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The prospect of lucrative energy exports causes a lot of hand-rubbing at the top, but locals fear for their health and environment and mayors complain about lack of public consultation
From puzzle pieces to connectedness
You can now invest in the city’s environmental performance
A new chapter in the local government’s ‘green revolution’
Younous Omarjee will chair the body also for the second half of the legislature
The energy crisis in the European Union is putting strain on municipalities as they see their bills quadruple
The official opening of the cultural agenda is on 22 January
Science on Stage 2022 will take place on 24-27 March
This will ease management of congestions and public transit loads
It features nearly 200 panoramas of the Croatian city
The prospect of lucrative energy exports causes a lot of hand-rubbing at the top, but locals fear for their health and environment and mayors complain about lack of public consultation
The energy crisis in the European Union is putting strain on municipalities as they see their bills quadruple
To coincide with the 2026 Winter Olympics there
The new vehicles were purchased in 2019 to kick off the city’s sustainable mobility plan and they are already paying off
The countdown has already begun
It's an experimental blend of memorial and landscaped public space, aimed at promoting shared moments of grief
The countdown has already begun
It's an experimental blend of memorial and landscaped public space, aimed at promoting shared moments of grief
The 19-year old became the youngest woman to overfly the world solo with a microlight aircraft
The aim is to tackle disinformation through better-informed media
Fewer people are getting sick, however
Free gym and sports activities are offered in a creative, yet familiar, package
Countries in the European Union seem quite pessimistic for 2022 compared with the rest of the world
The Gallup International Association published their ‘End of Year’ survey, detailing the levels of optimism about 2022 around the world. Countries in the European Union, however, are quite pessimistic
Yesterday, the Gallup International Association published the results of their ‘End of Year’ survey, detailing attitudes around the world about what lies in 2022. The survey focuses on three main questions, namely whether 2022 will be better or worse than 2021, if next year will bring economic prosperity or not, and if the participants were personally happy.
At the end of 2021, around the globe hope and happiness are decreasing compared to last year, while fears of economic strife remain prevalent. According to researchers, COVID-19 has certainly had an impact on the results, however, it varies from region to region and country to country.
Countries in the European Union were notably more pessimistic in terms of economic prosperity, with Eastern Europe being notably the most pessimistic. The picture looks quite similar to that in 2020, although 2008 still remains the most pessimistic year for the world in the new millennium.
The first question in the survey asked participants if they thought that 2022 would be better than 2021. Out of all EU countries in the survey, only a majority of Spaniards (50%) and Romanians (42%) thought that it would be better.
The majority of Italians (48%), Austrians (35%) and Germans (33%) said that next year would be the same, while 48% of Bulgarians, 47% of Poles and 45% of Czechs thought it would be worse. Bulgarians are a special case in this regard, as the most pessimistic country in the EU and one of the most pessimistic in the world with only Afghanistan and Turkey yielding higher results – 56% for both.
The second question was about economic prosperity and here every surveyed EU country thought that 2022 would bring economic difficulties. The most pessimistic in this regard were Bulgaria and Poland with 64% for both, followed by Romania (61%), Germany (59%) and Austria (55%).
At the same time, the third question was about personal happiness, and here EU citizens seemed to shine with the previously pessimistic Poles taking the top with 47% saying that they are happy. The second place was an even split between Austria and Spain, with both polling at 42%. Germany came in at third place with 40% of citizens reporting they are happy.
The majority of Bulgarians (43%) and Romanians (43%) said that they were neither happy nor unhappy.
Аdvocates for more robust municipal rights of first refusal for German cities
The prospect of lucrative energy exports causes a lot of hand-rubbing at the top, but locals fear for their health and environment and mayors complain about lack of public consultation
You can now invest in the city’s environmental performance
Despite constant strides in terms of sustainable policy, the Austrian capital wants to revamp its efforts to reach climate neutrality by 2040
This will ease management of congestions and public transit loads
It features nearly 200 panoramas of the Croatian city
The EU Commission's search for the cities with the best sustainable policies is on
The prospect of lucrative energy exports causes a lot of hand-rubbing at the top, but locals fear for their health and environment and mayors complain about lack of public consultation
To coincide with the 2026 Winter Olympics there
Аdvocates for more robust municipal rights of first refusal for German cities
Less than 30 days before the opening night, the organisers present some tidbits for the historic event
The countdown has already begun
The categories have been reduced without compromising the scope
The creations of the young architectural minds are exhibited in one of the city’s galleries until 19 December
Is it gentrification or is it re-adaptation?
An interview with the mayor of Alcázar de San Juan (Spain)
An interview with the Mayor of Soest, Germany
Interview with Grégory Doucet, Mayor of Lyon, France
