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The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
One of the primary setbacks for women in their careers is the fact that they are still the primary child-care givers
Despite years of concentrated efforts to bridge the gender wage gap, the European Union still has a lot of work to do
This year, 10 November is Equal Pay Day in the European Union. This means that from Wednesday until the end of the year, women will symbolically be working for free due to the gender pay gap. Despite the fact that equal pay between men and women has been codified into EU law since at least the 70s, the pay gap is a persistent problem across the block.
Currently, the EU average pay gap between men and women sits at 14.1% and, according to the EU Commission, that is the equivalent of roughly two months of salary. This would mean that, broadly speaking, up to 10 November, men have earned as much as women will for the entire year.
Despite years of concentrated effort and progress in the area, unequal pay is a persistent issue. According to Eurostat, this is mainly due to the fact that women are still the primary caregivers when it comes to children and sometimes skipping years of their careers has a cumulative effect on the overall wages of women.
After they come back to work, they often end up in part-time jobs or doing low skilled labour. EU Commissioners Vera Jourova, Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli were quoted in a press release saying that despite numerous improvements to social and professional life, the wage gap seems to be significant and with deep cultural roots.
According to a study by Eurostat on the gender pay gap, there is a significant difference between member states. For instance, Estonia has the highest pay gap of 21.7%, while Luxembourg has the lowest with 1.3%.
Austria is another country, among the highest. There, the gap is around 20% and the local Equal Pay Day was on 25 October. Romania, on the other hand, has the second-lowest gender pay gap of 3.3%, showing that wage equality is not that dependent on a country’s wealth.
A visualisation of the gender wage gap in the European Union, Source: Eurostat
This is evident from the Regional Competitive Index (RCI) published by the European Commission
It’s unclear when it will reopen
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
These were the original carriages used when the Polish capital’s subway was launched in 1995
The heritage district has four times less verdant spaces per person than the rest of the Basque capital
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
These were the original carriages used when the Polish capital’s subway was launched in 1995
Social inclusion through gastronomy in one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods
It’s unclear when it will reopen
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
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
