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The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming
ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere
The local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
Belgium will now join a small club of countries empowering youth political participation – Austria, Greece and Malta
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The new Walking and Cycling Index shows that an overwhelming majority want to live in 20-minute neighbourhoods
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
The city also added a new bathing area
The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports
As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity
The cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
These special zones were created last year with the aim of boosting biodiversity in the city
The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021
It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East and Europe
The installation of the sensors is part of its “Smart Museum” project
Authorities want to do away with the passive status of nature in the city
The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
The city also added a new bathing area
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The city wants to invest in attracting more domestic tourists, as well as ones from neighbouring regions
One of the greatest casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic has been Europe’s tourism industry. Many countries across the continent have relied greatly on foreign and domestic travel and the disease and the accompanied lockdowns have put a complete stop to that. Now, in the apparent aftermath, tourism businesses and authorities are busy looking for ways to reinvent their craft so as to better fit the new and radically different circumstances they find themselves in.
The Riga Tourism Development Bureau (RTAB) has done its homework as it has developed the Latvian capital’s new approach to post-corona tourism from scratch and aims to capitalise on all the newest trends and developments that have followed the pandemic.
The most important pillar of the new “Action Plan for Mitigating the Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Tourism and Hospitality Sectors” is the attraction of more and more domestic tourists, as well as ones from nearby regions. A vital aspect of post-pandemic tourism is that travellers will be less eager to make long-distance trips for longer periods of time. Thus, the Latvian capital will seek to make itself more attractive to fellow Latvians as well as citizens of the Baltics and Scandinavia.
To accomplish this task, RTAB is planning a massive marketing campaign that will be deployed in the target countries over the next few months. The image push will be accompanied by additional investments in the hundreds of thousands of euros that will help Riga shine bright in the minds of prospective travellers.
Local authorities believe that Riga is the perfect destination for travellers who are eager to keep their distance from others – its cafes and restaurants offer plenty of open-air space and its cultural and sports offers are not contingent on being cooped up in large groups. To further explore the possibilities for the capital’s tourism, RTAB will also be hosting Riga’s very own urban tourism hackathon that is meant to boost its efforts in making it a more attractive destination. All solutions that are found will then be implemented once the state of emergency in the country is finally lifted for good.
The local community welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war with outstanding support
Belgium will now join a small club of countries empowering youth political participation – Austria, Greece and Malta
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
Part of an ongoing trend among these institutions to increase convenience for users
Student teams will have 24 hours to come up with solutions for that issue
The Smart City Alliance has been quietly building functional tools for both citizens and authorities since 2016
The cities met last week in Katowice to draft a plan on how to facilitate cycling between their territories
The REPowerEU 200 billion-euro plan calls for a gradual reduction of Russian fuel imports
It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East and Europe
The Catalonian capital’s society and the trajectory of its attitudes have been studied since 1998
The Finnish capital will hold ‘Entrepreneur Day for Women’ next month
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
An interview with Nigel Jollands and Sue Goeransson from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre
A talk with the Mayor of Malmö on the occasion of the city’s UN Resilience Hub status
