How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
Finland / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
After dogs, Finland wants to register all cats on its territory, too
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Berlin will treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers for free
With the ramp-up of the summer offensive, authorities estimate up to 500 wounded soldiers per month
Portugal / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Portugal legalizes euthanasia
This makes it the sixth country in the European Union to allow the end-of-life procedure
Slovenia / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Slovenia also introduces country-wide public transit ticket
It looks like Germany’s pioneering example is spreading around Europe and finding fertile reception
Belgium / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Charleroi working on a mobile ‘room’ where addicts can use hard drugs safely
The low-risk consumption rooms are aimed at offering drug users a safer alternative away from unsanitary public spaces
Netherlands / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Rotterdam will fund name-changes for descendants of enslaved people
Currently, changing your name in the Netherlands is prohibitively expensive
Finland / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Finland aims to microchip all dogs in the country
The move is controversial although not because of fears that people would be next
France / Paris / Welfare and Health
Paris to alert allergy sufferers faster thanks to first-ever ‘pollinarium’
The space will also double up as an educational garden
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Slot machines in the Balearic Islands will make gambling less fun
The Spanish region is the first in the country to modify the devices so that they will not encourage addiction
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Bucharest kicks off a 6-month-long street festival
It will start off in the city centre in May, and gradually move through the neighbourhoods
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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
France / Lyon / Public Spaces / Social City
Lyon makes parking fees socially fair and environmentally just
Germany / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
10 million people have bought the Deutschland ticket in a month
Denmark / Mobility / Social City
Danish town to lend families cargo bikes so they can experience car-less life
Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Night train tester: Europe’s newest profession
Bulgaria / Sofia / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Sofia cracks down on e-scooters with fines of up to 500 euros for companies
Spain / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
Spanish domestic flights tickets can be paid in up to 12 installments
Bulgaria / Greece / Athens / Sofia / Thessaloniki / Digital transformation / Mobility
Sofia – Thessaloniki highway to support autonomous vehicles by 2025
France / Development / Economy and Finance
France starts building its Battery Valley with opening of new gigafactory
Luxembourg / Portugal / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms