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A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
The solution which has been progressing to that end for the past several years proves that there can be a circular business model
This move will open green and social public projects to wider investments
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
The initiative focuses on building an integration policy from the perspective of small businesses within the community
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
The flying machines will help pinpoint polluted districts much more accurately
Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
It will supply electricity to a population twice the city of Porto
Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new brewery warehouse launched an automated rail system capable of storing more beer and loading it onto trucks much more efficiently
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
Local authorities say that this is a good way to preserve the 15th-century market building while providing a public service
A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms
No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
To streamline the reform process, parliament has postponed this year’s local elections to May 2024
Four villages in Famagusta district have sent a letter to the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus proposing the creation of a unified local authority comprising four existing municipalities and five villages, under the name Constantia municipality. In the letter, quoted by the Cyprus Mail, the mayors of Acheritou, Avgorou, Frenaros, and Ahna said they disagree with the municipal reform plan, which envisages nation-wide mergers of communities in a bid to bail out the generally bankrupt local government sector.
Famagusta district, one of the six administrative districts of Cyprus, lies in the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island, but a number of Greek-populated municipalities are governed by an ‘in exile’ administration from the south.
The village heads also said that when the Turks relinquish control of Varosha, the tourist area of Famagusta City which had been abandoned after the 1974 invasion, they would unanimously agree to dissolve Constantia, and fuse their communities into one authority to be called Famagusta municipality.
The local leaders said their plan “is based on the unified, solid, and sustainable development of the ‘free’ Famagusta district and the connection of inland areas with the district’s tourist areas”.
The meeting of the four mayors on 4 October was attended by the deputy head of Liopetri village who disapproved of their decision, having already agreed to merge with Sotira and Ayia Napa, in line with the proposed reform.
The letter is the latest episode in the saga surrounding the effort to reform local authorities that has been the subject of intense all-party debate for the last 10 years. The Cypriot parliament is now perusing the reform bills and has already postponed local government elections to May 2024 to give reforms time to be rolled out smoothly.
Putting off the elections, initially scheduled to be held in December 2021, extends the terms of sitting municipal and community councils by two years and a half. The Cypriot government has pledged to the European Commission to implement the local self-government reform by May 2024, a date coinciding with the European Parliament election. Stakes are high, as in exchange for the reform the Republic of Cyprus must receive funds from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Under the proposed reforms, municipalities would assume the administration of state facilities such as nurseries and care homes, and will be given supplementary powers in relation to public transport. Sweeping changes will be made in local authority structure and operation, including reducing the number of municipalities from 30 to 17 and merging hundreds of communities. The aim of the reform push is to achieve economies of scale and make services cost-effective.
But the process has been far from smooth, with some municipalities rejecting merger and coming up with their own plans. Despite a consensus across the political spectrum that the local authority reform is long overdue, some political parties disagree with the “tight packing” of communities and insist on the formation of 21 municipalities instead of 17.
And while the tug of war involving politics and money drags on, taxpayers will have to hand out around EUR 81 million to help local authorities keep their heads above water, reports Politis newspaper.
EUR 54m have been allocated for the 30 Republic municipalities, EUR 13m for community councils, and another EUR 4.5m will go to the nine councils of Turkish-occupied municipalities. EUR 4m will be used to cover 75 per cent of the cost of street lighting and EUR 75,000 will be granted to the Communities Union. An additional EUR 6.1m is set aside for the salaries and pensions of community leaders.
Eurostat determined the way inflation has affected this now globally iconic fast food product
EUvsDisinfo, a branch of the European External Action Service, published a report outlining the tactics and origins of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)
The Quartier des Trèfles will be home to hundreds of people as a neighbourhood-sized three-building complex
The city plans to reintroduce a sound system in central public spaces, however, this time it should be more compatible with residents' concerns
A new facility in the city will produce biochar, trap CO2 and generate sustainable energy
The digital transformation has reached the geographical dimension
The money will be targeted to organisations who have seen a 50% rise in energy costs in 2022 compared to 2021
The initiative has already taken root in Aveiro, Braga and Lisbon, and soon in Matosinhos
The city plans to reintroduce a sound system in central public spaces, however, this time it should be more compatible with residents' concerns
The money will be targeted to organisations who have seen a 50% rise in energy costs in 2022 compared to 2021
The initiative has already taken root in Aveiro, Braga and Lisbon, and soon in Matosinhos
The only European country left where the anti-pandemic mandate still applies is Austria
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
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
