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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
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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
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
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
Dublin City relinquishes parking space to pedestrians to facilitate social distancing
Work is resuming at dozens of social housing construction sites across Ireland, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government announced yesterday in a statement to public broadcaster RTÉ. This is to ensure local authorities can provide permanent shelter for people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic who are currently in emergency accommodation or at risk of homelessness.
The Ministry said teams in 35 social housing schemes across 14 counties would be allowed to work to provide critical accommodation for those needing to self-isolate or cocoon as well as to enhance social distancing. The counties with housing projects in restart mode are Carlow, Cork City, Cork County, Dublin City Council, Fingal, South Dublin County Council, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath and Wicklow.
A number of these projects are near completion or need minor embellishments. As the Ministry points out, relevant local authorities will have to apply for a designation that a specific project falls within the meaning of “essential activity”. Also, they must assure themselves that the homes can be completed quickly and that all the necessary coronavirus public health requirements can be met on-site.
Responding to the announcement, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned members that if they do not comply rigorously with health and safety regulations, sites will be closed down again, probably for the duration of the pandemic. This will have a disastrous effect on the sector and the wider economy, says CIF in a letter to developers.
In the letter, a series of steps are outlined regarding transportation of workers, on-site and off-site physical distancing and hygienic guidelines observance. Digital cards will be issued only to workers successfully acquainted with the new procedures, stresses CIF.
Meanwhile, Dublin City Council has decided to relinquish some parking space to the use of pedestrians to ensure social distancing. The move follows complaints from city councillors that social distancing is proving impossible, as people standing in queues outside shops are forced onto the road by joggers and passersby.
Loading bays and other access points to stores are being sealed off with plastic bollards known as “orcas" and delivery drivers are being asked to park further away from shops.
The Council is contemplating relocation of bus stops where possible to allow more road space to be used by pedestrians.
The local authorities are taking the bold step as a way to declutter the urban streets from delivery traffic
One-third of homes on the islands this year were sold to nationals of other countries, many of whom are non-residents
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
Users can now get an overview of the state of the output in the country and receive a warning to reduce consumption and avoid power cuts
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
The Danish capital was recognized for its citizen-centric approach to urban planning
The pioneering green move would make the country the first in Europe to do so
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
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
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
A conversation with the mayor of Utrecht on the occasion of her mission to COP27
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
