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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
The visual section relies on colorful objects to stimulate healing process, Source: The City Greenery Authority in Krakow
The new green space stimulates the body to heal itself, using the five senses
Yesterday, 14 June, Krakow unveiled an extraordinary green space in its industrial district Nowa Huta. It's a space, where the healing properties of plants, calm and quiet are mobilised to their full extent. More precisely - the so-called therapeutic garden - is meant to stimulate the body to heal itself, using all five senses.
The therapeutic garden is the creation of the Greenery Authority of Krakow and has been designed with children in mind. However, it is also suitable for teenagers and adults, as the city website informs.
It is based on two basic branches of therapy and rehabilitation using plants - tree therapy, i.e. stimulating the body to heal itself by being in the presence of trees and shrubs and horticultural therapy (healing through gardening and the use of plants).
The entire garden is divided into five islands, each dedicated to one of the human senses - touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing. The idea behind this ordering is that plants can stimulate all of them.
For example, in the touch zone there is vegetation with interesting textures; in the taste zone – a sense path, easily accessible also for wheelchair users. The sense of smell is stimulated by plants selected in such a way that the intensity of smells is growing stronger - users can also rub leaves or petals in their fingers to reveal the smell of essential oils. The recognition of smells can also be an interesting educational game.
Also, the visual stimulation is provided by colourful beds, designed in the form of a colour palette in cool shades - navy blue and dark blue, through purple, red and orange, ending with shades of green.
Finally, in the garden, you can also listen to the sounds of nature (from vegetation and the presence of birds) or create them yourself with the help of instruments, including bamboo and steel tubes.
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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
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The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
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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
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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
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