhibition, portraying life in Ukraine
“The war that should have never happened” will run until 13 June
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Czechia helps Ukraine preserve its endangered cultural heritage
The National Museum sent a consignment of materials to help the country protect its art
Greece / Tilos / Green City
Tilos has the highest rate of recycling in the world, officials claim
The Greek island has a recycling rate of 80% thanks to its Just Go Zero programme
Portugal / Braga / Green City / Social City
Braga creates a Bank of Goods and Equipment
It serves a dual purpose – waste reduction and material support for those in need
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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Portugal wants to position itself as the most sustainable country for tourism
Meeting a new tide in expectations from environmentally-aware travellers
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women
The bill, however, still has to be approved by Parliament to become a law
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
Bill Gates investment group says EU needs to put 800 billion euros into green energy
As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Smart City
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research
Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival
Innovating Pilsen will take place during the first week of June
Lithuania / Vilnius / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Vilnius gets more precise about air quality with online pollen map
The project is the first of its kind in Lithuania
Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Luxembourg: Futuristic VR tech will transport visitors to the past
It offers the chance to experience the city as it was in 1867
Denmark / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms
Danish Municipality to broadcast city council meetings on Facebook Live
It wants to make it easier for citizens to follow political discussions and decisions
Green City
Germany / Green City
Small town in Germany institutes a cat lockdown
The lockdown will be in effect until August and it aims to protect the crested lark, a bird threatened with extinction
Hungary / Budapest / Public Spaces
Protected plants have started to appear in Budapest’s wildflower areas
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
Finland / EU funding updates / Mobility
EIB promotes autonomous mobility in Finland with EUR 8 million
It will help the self-driving technology company Sensible 4 Oy develop its products
Sweden / Helsingborg / Public Spaces
Helsingborg will cover scaffolding of town hall with storm-proof banner
The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021
Austria / Vienna / Green City / Welfare and Health
Vienna launches its own line of organic produce
‘Wien Gusto’, as the brand is called, will source its produce from the nearly 2,000 hectares of farm land owned by the city
Social City
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Portugal wants to position itself as the most sustainable country for tourism
Meeting a new tide in expectations from environmentally-aware travellers
Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women
The bill, however, still has to be approved by Parliament to become a law
Belgium / Leuven / Welfare and Health
Leuven wants to ban smoking and e-cigarettes on 100 playgrounds
Local authorities explained that his policy hopes to sensitize people to not smoke in front of children and thus break the cycle of passing on the habit
Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health
Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals
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Small town in Germany institutes a cat lockdown
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum
Hungary / Budapest / Public Spaces
Protected plants have started to appear in Budapest’s wildflower areas
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms