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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
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City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
The Latvian capital joins a growing rank of European cities that have turned to taxing the visitors’ impact
The EDMO hubs work to connect fact-checkers, academia and the media, as well as boost local media literacy
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
Plants feed on CO2 and plenty of it is produced at the local Tekniska verken energy company, so there’s a circular win-win solution
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
Some shops have stayed open for more than six generations of the same family and trace their origins to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
Local authorities want to monitor the situation and keep a healthy housing balance
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
Cinemas, theatres, outdoor catering areas reopen
From today, 7 June, people across Ireland can appease both their spiritual and physical cravings in public after months of wearisome restrictions, as cinemas and theatres are reopening in step with outdoor areas of restaurants, cafés and bars.
Gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres can also admit individuals for training, for the first time this year, as part of the next stage of the country’s unlocking under the Resilience and Recovery: The Path Ahead plan. The summer reopening gives respite not just to consumers, but also to service providers, meaning that thousands of employees can return to work.
Local authorities (Dublin, Cork and Galway among others) have spearheaded efforts to facilitate the outdoor-focused summer of 2021 by pedestrianising streets and installing additional public toilets and garbage bins in city centres, beaches and other locations. This is being done with funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and with the aim of keeping outdoor spaces clean and enjoyable by the public through the provision of adequate infrastructure and facilities.
Commenting on the topic, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien said, as quoted by the government news service merrionstreet.ie:
“Our local authorities have a lead role on the management of our public spaces and they are working incredibly hard to deal with the challenges of this summer’s outdoor focus in a responsive and balanced way.
Across the country they continue to provide for additional public spaces to facilitate outdoor dining, with the costs associated with outdoor dining licenses now waived for the year. Other measures being taken range from the provision of additional parklets outside premises to the pedestrianisation of streets.”
Minister of State for Local Government and Planning Peter Burke paid tribute to the Local Authority teams who are out cleaning streets several times a day. He urged the people to take personal responsibility by refraining from littering and crowding and adhering to all other public health guidelines.
The easing of Covid-19 restrictions in June will be accompanied by four pilot live events with increased spectator numbers. The aim is to trial logistical arrangements and protective measures for the wider reopening of culture and sports throughout July and August. As reported by public broadcaster RTÉ, the first of these events on Thursday will bring 500 people to a music concert at the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin.
On Friday, three sporting events will follow. A rugby game with 1,200 spectators will pit Leinster against Dragons at Dublin’s RDS Arena. Not leaving football fans behind, Shamrock Rovers will face off Finn Harps at Tallaght Stadium in South Dublin in front of 1,000 die-hard fans, while football club Cork City will play Cabinteely at Turner's Cross in Cork in front of 600 people.
The local authorities are taking the bold step as a way to declutter the urban streets from delivery traffic
One-third of homes on the islands this year were sold to nationals of other countries, many of whom are non-residents
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
Users can now get an overview of the state of the output in the country and receive a warning to reduce consumption and avoid power cuts
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
The Danish capital was recognized for its citizen-centric approach to urban planning
The pioneering green move would make the country the first in Europe to do so
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
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
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
