This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars
And it will also advise you on the right way to do this
Belgium / Development
Belgium / Development
This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City
Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle
Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City
Braga offers а free bio-shredding service
Spain / Barcelona / Social City
Barcelona designs a board game that fights loneliness
Croatia / Digital transformation
Croatian town covers banking fees for utilities in digitalization bid
Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research
Finnish air-fed protein could solve world hunger
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Politics and Reforms
New EU Code of Practice steps up war on fake news
It will be accompanied by a Digital Services Act to form a toolbox of measures that curtail rampant and malicious propaganda
Denmark / Copenhagen / Social City
Copenhagen tops 2022 Quality of Life Survey
The British ranking shows that the top 5 is composed exclusively of European cities
Denmark / Sweden / Copenhagen / Stockholm / Economy and Finance / Green City / Social City
Nordic cities dominate Sustainable Cities Index
The 5th edition of the Arcadis ranking shows that European cities are well positioned to create prosperity for their residents
Mobility / Social City
These EU cities have embraced free public transport
The growing trend in basic service provision has its own name – zero-fare
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Growing City
Belgium / Development
This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars
And it will also advise you on the right way to do this
Ireland / Growing City
Ireland’s population reaches its highest point since the Potato Famine
Despite the good news, preliminary data from the national census reveals a dire shortage in the housing market that will not go away anytime soon
France / Development / Public Spaces
This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest
The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France
Denmark / Copenhagen / Development / Social City
Social housing will form 40% of future urban development in Copenhagen
This was decided after an unprecedented agreement between the national and city governments
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Prague getting ready to become the “capital of Europe”
The Czech city is in active preparation for the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU which will start on 1 July and will last for six months
Croatia / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Pula, Croatia: People on welfare will have to work for the city or lose their benefits
According to city officials, people will work up to 90 hours a month pay-free and for the ‘common good’
Smart City
Croatia / Digital transformation
Croatian town covers banking fees for utilities in digitalization bid
The town of Makarska has recently launched a new mobile service, aiming to cut down on paper use and stimulate citizens to go contactless
Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research
Finnish air-fed protein could solve world hunger
The invention promises to be revolutionary as it can decouple food production from agriculture and its environmental impacts
Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Lleida Airport will serve as research centre for drone traffic management
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will far outnumber their crewed counterparts by the end of the decade and solutions are urgently needed
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Smart City
Nooka Space - World’s first network of proximity offices wins Startup World Cup Romania
The company is designing the world's first network of terrestrial, mobile offices suitable for digital nomads, freelancers and entrepreneurs
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Rome VR Bus will carry tourists 2000 years back in time
Unique technology and design convert the vehicle into a mobile, multi-sensory cinematic hall
Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
The EU’s Cultural Heritage Cloud to digitalise all niches of the sector
The initiative promises to level the playing field for knowledge sharing and digitalisation between big and small cultural institutions
Green City
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City
Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle
The property, together with others that have been confiscated, will be converted for social welfare uses
Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City
Braga offers а free bio-shredding service
The city also led awareness-raising actions to show the impressionable youths how circularity is created first-hand
Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research
Finnish air-fed protein could solve world hunger
The invention promises to be revolutionary as it can decouple food production from agriculture and its environmental impacts
Finland / Energy efficiency
Finland to establish a national hydrogen network
The country wants to become a leader in hydrogen production and export
Italy / Milan / Green City
Milan turns off fountains due to historic drought
The arid weather phenomenon is affecting the agricultural sector in Northern Italy to almost unprecedented levels
Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery
The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition
Social City
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City
Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle
The property, together with others that have been confiscated, will be converted for social welfare uses
Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City
Braga offers а free bio-shredding service
The city also led awareness-raising actions to show the impressionable youths how circularity is created first-hand
Spain / Barcelona / Social City
Barcelona designs a board game that fights loneliness
This is just one of many measures that the municipal authorities have taken to tackle this social ailment
Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery
The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition
Finland / Helsinki / Green City / Welfare and Health
How Helsinki’s air quality has improved over the past 30 years
Dust particle concentrations can still present a tough challenge to beat, though
Germany / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Lufthansa cancels further 2,200 flights
The cancellation hits in the middle of the travel season and is caused by serious labour shortages coupled with a sudden rise of Covid cases
Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews
Luisa Salgueiro: Climate resilience work is never completed, it’s a continuously upgraded project
Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health
Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals
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Belgium / Development
This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars
Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City
Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle
Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City
Braga offers а free bio-shredding service
Spain / Barcelona / Social City
Barcelona designs a board game that fights loneliness
Croatia / Digital transformation
Croatian town covers banking fees for utilities in digitalization bid
Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research