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The facility located near Lens is the first step in the grand re-industrialization of the North along modern tech lines
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country
The facility located near Lens is the first step in the grand re-industrialization of the North along modern tech lines
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
Portugal is growing its renewable energy sector and will soon have a large hydrogen electrolyser in the port of Sines
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
European projects are developing new ways to clamp down on international trafficking of cultural goods
Greece and Bulgaria are set to build one of the first 5G cross-border corridors in Europe
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
Portugal is growing its renewable energy sector and will soon have a large hydrogen electrolyser in the port of Sines
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
After all, sleeping carriages are basically hotels on wheels
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
1,000 such spaces, strategically placed near public transit hubs, will help rethink the place of the car in the city
It will also respond to alarms from citizens in real-time
After all, sleeping carriages are basically hotels on wheels
Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country
The apartment building has just undergone a renovation worth 14 million euros
It’s a repetition of the donation drive, treating aid not as a sprint but as a marathon
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
With the ramp-up of the summer offensive, authorities estimate up to 500 wounded soldiers per month
An immersive installation of the Christmas tree for the Museum of Modern Art in St. Petersburg, Russia., Source: ARNAUD LAPIERRE DESIGN STUDIO
It was announced earlier this year that there will be no display of a cut tree
Over the last couple of weeks, we told many stories of how cities have already started installing their Christmas decorations, creating a warm end-of-the year feeling of cosiness and hospitality. And while Christmas fairs and markets are inseparable from the holiday experience, the centre-piece of each city’s efforts to shine bright and tune into a festive mood is certainly the lighting of the Christmas tree.
But Christmas trees, as we have recently seen, are no longer what they used to be. The sweeping wave of sustainability overtaking European cities is obviously touching upon our traditional conception of Christmas celebrations, too.
We have started seeing more and more environmentally friendly alternatives to the cut trees. After Lithuania’s Vilnius unveiled a conic-shaped installation covered with 96 giant snowflakes instead of a tree, and Romania’s Arad presented a tree made from satin and branches, it was the turn of France’s Bordeaux to surprise us.
The French city has recently unveiled that this year, it will not be chopping down a living Christmas tree, but will instead have an eco-friendly art installation, authored by a local artist.
Following an earlier declaration of the new green mayor of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic, that Christmas trees were dead and that there will be no public displays of a Christmas tree in his city, the public was eagerly waiting to see the alternative for the 2021 holiday season.
Now, the city has unveiled the concept: the mock Christmas tree will consist of a recycled glass tree-shaped mirrored art installation, which recalls a real tree, minus the environmental impact. The object will be faceted with emerald-colored one-way mirrors, without any other decorations but the reflections of the surroundings:
"This iconic translation of the Christmas tree is an invitation to come closer to capture and contemplate the mirror effects which refract the lights on its environment (one of the most beautiful squares in Bordeaux!)," explained the author of the installation, Arnaud Lapierre, as quoted on the city website.
His artwork has already been on display at the Museum of Modern Art of Saint-Petersburg, Russia, but in a smaller size – rising 6 metres, while the one in Bordeaux will be 11 metres tall. Remains to be seen whether locals will appreciate the change.
The installation will shine bright on Pey-Berland Square from Saturday, 11 December to 2 January.
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country
The facility located near Lens is the first step in the grand re-industrialization of the North along modern tech lines
Greece and Bulgaria are set to build one of the first 5G cross-border corridors in Europe
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
After all, sleeping carriages are basically hotels on wheels
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
Greece and Bulgaria are set to build one of the first 5G cross-border corridors in Europe
After all, sleeping carriages are basically hotels on wheels
Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country
The feline registry is expected to start operating in 2026
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
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The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
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