Belgium will host Europe’s biggest sportainment park
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
Encouraging residents to convert these spaces into gardens
Last week, the official website of Florence informed residents that they can now sign up for the second edition of the ‘Fiori a Fiorenza’ competition, which will judge who has the most beautiful balcony in terms of plants and flowers. This contest began in 2020 after an agreement was signed between the authorities and the Tuscan Horticultural Association to promote environmental awareness in the city and to involve citizens directly in actions that promote beautifying its image.
The competition has an aesthetic but also an educational aim, as it encourages people to be more mindful and more curious about nature, gardening and biodiversity. Speaking of the latter, that is also this year’s contest objective – to promote biodiversity by attracting pollinating insects, such as bees, which help propagate plant pollen.
For that purpose, participants will receive seeds for the phacelia flower, which is especially liked by pollinators. This purple flower, also known as scorpionweed, will be sown along the banks of the Arno River, thus the idea is to create a unified and harmonic floral image of the city.
Furthermore, the bee theme will be completed with the creation of two apiary gardens at Villa Favard and a bee-shaped art installation called ‘Bee The Change’, which will be visible on Piazzale Michelangelo at the end of April.
Residents who would like to participate in the contest can register online by 7 June. Winners will be decided by a mixed vote between an expert jury and online voting (which will be available 7-14 June). The 10 winners (2 per district) will receive their awards at a ceremony on 21 June.
Citing concerns about humaneness, the legislation aims to discourage the proliferation of the so-called designer pet breeds
Naturally, many aren’t happy - not because of the reduced possibility for prayers, but because they felt it was an attack on welfare
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
Some autonomous shuttles in France are now doing their rounds without a human supervisor inside
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2020 and 2021 were zero years for these types of events, but the break has not diminished its reputation
As Europe strives to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, Turku and Dijon are among a group of cities seeking to reach this goal two decades earlier
Some autonomous shuttles in France are now doing their rounds without a human supervisor inside
2020 and 2021 were zero years for these types of events, but the break has not diminished its reputation
Citing concerns about humaneness, the legislation aims to discourage the proliferation of the so-called designer pet breeds
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
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
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
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
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