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The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming
ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The summer ticket will be valid on local and regional trains, buses, as well as on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
The city also added a new bathing area
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021
The installation of the sensors is part of its “Smart Museum” project
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
The city also added a new bathing area
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
An employee in a wheelchair
The government seeks to create opportunities for individuals with reduced work capacity
By 2025, Finland hopes to have an employment rate of 75 percent. To achieve this ambitious goal, the government must focus on vulnerable groups and help them find employment. For this reason, it is currently working on a Work Ability Programme that seeks to promote the employment and resilience of people with disabilities and reduced working capacity.
One of the measures in this programme is the establishment of a state-owned special-purpose company, Work Channel (Työkanava Oy). The role of this company will be to promote the employment of people who are disadvantaged and have disabilities.
While the government stressed that Work Channel must be seen as a last resort when all other attempts to find employment have failed, it also notes that the company would directly hire people who are at an extreme disadvantage. According to a press release, the most disadvantaged individuals are those with disabilities who are over the age of 55 and have low levels of employment.
“The right and opportunity to work according to one's abilities is important both for a person with a reduced work capacity and for the Finnish society as a whole. In the future, Työkanava Oy will be able to employ the most disadvantaged employees of this group.
Their employment opportunities have not been significantly increased in the past through employment measures and services. The launch of the company's operations is also one indication that Finland is implementing its international obligations in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,” commented the Minister of Labour Tuula Haatainen.
Work Channel will receive financing from the Finnish Sustainable Growth Programme in the form of a share capital worth EUR 20 million. Aside from this, it will have an annual budget of EUR 10 million and receive revenue from the sale of its services.
It is important to note that the Finnish government has drawn inspiration for the Work Channel from Sweden’s Samhall: a state-owned company that creates jobs for people with disabilities. With the establishment of such companies, the Scandinavian countries promote the creation of more sustainable and inclusive societies.
Work Channel will begin operating throughout Finland in 2022.
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The summer ticket will be valid on local and regional trains, buses, as well as on the U-Bahn and S-Bahn
The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The city also added a new bathing area
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
Close engagement initiatives with the business sector and residents were key to spreading the idea across the board
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
The city also added a new bathing area
The installation of the sensors is part of its “Smart Museum” project
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
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
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
An interview with Nigel Jollands and Sue Goeransson from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre
A talk with the Mayor of Malmö on the occasion of the city’s UN Resilience Hub status
