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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
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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
Minister Julia Farrugia Portelli gave McDonald's the autism-friendly accreditation, Source: Minister Portelli on Facebook
McDonald’s at Malta International Airport has opened a quiet room, trained employees to become Autism Ambassadors, and established autism-friendly days
On 1 May, the Maltese government announced that McDonald’s at Malta International Airport (MIA) has officially become the country’s first autism-friendly restaurant. To earn this accreditation, the restaurant unveiled a special room designed to accommodate children and people with autism and other sensory issues.
Designed in collaboration with Prisms Malta and the Autism Parents Association (APA), the room has low noise levels and dimmer lighting. In addition to this, the ‘quiet space’ is equipped with sensory toys and noise-cancelling headphones.
Going beyond the décor of the room, McDonald’s Malta has taken several other exemplary steps such as training its employees to become “Autism Ambassadors” who can provide anyone in need with assistance.
McDonald's quiet room (Source: Malta Government)
What is more, the Managing Director of Premier Restaurants Malta Ltd. Peter Hili further revealed that the restaurant will also have autism-friendly days and hours. More specifically, the entire establishment will have dim lighting and low noise levels every Monday and Thursday between 15:00 and 16:30.
The Minister for Inclusion, Volunteering and Consumer Rights Julia Farrugia Portelli praised the efforts of the restaurant, urging others to follow its example and become more inclusive:
“We commend the restaurant for taking such an active role in our community because it is also in line with the government's ongoing efforts to ensure that the disability sector remains firmly grounded in the values of inclusiveness and equality.”
Although the McDonald’s Malta branch is the first autism-friendly restaurant in the country, nine other establishments have received the same accreditation. These establishments are:
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The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
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The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
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The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
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