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Interview with the mayor of Erlangen, Germany
Erlangen has adopted the city motto “Offen aus Tradition” which means: It’s our tradition to be open-minded. The motto alludes to our city's history when Huguenots, fleeing religious persecution, were settled in the 17th century.
This Huguenot heritage shapes our city to this day and is seen in the centre, which was laid out as a planned baroque city. But the motto is also true in present days. Thanks to the local university, top research institutes and large companies such as Siemens and Framatome, people from almost 150 nations live and work together in Erlangen. “Offen aus Tradition” is our claim for a diverse, colourful coexistence.
Our landmarks are the planned baroque city mentioned before, numerous striking Siemens buildings, and once a year, the famous Bergkirchweih with its Ferris wheel. For twelve days in spring, this well-known beer festival brings together people from many different countries... And last but not least: Erlangen is also a bike-friendly city.
Erlangen is currently experiencing an extensive urban transformation. Siemens is developing a new campus in the south of the city, bringing together units of the company that were previously spread across different parts of the city centre.
The university’s humanities centre will move into buildings in the centre of the city where Siemens was previously located. We are creating the infrastructure and the framework for sustainable urban transformation, for example with a new tram project or comprehensive promotion of cycling as a modern and green way of urban mobility.
Climate change is a major challenge. Far-reaching decisions are to be made to achieve climate neutrality in Erlangen before 2030.
The exchange with other cities is already part of our daily practice. Erlangen maintains 14 city partnerships and actively cooperates within international networks such as Intercultural Cities. Together, we discuss how to protect and strengthen democracy, how to best achieve integration and life in diversity and, of course, also how to protect our climate.
We have launched numerous initiatives for local retailers, restaurants, the cultural sector and socially disadvantaged people. But it is also clear that the situation for all these people remains tense due to the pandemic.
Creating more affordable housing remains a major challenge. We have succeeded in building many new units in recent years. But it is still difficult to find an apartment in Erlangen, especially for people with low income.
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The plant will be located in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city
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If the system proves successful, authorities will scale it up to the rest of Dublin
People’s usual routes to home or work will probably change, but so will the air quality and the noise levels
According to the Global Bicycle Index 2022, most of the top 10 cities were in Europe, with Germany and the Netherlands dominating the list
The monument will be a creative and literally moving sculpture called ‘Standing Waves’
If the system proves successful, authorities will scale it up to the rest of Dublin
People’s usual routes to home or work will probably change, but so will the air quality and the noise levels
The monument will be a creative and literally moving sculpture called ‘Standing Waves’
The famous Zundert Corso returns on 4-5 September 2022
The service is provided free of charge, but like most public offices it’s closed during the weekends, so you might still be in a bit of a pickle
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
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
Interview with Herald Ruijters, Director, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
A conversation with the Mayor of Matosinhos, Portugal’s first UN Resilience Hub