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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 local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
Belgium will now join a small club of countries empowering youth political participation – Austria, Greece and Malta
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
The city also added a new bathing area
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 cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
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
It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East and Europe
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
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
The city also added a new bathing area
The meeting of the two leaders on 10 May, Source: Porto Municipality / Miguel Nogueira
This became clear after a statement by Porto mayor
The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, announced on 10 May that the Portuguese Government has already reached an agreement “on the methodology” for the construction of the new rail link between the North Region of Portugal and Galicia. The realization of this long-awaited transport connection might still take ten years to complete, however. The information was provided during the second edition of the “Dialogues Gallaecia” forum, which was hosted by the Portuguese city and which also counted with the participation of the president of the Regional Government of Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo.
As we have previously reported, the extension of the Atlantic transport corridor in a way that also serves Galicia, located in the far northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula is deemed of essential importance by the regional authorities. Failing to provide such robust transborder connections in a way dooms the region to economic isolation despite its maritime significance.
The main obstacle that lied for so long in the way of creating a transborder railway connection was the different rail track gauge between the two countries. And supposedly, this point of contention has been overcome.
“There is already agreement on the methodology, because one of the questions that was raised, and which could not be resolved, was whether it should be an Iberian gauge or a European gauge. The information I have is that there is a determination to maintain an Iberian gauge”, explained Rui Moreira in the debate that took place at the Municipal Theater of Porto – Rivoli.
The mayor of Porto also clarified that the Iberian gauge is advantageous because it permits shorter trips to be made. In his words: “If this was made in the European gauge, it would only allow point to point movement, over long distances. When making Iberian gauge we have the possibility of doing combined services (…), taking advantage of all the capillarity of the Spanish railway that is much more advanced than ours”.
Both leaders agreed and predicted from their experience that such public works initiative would likely take a decade to complete.
The local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
Belgium will now join a small club of countries empowering youth political participation – Austria, Greece and Malta
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The city also added a new bathing area
The cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
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
It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East and Europe
The Catalonian capital’s society and the trajectory of its attitudes have been studied since 1998
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
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
