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The Tallinn Film Wonderland campus may be completed within two years at an estimated cost of EUR 13.6 million
Mayor Bakoyannis acknowledged the municipality’s omission of such initiatives until now
The new fee will be introduced one year later than planned, as a nod to local hospitality industry
The government has outlined 16 initiatives that will protect Danish companies and ensure fair competition
On the margins of the conference, 20 new cities have joined the Pact of Free Cities founded by the Visegrad Four capitals
The measure will go into force on 15 October
The platform democratises access to information about funding management on EU projects, giving citizens the opportunity to report misconduct
The guide is available to everyone and its objective is to provide expertise and benchmark examples for public officials and local governments
The Zagreb Tourist Board seeks to position the Croatian city as a sports tourism destination
Municipalities and their residents will be able to compete against each other thanks to an app
The EU Executive will not go forward with the Bulgarian post-Covid recovery plan before a commitment by the Bulgarian government
The National Assembly called a meeting with Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and the executive director of Toplofikatsia Sofia over plans to tackle the problem
EU member states and organisations can submit their proposals by 19 January 2022
Mayor Bakoyannis acknowledged the municipality’s omission of such initiatives until now
The green project worth EUR 1 million is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund
Grievances about the condition of roads and greenery can be resolved within 72 hours
Running from September to November 2021, the programme allows people to discover the rich cultural history of St Anne’s Park and Dublin’s archaeological heritage in engaging ways
The Tallinn Film Wonderland campus may be completed within two years at an estimated cost of EUR 13.6 million
The Zagreb Tourist Board seeks to position the Croatian city as a sports tourism destination
The students are going into their first three-week safety phase – a cautious middle-of-the-road approach that will help education authorities adapt to a changing situation
It is co-financed by the European Commission and follows its recommendation for a common approach to surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in urban sewage across the EU
Entertainment venues can choose to admit only fully jabbed persons
The activist group got 343,000 signature supporting the referendum, Source: Deutsche Wohnen und Co. Enteignen on Facebook
'Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co.' collected 343,000 signatures supporting the fight against skyrocketing rents
On 25 June 2021, the group Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen (Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co.) has collected 343,000 signatures in their bid to force a referendum on the expropriation of large landowners’ property in the city of Berlin. The group needed a minimum of 175,000 valid signatures in order to be considered by city authorities. If accepted, the referendum will become part of the State of Berlin’s September election ballot.
The organisation wants to force the landlords with portfolios exceeding 3,000 apartments to hand them back to the city and quell skyrocketing rents in the capital. The authorities then would have to compensate the owners of the 243,000 apartments with an estimated sum of between 28.8 and 36 billion euros.
The organisation pushing for the referendum is targeting the big real-estate companies like Deutsche Wohnen and they do not have a problem with being very clear about it, evident by their name.
‘Deutsche Wohnen and Co.’ (not to be confused with ‘Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co.’) is a large real estate company, that owns more than 150,000 flats and retail spaces in Germany, 71% of which are in Berlin.
According to the group pushing for the referendum, the company is infamous for providing miserable living conditions for their tenants, such as dysfunctional heating, in order to force them to eventually leave their flats, so that they can renovate and upsell them, pursuing a policy of ever-rising rents.
At the same time, the ‘Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen and Co.’ movement stands firmly behind the idea that shelter is a basic human right and state that “only a life without existential fear can be humane”.
The initiative allowed four months for its petition and, by the end of May, had 197,000 signatures. Election officials disqualified 29.9 % of those, most often because the signatories did not have German citizenship.
Foreigners cannot vote on the matter, nor may they vote in federal elections to see who replaces Angela Merkel. However, EU citizens residing in Berlin get to cast a vote for the make-up of their district council on 26 September.
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The Tallinn Film Wonderland campus may be completed within two years at an estimated cost of EUR 13.6 million
The new fee will be introduced one year later than planned, as a nod to local hospitality industry
Mayor Bakoyannis acknowledged the municipality’s omission of such initiatives until now
The platform democratises access to information about funding management on EU projects, giving citizens the opportunity to report misconduct
The guide is available to everyone and its objective is to provide expertise and benchmark examples for public officials and local governments
In times of great turmoil, we can always turn to man’s best friend
Elementary school children will transform the tree into homes for birds, insects, and bats
EU member states and organisations can submit their proposals by 19 January 2022
Mayor Bakoyannis acknowledged the municipality’s omission of such initiatives until now
Running from September to November 2021, the programme allows people to discover the rich cultural history of St Anne’s Park and Dublin’s archaeological heritage in engaging ways
The Tallinn Film Wonderland campus may be completed within two years at an estimated cost of EUR 13.6 million
It is co-financed by the European Commission and follows its recommendation for a common approach to surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in urban sewage across the EU
The awards recognized the variety of good practices and innovations found on the continent
The European Commission announced a host of new initiatives to support the growing movement, striving for a more sustainable and inclusive Europe
The most creative solutions, out of so many proposals, will be revealed at an online ceremony taking place on 16 September
An interview with the Mayor of Billund, Denmark
An interview with the mayor of Cannes (France) on the local approach to tackling the coronavirus crisis, the need for subsidiarity and more
An interview with the Mayor of Lemvig, Denmark
