Murcia Region urges its municipalities to adopt sustainable drainage systems
This is part of a flood-prevention strategy on part of the regional authorities
Tourists will be charged starting from 1st July 2020
As TheMayor.eu has already informed you, starting from 1st July 2020, the world-famous Italian town of Venice will charge visitors entry fee. The population of Venice is around 55,000 people, but the attractive city has to cope with between 20 and 30 million tourists every year.
Luigi Brugnaro, the Mayor of Venice, has announced that the charge would apply to day trippers only, not to those staying overnight. The city council will levy the entry fee, which will initially vary from a standart rate of 3 euros to 6 euros on busier days, rising to 8 euros during the peak summer season.
From 1st January 2021 the standard daily rate will increase to 6 euros, rising to 8 euros in busier periods and 10 euros in the peak summer season. Cruise ships carrying day-trippers will pay the city's port authority a flat rate of 5 euros per person per day in 2020, rising to 7 euros in 2021.
Venice Municipality is planning to install ticket machines across the city. People visiting the lagoon city for academic, business or family reasons will be exempt from the fee.
Venice attracts thousands of day trippers in the peak summer months, including large numbers of cruise ship passengers, who escape the existing city tax charged by accommodation providers. These short-term visitors who practice the so-called “hit and run tourism” are accused of contributing little to nothing to the local economy.
The plan for an entry fee levy could bring in an extra 50 million euros a year to the municipal budget, according to official estimates. The new charge is unlikely to prompt anyone to cancel their trip, but the City Council says it will provide extra funds to help pay for maintenance and security in the fragile city centre.
The aim of the initiative is to make the capital a more modern and environmentally friendly city
Three projects have been planned to showcase the future of urban living
Vienna’s Albertina Museum is going to present an online live podcast for people with visual disabilities
By 2030, the Polish capital should be offering the highest level of digital services
European Partnerships, the key implementation tool of the programme Horizon Europe 2021-2027, is receiving new investment from the European Commission
This is not a conspiracy theory but an ongoing project that seeks to digitize natural heritage management
Seniors in Finland’s Northern Ostrobothnia region can now access Koti TV, a channel specifically created to tend to their needs
By supporting the plant-growing projects, the city wants to increase environmental awareness
Join us for the 1st seminar, part of the EUDIGIT - European Digital Citizens project, online on 25-26 February
The 216-million kunas project is expected to improve the quality of student life and decrease costs of living
That is the message behind a new national campaign inviting people to spend more time outdoors
It is an important day on the school calendar as it gives youngsters the chance to discover what’s behind many professions
A nod to the resilience shown by local authorities and NGOs
This is part of a flood-prevention strategy on part of the regional authorities
A centre in Czechia’s Pilsen will offer 18 to 26-year-olds private housing and access to social workers with the aim of facilitating their entry into adult life
This is part of a flood-prevention strategy on part of the regional authorities
A centre in Czechia’s Pilsen will offer 18 to 26-year-olds private housing and access to social workers with the aim of facilitating their entry into adult life
EU’s new global warming strategy is lacking regional solutions, as indicated by the European Committee of the Regions
The first stops were the Provinces of Novara and Vercelli
The aim of the initiative is to make the capital a more modern and environmentally friendly city
Modernisation plan of train stations and rail spaces is set up in the state of Tyrol with ÖBB, the Austrian Federal Railways