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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
The local authorities are taking the bold step as a way to declutter the urban streets from delivery traffic
The law also requires restaurants to display their staff tip-sharing policy so that customers can understand it
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
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
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
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
Pre-bookings are already available for the luxury train rides across the bel paese
The pioneering green move would make the country the first in Europe to do so
Until now, there have been specially designated bathing areas but from next summer, one would be able to see the city as one giant swimming pool
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
Pre-bookings are already available for the luxury train rides across the bel paese
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
The Estonian capital was praised for its unique sport urban planning design
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
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
The new mayor-elect of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, talking to supporters, Source: Gaetano Manfredi Facebook page
Rome is headed for second round of voting, but it will definitely have a new mayor
Over the last two days, more than 1200 Italian municipalities were engaged in election battles that would decide their leadership for the coming terms. The counting is still ongoing but most of the results are already in and it is clear that the centre-left is the big winner in the big cities. This, however, has been counterbalanced by a strong performance of the right-wing parties in the smaller towns and rural areas, which means that we cannot draw a clear conclusion as the political landscape for the future parliamentary elections.
In fact, most analysts have concluded that the local results do not preclude any shake-ups for the Draghi Government, which is a multi-party, national unity front.
What is certain is that the capital Rome will have a new mayor, however, it is not yet known who that would be. The run-off will be between the centre-right Enrico Michetti and the centre-left Roberto Gualtieri. Analysts predict that the latter is more likely to win since the votes from the lower-placed candidates (among whom incumbent mayor Virginia Raggi) will probably go to him.
Raggi’s was not the only major disappointment for the populist 5Stars party, which rode the wave of enthusiasm five years ago. The other female mayor of a major city – Turin’s Chiara Appendino, also from 5Stars – will be leaving her office, as well. However, in this case she did not run for re-election, being substituted on the party list by Valentina Sganga. Still, the 5Stars candidate failed to qualify for the run-off and the centre-left candidate Stefano Lo Russo is favoured to win it.
All in all, it is a clear conclusion that residents in the two cities are disappointed with the governance of the populist 5Stars, especially given that they failed in their environmental policies. Turin, for example, was considered to have the worst air quality in all of Italy.
Milan’s Giuseppe Sala is the only mayor from the large cities in play who retained his chair. Bologna and Naples will have new leaders, however, these will be both from the centre-left sector – Matteo Lepore and Gaetano Manfredi, respectively for each city.
The right-wing parties, among which were former PM Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, Matteo Salvini’s far-right League and Giorgia Meloni’s national-conservative Brothers of Italy failed to take any of the large cities that were for up for grabs. That, however, was somewhat expected and Salvini explained that it had to do more with internal division in that side of the political sector than anything else.
The conservatives, in this case, Forza Italia, retained the Region of Calabria, which also held an election after its President, and the first woman to hold that position there, Jole Santelli passed away a year ago.
The sixth European Digital Citizens seminar brought together the best practices from Varna, Hamburg, Genoa, Marseille, Cluj-Napoca and Rotterdam on how to tackle the digital divide present in the countryside
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
The contest that measures the creative achievements of European cities also had a more human dimension, with recognition going to 6 women innovators
The sixth European Digital Citizens seminar brought together the best practices from Varna, Hamburg, Genoa, Marseille, Cluj-Napoca and Rotterdam on how to tackle the digital divide present in the countryside
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
Until now, there have been specially designated bathing areas but from next summer, one would be able to see the city as one giant swimming pool
Pre-bookings are already available for the luxury train rides across the bel paese
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
Until now, there have been specially designated bathing areas but from next summer, one would be able to see the city as one giant swimming pool
Pre-bookings are already available for the luxury train rides across the bel paese
The Estonian capital was praised for its unique sport urban planning design
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
