TheMayor.EU logo 
The idea behind the scheme is to offer cheap options for would-be homeowners during a time of intense housing shortage
The Cross-Border Cooperation Congress is a meeting place for practitioners of cross-border cooperation from the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries
The new route will take only 45 minutes, which will reinvigorate the region and create dozens of commuters between the two regional capitals of Styria and Carinthia
Shall we refer to that Iberian region as “Video Game Valley” from now on?
With expensive or unavailable fuel and damaged infrastructure, aid workers need bikes to travel long distances
The award was established in the memory of Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk, Poland, who was assassinated in 2019, during a Christmas charity event for healthcare
The city’s hilly layout will provide a perfect testing ground for the new electric waste truck eEconic
The taxis are a warm-up for the city’s requirement that all new taxis after 2025 be CO2 neutral
The project is set to cost the city around 6 million euros and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills
Shall we refer to that Iberian region as “Video Game Valley” from now on?
It was developed especially for the needs of the city of Rotterdam
Târnăveni is one of the first cities in the EU with all LEDs and since the switch it has seen a drop of 68% in energy consumption
With expensive or unavailable fuel and damaged infrastructure, aid workers need bikes to travel long distances
The new route will take only 45 minutes, which will reinvigorate the region and create dozens of commuters between the two regional capitals of Styria and Carinthia
During European Mobility Week, many EU cities instituted car-free Sundays, becoming more accessible for public transport and cycling
The move is supposed to help reduce knife crime in cities like Stuttgart, Freiburg and Mannheim
The Italian capital is increasingly leaning on virtual reality as the new tourism frontier
The iconic basilica will feature Open Days during the La Mercè festival, 23-25 September
The goal is to boost recycling rates and teach children the principles of circularity
This is a pilot project for the time being, and it represents a growing range of concerns around the idea of “poverty” in society
Urban noise pollution can be a driver behind health issues like insomnia and cardiovascular disease, as well as a cause of decreased productivity
The campaigners argue that the event will be scary and stressful to the city's animals as well
According to the mayor, the Municipality of Aalter does not need the money – but victims’ families do
Recently, the Belgian town of Aalter announced that starting 2022, they will divert all proceeds from traffic tickets to charity funds dedicated to helping traffic victims. Aalter is located near the main road from Brussels to Bruges and Oostende on the coast and it sees a lot of traffic.
With the start of the 2021 school year, the municipality instituted a low-speed zone of 30 kilometres per hour in the urban area. The move has provoked criticism claiming that the low-speed zone is just there to fill the municipal coffers with unreasonable fines.
According to Mayor Pieter De Crem, though, Aalter does not need the money. In an interview for the VRT, he explained that all the revenue will be best spent on awareness campaigns and help for victims. Charity organisations dedicated to this issue, in particular, have the expertise to use the funds.
The two organisations Mayor De Crem named were the Emilie Leus Fund and the Ouders van Overleden Slachtoffers (loose translation: The fund for parents of victims). Both funds have a long track record of road safety awareness campaigns, as well as material and mental health support for parents.
The Emilie Leus Fund, for instance, was born from a tragic accident in 2009, when an inexperienced driver collided with four cyclists. Three of the cyclists perished, and the accident became national news in Belgium and more than 1,700 people attended Emilie Leus’ funeral (one of the victims). The organisation itself was started by her parents as a way to keep her memory alive and offer support for other victims and parents.
Mayor Pieter De Crem doubled down when defending the low-speed zone, explaining that the point of the fines was to increase road safety, not to collect money. He said that the organisations in question have unique experience in the matter and the increased revenue will help them reach more people and have a greater impact on road safety.
With expensive or unavailable fuel and damaged infrastructure, aid workers need bikes to travel long distances
The new route will take only 45 minutes, which will reinvigorate the region and create dozens of commuters between the two regional capitals of Styria and Carinthia
The award was established in the memory of Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdansk, Poland, who was assassinated in 2019, during a Christmas charity event for healthcare
The project is set to cost the city around 6 million euros and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills
The city’s hilly layout will provide a perfect testing ground for the new electric waste truck eEconic
The taxis are a warm-up for the city’s requirement that all new taxis after 2025 be CO2 neutral
With expensive or unavailable fuel and damaged infrastructure, aid workers need bikes to travel long distances
The new route will take only 45 minutes, which will reinvigorate the region and create dozens of commuters between the two regional capitals of Styria and Carinthia
The goal is to boost recycling rates and teach children the principles of circularity
The goal is to boost recycling rates and teach children the principles of circularity
Urban noise pollution can be a driver behind health issues like insomnia and cardiovascular disease, as well as a cause of decreased productivity
The railway operator Renfe is starting a pilot program for the sale of tickets for man’s best friend
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
Interview with Herald Ruijters, Director, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
A conversation with the Mayor of Matosinhos, Portugal’s first UN Resilience Hub
