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A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
The solution which has been progressing to that end for the past several years proves that there can be a circular business model
This move will open green and social public projects to wider investments
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
The initiative focuses on building an integration policy from the perspective of small businesses within the community
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
The flying machines will help pinpoint polluted districts much more accurately
Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
It will supply electricity to a population twice the city of Porto
Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new brewery warehouse launched an automated rail system capable of storing more beer and loading it onto trucks much more efficiently
The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade
Local authorities say that this is a good way to preserve the 15th-century market building while providing a public service
A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?
The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene
No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring
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No more blue Mondays in this educational institution
L-R: Judith Schwenter (Greens), Elke Kahr (KPÖ) und Michael Ehmann (SPÖ) during the coalition agreement anouncement, Source: Fischer via the City of Graz
The Graz Communist Party will govern in a coalition with the Greens and the Socialists, that will push environmental issues through a social agenda, focusing on improving living standards for low-income groups
Today, the newly elected municipal council in Graz, Austria, voted in the new local administration. Elke Kahr became the first woman mayor and the first mayor from the Austrian Communist Party, the KPÖ (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs).
In an unexpected turn of events, during the September election, Elke Kahr and the KPÖ were able to beat the longstanding incumbent mayor Siegfried Nagl of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP). After that, the KPÖ were able to form a coalition with the Greens and the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) around key social issues, as well as ecological issues.
Last week, the new coalition presented their programme titled “Together for a new Graz. Social. Climate-friendly. Democratic.” (Gemeinsam für ein neues Graz. Sozial. Klimafreundlich. Demokratisch.). The programme focuses on social issues, housing and measures aiming to tackle climate change through robust social services.
Elka Kahr described it as a new chapter for Graz “against injustice and exploitation”. She continued by elaborating on the guiding principles of the new strategy, which include anti-fascism, the peace movement, the movement for women’s rights and the environmental movement.
One of the main focuses of the new programme is housing security through the scaled-up construction of social housing, coupled with an expansion to social services for the homeless. This expansion aims to focus primarily on low-income workers, the self-employed and students.
The new vice-mayor, Judith Schwentner, from the local branch of the Green Party explained that the new administration wants to steer clear from 'prestige projects' and dedicate itself to improving living standards. One of the projects on the agenda is a new tram line, that will become operational by 2025. The coalition sees this as a more practical solution in comparison to the ÖVP’s previous proposal to build a mini-metro.
Furthermore, they want to establish a programme through which the municipality will provide a bicycle for every child as both a mobility and social measure. They also plan to revise the zoning laws in Graz to allow for more green spaces and more transparency.
For the time being, the coalition will govern with a provisional budget, that is expected to drop in March of 2022, because of reduced municipal income. At the same time, their stated goal is to run a balanced account, so much of their programmes need to be properly spaced out in the coming months.
Officials from the archipelago paid a visit to Lower Saxony (Germany) to get acquainted with the power of hydrogen trains
After the Berlin Constitutional Court declared the September 2021 local election invalid, the city is getting ready for a re-do
The digital transformation has reached the geographical dimension
The digital transformation has reached the geographical dimension
Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms
The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one
Officials from the archipelago paid a visit to Lower Saxony (Germany) to get acquainted with the power of hydrogen trains
Eleven museums have united their efforts to do concrete analyses on emissions and share know-how on how to bring down emissions
It is meant as a response and companion piece to the annual San Remo festival - Italy’s premier pop music event
Eleven museums have united their efforts to do concrete analyses on emissions and share know-how on how to bring down emissions
The city will kick off its stint as the European Capital of Culture for 2023 on 17 February
It is meant as a response and companion piece to the annual San Remo festival - Italy’s premier pop music event
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
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
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
