Housing crisis: Only 300 properties available for rent in Dublin
While supply is becoming virtually nonexistent, rents are increasing faster than anytime in the last 16 years
An interview with the Mayor of Thisted, Denmark
Ulla Vestergaard was born on 21 October 1958. She was elected to the municipal council in 2010 and is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Prior to pursuing a career in politics, Vestergaard was a teaching consultant. Now, she has been the Mayor of Thisted since 2018.
Thisted Municipality is located on the north-western corner of Jutland. It is a municipality with a lot of wild nature, and it is surrounded by the North Sea on the one side and the Limfjord on the other. The town of Thisted is an old market town with many companies, shops, and numerous opportunities for cultural and leisure activities.
Thisted is the windiest place in Denmark. Consequently, over many years we have had a lot of windmills and now a large center for testing offshore windmills is also situated in the municipality. Hence, Thisted Municipality has one of the largest shares of renewable energy production in Denmark.
Thisted has just initiated an ambitious collaboration together with energy companies, public works, agriculture and the commercial port called the "Climate Alliance", where the municipality will initiate investments to ensure a 70 % reduction of CO2 by 2030.
We have Denmark's first National Park, National Park Thy, which all together, covers a third of the municipality’s area. The wild nature is an important part of Thisted's identity, which is greatly appreciated by the local inhabitants and visitors alike. Although much of the nature is protected, there are many opportunities to use the environment and at the same time protect it, via signed trails and shelters etc.
Many initiatives have been launched to improve everyday life in Thy. In recent years, we have amongst other things, had a strategic prioritization of the interaction between nature and its users. Including a large project - "Cold Hawaii Inland" – which will reinforce leisure activities in the nature environment.
As in so many other parts of the world, we have been affected by the fact that service industries, culture and leisure have been on stand-by, which has been tough for many. On the other hand, we have been fortunate that many Danes have had the pleasure of visiting us during their holidays.
In collaboration with other businesses and a little financial support from Thisted Municipality, our local trade association has made many initiatives to boost sales. And as a municipality, we have intensified our construction and building program to support local businesses.
If you want to keep up with how European cities and regions are changing, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The country now joins Finland in urging the EU to stop the issuing of Schengen visas to Russian citizens
While supply is becoming virtually nonexistent, rents are increasing faster than anytime in the last 16 years
Share your thoughts on how the European funds can work better for you and people like you
The isle is a member of the Blue Municipalities Network, which aims to help clean up the Aegean Sea
This year, authorities will be boosting their efforts to get people familiar with different sides of the water body
The country is keen on doing its part to ensure technological independency for the EU
Eric Straumann appealed to local restaurant businesses and citizens to step in, facing the ban on watering due to the extreme drought
A giant underground reservoir will purify water and release it when needed, thus preventing drought and saving a lot of money for the municipality
Mayor Katja Dörner explained that the measure is aimed at low-income residents, as a response to rising fuel prices
If we already have low-emissions and low-speed areas, why not also have ones dedicated to lots-of-love?
Authorities in the city of Bonn have issued a warning to citizens to avoid the unpaved areas in the drying riverbed
The pets living with disadvantaged residents in the Portuguese capital have not been forgotten
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
An interview about AYR, one of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize winners
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
Interview with Herald Ruijters, Director, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), European Commission
A conversation with the Mayor of Matosinhos, Portugal’s first UN Resilience Hub