German town to promote "tiny houses" as an answer to housing crisis
The minuscule test properties are meant to inaugurate an era of affordability
Germany / Development
Femke Halsema - the first woman elected as mayor of Amsterdam
She is a former political leader
Former GroenLinks leader and former member of parliament, Femke Halsema is the new mayor of Amsterdam. Completing the turn to the left of the political spectrum when it comes to Amsterdam politics. Halsema will be the first female mayor of Amsterdam. She will be also the first mayor of Amsterdam to be a member of GroenLinks. The expectation is that Halsema will be officially appointed next month.
A total of 114 people applied to be mayor of Amsterdam in two application rounds. In the first round 29 people applied, only four with administrative experience, so the vacancy was opened a second time. In that round, 85 people submitted applications. The search for a new mayor follows the death of Eberhard van der Laan in October. Van der Laan was mayor of Amsterdam for 7 years.
Source: Amsterdam Municipality
Germany / Development
German town to promote "tiny houses" as an answer to housing crisis
The minuscule test properties are meant to inaugurate an era of affordability
France / Politics and Reforms
Macron warms up to Corsican autonomy idea
He stated this during a visit to the island’s capital Ajaccio
Italy / Milan / Development / Public Spaces
Milan's Galleria del Corso gets renovated for its centennial anniversary
It’s one of the several iconic arcade shopping centres of the Italian city
Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Innovation and Research
Vilnius to present possibly the first ever AI-generated opera
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Denmark / Aalborg / Energy efficiency / Innovation and Research
Aalborg Municipality co-invents a mobile green power generator
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Bulgaria / Gabrovo / Kardjali / Kozloduy / Sofia / Stara Zagora / Troyan / Development / Green City / Smart City / Social City
Bulgaria has awarded its best mayors for 11th year in a row
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Austria / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Hitler’s birth house gets revamped as a police station
The renovation process in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn has begun today
Italy / Spain / Alicante / Rome / Mobility / Social City
Watch out for these October strikes in Spain and Italy
They will affect ground and air transport, so it’s better to be prepared in advance
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Today, Amsterdam starts preparing introduction of 30 km/h limit
The official date of implementation is 8 December, but the authorities are already setting up the change with targeted road signs
Austria / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Hitler’s birth house gets revamped as a police station
The renovation process in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn has begun today
Italy / Spain / Alicante / Rome / Mobility / Social City
Watch out for these October strikes in Spain and Italy
They will affect ground and air transport, so it’s better to be prepared in advance
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Today, Amsterdam starts preparing introduction of 30 km/h limit
The official date of implementation is 8 December, but the authorities are already setting up the change with targeted road signs
New European Bauhaus
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Estonia / Tallinn / Green City / New European Bauhaus
Tallinn’s Pollinator Highway is enriched with interspecies installations
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
New European Bauhaus
Public voting for New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023 is open
Cast your vote before 24 May and do your part in promoting the NEB values
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Interviews
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Maja Sever: Journalism is a pillar of democracy
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Latvia / Culture and Tourism
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France / Politics and Reforms
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