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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
Riga
Do not let isolation and restrictions erase the sense of community
As we are nearing the end of a year which will go down in history for its unprecedented restrictions on travel, mobility and social gatherings, ones that are also affecting the traditional celebrations of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it is good to keep up the hope that next year the world will turn a new page.
A small reminder of such hope comes from the Municipality of Riga, which informed yesterday, 23 December, of a new call for tenders under the name “Neighborhood Initiatives to Promote Participation and Ownership”, aimed at giving communal organizations an incentive and a reason to stimulate civic involvement among residents.
The call was announced by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Latvian capital with the clarification that this was only the first round of the said initiative, meaning that in the long-term there will be more commitment to civic participation on part of the administration.
This first round accepts proposals for projects, which should take place in the period between 1 March and 31 August 2021.
The kind of projects which the Municipality is looking for is of the kind, which promotes neighbourhood movements as a viable form of self-organization that will defend the interests of local communities, find problems and seek solutions through cooperation between these organizations and the municipal services.
The Department of Education, Culture and Sports has also advised candidates to take into consideration the future possibilities of sanitary restrictions next summer when designing their proposals.
The maximum amount for a successful project will be 3500 euros. In addition, there will also be financial support for the organization of neighbourhood residents’ forums – in that case, the grant will be 1500 euros.
Applications must be submitted by 19 January 2021 at 5:00 pm at the Customer Service Centre of the Department, as well as electronically.
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
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 city also added a new bathing area
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
Close engagement initiatives with the business sector and residents were key to spreading the idea across the board
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
