Housing crisis: Only 300 properties available for rent in Dublin
While supply is becoming virtually nonexistent, rents are increasing faster than anytime in the last 16 years
The curfew is extended from 8 pm to 5 am; restaurants, gyms, and sports facilities close
Following a briefing by the government’s Coronavirus Task Force earlier today, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Facebook tougher restrictions aimed at containing the second wave of coronavirus.
With 5 162 new cases and 55 deaths recorded over the last 24 hours, the pandemic surge is putting a strain on the country’s healthcare system, despite Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller’s assertion that no more than 60 percent of available hospital beds are currently in use.
On Tuesday, Parliament is expected to grant the government extraordinary powers to impose emergency measures single-handedly for 90 days. As reported by MTI, the new restrictions, which will be introduced from midnight, Wednesday, include:
The listed restrictions will be introduced for a period of 30 days, but may be extended if necessary.
On the proposal of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the state will reimburse hotels for 80 percent of the bookings made before 8 November. The government commits to paying half of the wages of all employees of restaurants and leisure facilities for the next 30 days, and employers will be absolved from paying compensations.
The local Senate has introduced a package of measures, aiming to curb municipal energy consumption
This is a brand new step in the internationalization strategy of the Italian state railway company plans to expand
The plant will be located in Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest city
Greece is the only country that registered an increase, compared to numbers from July 2022
The flying machines will disperse seed balls in order to try to save the thin and sensitive soil from erosion in the autumn
If the system proves successful, authorities will scale it up to the rest of Dublin
This summer, the Iberian Peninsula has turned into a veritable tinder source ready for disaster
Greece is the only country that registered an increase, compared to numbers from July 2022
The name of the tactic is ‘targeted grazing’ – it feeds the animals and starves the wildfires
The monument will be a creative and literally moving sculpture called ‘Standing Waves’
The famous Zundert Corso returns on 4-5 September 2022
The service is provided free of charge, but like most public offices it’s closed during the weekends, so you might still be in a bit of a pickle
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
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
Interview with Herald Ruijters, Director, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
A conversation with the Mayor of Matosinhos, Portugal’s first UN Resilience Hub