Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Gallery: Dubrovnik Winter Festival 2021
Citizens and tourists can admire the Christmas lights and decorations until 6 January
The 2021 Dubrovnik Winter Festival officially began last weekend on Saturday, 27 November. Now and until 6 January, the residents and visitors of the Croatian city can admire the beautiful holiday decorations.
To see pictures from the festival, view the gallery above.
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women
The bill, however, still has to be approved by Parliament to become a law
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
Bill Gates investment group says EU needs to put 800 billion euros into green energy
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
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research
Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival
Innovating Pilsen will take place during the first week of June
Lithuania / Vilnius / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Vilnius gets more precise about air quality with online pollen map
The project is the first of its kind in Lithuania
Austria / Vienna / Green City / Welfare and Health
Vienna launches its own line of organic produce
‘Wien Gusto’, as the brand is called, will source its produce from the nearly 2,000 hectares of farm land owned by the city
Finland / Helsinki / Green City
Helsinki to test a fully electric garbage truck
It should reduce noise and air pollution in the heart of the city
Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places
In this way, it will reduce the levels of noise and pollution
Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara
It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women
The bill, however, still has to be approved by Parliament to become a law
Belgium / Leuven / Welfare and Health
Leuven wants to ban smoking and e-cigarettes on 100 playgrounds
Local authorities explained that his policy hopes to sensitize people to not smoke in front of children and thus break the cycle of passing on the habit
New European Bauhaus
New European Bauhaus now has 5 lighthouse demonstrators
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
New European Bauhaus
With voucher scheme, EU cities can get more involved with New European Bauhaus
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews / New European Bauhaus
Catarina Selada on the first-ever platform that assigns credits for saved carbon emissions
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
Interviews
EBRD's aim is to support increased climate ambition within cities
An interview with Nigel Jollands and Sue Goeransson from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health
Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals
An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre
Sweden / Interviews
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh: Malmö Resilience Hub will have the potential to connect cities on the Baltic Sea
A talk with the Mayor of Malmö on the occasion of the city’s UN Resilience Hub status
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Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara
Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women
Belgium / Leuven / Welfare and Health
Leuven wants to ban smoking and e-cigarettes on 100 playgrounds
Austria / Vienna / Green City / Welfare and Health
Vienna launches its own line of organic produce
Finland / Helsinki / Green City
Helsinki to test a fully electric garbage truck
France / Paris / Education and Sport / Social City
You can now buy NFTs to support students from Ukraine in Paris
Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places
Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
Bill Gates investment group says EU needs to put 800 billion euros into green energy
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Could Berlin become a car-free city in the next four years?
Finland / Welfare and Health
Lahti to study the link between sustainable lifestyles and wellbeing
Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Public Spaces
Luxembourg City’s largest park will open next year
Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
Riga encourages the creation of private museums
Greece / Welfare and Health