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Understand the great artist’s legacy with the help of augmented reality technology
This is evident from the Regional Competitive Index (RCI) published by the European Commission
This will be another boost to digitalization, but this time using a stick rather than a carrot
This is evident from the Regional Competitive Index (RCI) published by the European Commission
To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
Ready for stage two: 30 youngsters from Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania will spread best practices from Germany and Portugal and build up media literacy in their home countries
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
These were the original carriages used when the Polish capital’s subway was launched in 1995
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
The city is giving everyone who turns 16 this year a 100-euro voucher to be spent on art supplies or cultural events
To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
The city is giving everyone who turns 16 this year a 100-euro voucher to be spent on art supplies or cultural events
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
Getafe starts installing special containers for organic waste that require some knowledge on part of the users
The Spanish municipality of Getafe announced a novel addition to its waste sorting system of trash containers. The brown containers, which are designated to accept organic trash, will now also be present on the streets of this Madrid metropolitan satellite…but they will come with a novelty catch – they can only be opened with a specialized personal card. And these cards will be given to residents after they have completed a course on proper home recycling.
The brown containers are also known as the ‘fifth containers’ as they are the newest addition to the conventional recycling bins: green for glass, blue for paper, yellow for plastic and metal containers and grey for generic waste.
An innovative decision on part of the authorities and the LYMA municipal company who have decided to make sure that their recycling awareness campaign does not fall on deaf ears and that it will actually achieve the desired consequences with the installation of a magnetic lock on the compost containers. This will ensure that residents will carefully think and consider their actions before they throw out the household trash.
“This Municipal Government is committed to sustainability and for this it continues implementing its roadmap, offering the maximum facilities for residents to collaborate to achieve zero waste. Equally important is quality recycling, that is why we are at the forefront of the large municipalities in the region and introduced the fifth container, present until now only in Madrid. Yet, in Getafe we innovate with a special opening system, insisting on the good quality of this waste, which is key to recycling,” explained the mayor of the municipality Sara Hernández.
The reason behind this strategy is because there is a plan to convert the household waste into compost to be later used in the city’s park and gardens, as a fine example of a zero-waste policy. The problem with producing compost, however, is that it should not be contaminated with non-organic materials, such as batteries or plastic, which would end up in the soil.
The solution, for the Getafe administration, lies in educating the residents to correctly sort out the waste in their homes. For that purpose, LYMA will organize online courses for willing participants, and it will mail the personal cards to people who have successfully completed the course.
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To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
Understand the great artist’s legacy with the help of augmented reality technology
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
Ready for stage two: 30 youngsters from Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania will spread best practices from Germany and Portugal and build up media literacy in their home countries
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
The platform allows the visualization of future additions to the city and to predict whether they make the city more pedestrian-friendly
The new regulation focuses on codifying buskers’ do’s and don'ts, including the prohibition of lewd and racist songs
To have a chance at the title, municipalities need to work with people between 14 and 29 to create a joint and coherent policy programme
The city is giving everyone who turns 16 this year a 100-euro voucher to be spent on art supplies or cultural events
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
