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The Latvian capital joins a growing rank of European cities that have turned to taxing the visitors’ impact
The Government has presented the idea, but some of the business actors are not too keen on it
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
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The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The amended regulation is supposed to enter into force in March 2023
The municipality is a pioneer on a national scale when it comes to welcoming sustainable mobility vehicles
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The amended regulation is supposed to enter into force in March 2023
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
Local authorities want to monitor the situation and keep a healthy housing balance
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
It features sirens, digital panels, evacuation signs and routes to safer meeting points
Mayor Ilko Stoyanov explained that this will not affect the city’s capacity to service locals in need of housing
Today, authorities in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, announced their decision to house Ukrainian refugees in the city’s vacant social housing units. This is one of the first municipalities to react so decisively to the issue, as the proposal has already made it through the city council.
According to a statement by the city, this will not affect the supply of social housing available for residents. At the same time, Mayor Ilko Stoyanov explained that the municipality needs to react rapidly and appropriately.
Blagoevgrad is one of the few municipalities in Bulgaria that has a robust and functional social housing policy. The buildings in question were constructed as part of the EU operational programme ‘Regions in Growth’. The decision comes as a reaction to the growing number of Ukrainians feeling the Russian invasion.
The municipality can offer 141 vacant apartments, 129 of which are one-bedroom, 10 are two-bedroom and two are three-bedroom. Mayor Ilko Stoyanov explained that currently there are no people on the waiting lists for social housing. However, if they were to apply he said that they would be treated with priority.
At the end of last month, authorities in Blagoevgrad created a refugee centre to coordinate help for the displaced Ukrainians. The centre mainly deals with citizen volunteers, offering to drive people in need, translating and more. The city also has an office of the Bulgarian Red Cross, collecting donations of essential items.
Mayor Stoyanov explained that the municipality will not turn away any citizens who fulfil the criteria for social housing. He also pointed out that authorities need to react as quickly as possible to help the victims of the war in Ukraine.
He concluded: “Do not be afraid to be the first ones to step up. On the contrary, you should be proud to be a good example in Bulgaria and abroad.”
Irish Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss voted to create a constitutional amendment in the country to give Nature rights comparable to companies and citizens
This type of waste has enormous energy potential as it releases biogas that can be used to generate electricity or heat
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
Environmental activists accuse the authorities of failing to stay on the carbon neutrality course
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The amended regulation is supposed to enter into force in March 2023
The insight comes from an annual survey done by the InterNations community platform
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
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
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
A conversation with the mayor of Utrecht on the occasion of her mission to COP27
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
