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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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In light of the damage caused to the tourism sector by the pandemic, local authorities have reevaluated the need for the change
With the coronavirus pandemic causing significant economic damage not only to individuals but to entire sectors of the economy, the interim local authorities in the Latvian capital of Riga have decided that they will postpone the introduction of the tourist tax that was previously scheduled to come into force in 2021. Instead, it will be introduced at the start of 2022, once economic woes have subsided.
The thought in the back of the minds of local officials is clear – the introduction of a tax would place an additional burden on citizens that might make them less inclined to travel, thereby hindering the recovery of the country’s tourism sector. By removing this additional obstacle, authorities hope that its recovery will continue without interruption.
One of the main problems that the introduction of a tourism tax aims to solve is the overburdening of the urban area by an increased influx of people. Such influxes can prove to be damaging to the environment and contribute significantly to the deterioration of local infrastructure thereby negatively impacting the quality of life of those living in the most-visited parts of the city.
Tourism taxes have become an increasingly popular measure among local administration in many cities that see a large number of tourists arriving throughout the summer or winter months. For example, cities across Portugal that have introduced such additional levies are successfully managing to offset some of the impact that tourists have on the environment and on the local infrastructure by using the collected funds for the regeneration of their respective urban areas.
Unfortunately, in the post-corona world, such measures have to be delayed in order to allow for businesses and individuals to spread their wings and freely choose their destinations – without taking into account yet another hindrance.
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
