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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
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The Latvian capital joins a growing rank of European cities that have turned to taxing the visitors’ impact
The Government has presented the idea, but some of the business actors are not too keen on it
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
The northern Swedish municipality received the award from the European Commission on account of its long-term commitment and innovative mindset
Some shops have stayed open for more than six generations of the same family and trace their origins to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
Local authorities want to monitor the situation and keep a healthy housing balance
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
It features sirens, digital panels, evacuation signs and routes to safer meeting points
For the health and safety of the voters, the Finnish government has decided to push the date for local elections
On Saturday, 6 March, the Finnish government announced that the local municipal elections will be postponed from 18 April to 13 June. In a press conference, the Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson explained that the postponement is owed to the surge in COVID cases.
While the Minister of Justice explained that it would have been possible to hold the elections, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) did not deem it safe. More specifically, they estimated that the number of infections on 18 April could potentially be in the range of 2,600-11,200. In other words, it would be too risky to hold the elections on this date.
Beside presenting risks to the health of citizens, an 18 April election could also be viewed as less legitimate. People may be discouraged from voting out of fear that they may contract the virus at polling stations. Therefore, a low voter turnout may raise questions regarding the validity of the elections.
In contrast to this, it is expected that the majority of vulnerable individuals will have taken the COVID vaccine by 13 June. This means that more people will feel comfortable to show up and vote.
While nine out of ten parliamentary parties voted in favour of the postponement, the Finns Party strongly objected. On his Twitter profile, the party secretary Simo Grönroos claimed that the elections must not be postponed. More specifically, he stressed that despite COVID, elections continue to be held all around the world.
This objection was dismissed as the Minister of Justice noted that the government’s decisions are based on the situation in Finland, not the rest of the world. Thus, to ensure the safety of the voters – as well as an appropriate voter turnout – the government will reschedule the elections for 13 June.
At the time of writing, Finland has reported 62,063 COVID cases and 767 deaths.
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Irish Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss voted to create a constitutional amendment in the country to give Nature rights comparable to companies and citizens
This type of waste has enormous energy potential as it releases biogas that can be used to generate electricity or heat
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
The northern Swedish municipality received the award from the European Commission on account of its long-term commitment and innovative mindset
Environmental activists accuse the authorities of failing to stay on the carbon neutrality course
Some shops have stayed open for more than six generations of the same family and trace their origins to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The northern Swedish municipality received the award from the European Commission on account of its long-term commitment and innovative mindset
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
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
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
