Amsterdam bans creation of new hotels
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Development
София и Валета ще си сътрудничат в областта на културата, туризма, науката и образованието
Валета е Европейска столица на културата за 2018
На 1 август 2018 г. столиците на България - София и на Малта - Валета подписаха споразумение за сътрудничество. Заместник-кметът на София доц. д-р Тодор Чобанов подписа споразумението за сътрудничество с кмета на Валета г-н Алексей Дингли.
Приоритетните области са култура, туризъм, съвместни дейности в сферите на науката и образованието. Валета е Европейска столица на културата за 2018 и град на световното културно наследство на ЮНЕСКО.
Източник: Столична община
Estonia / Economy and Finance / Green City
Estonian forestry lobby challenges the country's bird non-disturbance policy
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
Finland / Tampere / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Tampere will close its Lenin Museum this year
The building will then serve as the site for a new museum dedicated to Finnish-Russian relations
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Development
Amsterdam bans creation of new hotels
Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city
Belgium / Digital transformation / Mobility
Belgium launches national bicycle ownership database
In addition, the federal government has launched the National Week of Action against Bicycle Theft to raise awareness of the issue and the new solution
Spain / Barcelona / Green City / Innovation and Research
Barcelona to employ floating desalination unit in port
The facility will replace the need to have water supplied by tankers from Valencia
Netherlands / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms
Dutch independent supervisor concerned about traffic lights tracking people
Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Social City
29-euro ticket is coming back to Berlin
Experimenting with public transport provision in Germany is clearly in a state of creative fervour
Estonia / Economy and Finance / Green City
Estonian forestry lobby challenges the country's bird non-disturbance policy
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
Mobility / Social City
On its way out, EU Parliament approves European disability card
It also set the standards for a better European parking card for people with disabilities
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Social City
Amsterdam will cover cost of changing one's gender on documents
The benefit will last until the Dutch parliament adopts the transgender law
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Social City
29-euro ticket is coming back to Berlin
Experimenting with public transport provision in Germany is clearly in a state of creative fervour
Mobility / Social City
On its way out, EU Parliament approves European disability card
It also set the standards for a better European parking card for people with disabilities
New European Bauhaus
The hands-on drive for sustainable living in Europe
Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment.
France / Green City / New European Bauhaus
Wood: building on an abundant natural resource
Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements.
New European Bauhaus
The newest edition of the NEB Prizes is looking for exciting projects
Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces
Estonia / Tartu / Interviews
Urmas Klaas: Arts can and must give people the ability and courage to dream of a future
Catch up with some recommendations for the 2024 European Capital of Culture programme from the mayor of Tartu
Interviews
Wolfgang Teubner: Тhe path towards the end of fossil fuels is irreversible
An interview with the ICLEI regional director for Europe аfter the close of COP28
Interviews / Read Twice
Ibrahim Kraria: While AI can play a role in combating hate speech, it can also amplify its spread
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team
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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Social City
Amsterdam will cover cost of changing one's gender on documents
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Social City
29-euro ticket is coming back to Berlin
Estonia / Economy and Finance / Green City
Estonian forestry lobby challenges the country's bird non-disturbance policy
Mobility / Social City
On its way out, EU Parliament approves European disability card
France / Paris / Public Spaces
Champs-Elysees will turn into picnic grounds for a day
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Cinque Terre introduces one-way hiking path
Finland / Tampere / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Tampere will close its Lenin Museum this year
Poland / Krakow / Culture and Tourism
Krakow now boasts the world’s largest stained glass window
Belgium / Digital transformation / Mobility
Belgium launches national bicycle ownership database
Germany / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Smoking marijuana on German train stations to become illegal
Latvia / Riga / Mobility
Riga induces drivers to take public transport with ‘snow tickets’
France / Luxembourg / Mobility / Social City
French municipalities bordering Luxembourg to offer free transport to commuters
Spain / Barcelona / L’Hospitalet / Culture and Tourism
Catalonia celebrates Sant Jordi
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism