This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest
The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France
France / Development / Public Spaces
Denmark / Copenhagen / Green City / Innovation and Research
Copenhagen’s port: world record holder for fish kindergartens
These devices, also known as biohuts, protect the vulnerable fish offspring to grow up in safety
France / Germany / Poland / Development / Public Spaces
Dry and sunny: How to cool overheated cities?
During the summer, surface temperatures in cities can reach up to 70° C, absorbing heat and feeding it back into the environment for hours, never truly cooling down
Portugal / Braga / Green City
Braga’s newest park doubles up as an eco-lab
The green space features a variety of both tried and novel ideas for propping up climate resilience
Poland / Poznan / Green City / Innovation and Research
Heat from Volkswagen Foundry will warm 4,500 flats in Poznań
The energy will come from the aluminium smelting process used for the production of the newest car models of the German automaker
Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Luxembourg City is putting pianos in public for people to play
The 17 pianos each have a distinctly urban look having been painted by local youth organisations, schools and hostels
Romania / Bucharest / Cluj-Napoca / Constanta / Timișoara / Mobility
Romania's ‘Sun Trains’ will link big cities to the Black Sea
The initiative is meant to boost domestic tourism while offering travellers a cheaper way to reach the seaside in the wake of surging gas prices
Germany / Stuttgart / Green City / Politics and Reforms
Stuttgart’s bid for Net Zero – the benefits will be seen by the mid-2040s
According to a new municipal study, Stuttgart can reach carbon neutrality by 2035, but it will cost around 1.5% of its GDP. And the sooner they start investing, the better.
Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Cullera boosts road safety with smart pedestrian crossings
These are also accompanied by educational speed radars
Germany / Mobility / Social City
Dortmund calls on citizens to celebrate the success of emissions-free initiative
The Emissions-Free Inner City programme is coming to an end, leaving a cleaner and more human-friendly city
Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research
Stockholm restaurant staff wear aprons that absorb CO2
It is then used to grow plants used in the restaurant’s dishes
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Poland / Warsaw / Politics and Reforms
Warsaw unveils a house for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Spain / Digital transformation / Green City
Granollers offers an interactive climate shelters map
Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Luxembourg will fight skin cancer with UV-sensitive tattoos and free sunscreen dispensers
Poland / Krakow / Green City
Krakow opens a therapeutic garden
Denmark / Sweden / Copenhagen / Stockholm / Economy and Finance / Green City / Social City
Nordic cities dominate Sustainable Cities Index
Ireland / Economy and Finance
Ireland to replace minimum wage with a ‘living wage’
Portugal / Faro / Culture and Tourism / Innovation and Research
Algarve University asks beachgoers to report seaweeds
Belgium / Development / Innovation and Research
Biggest satellite plant in Europe is taking shape in Charleroi, Belgium
Mobility / Social City
These EU cities have embraced free public transport
Hungary / Budapest / Public Spaces