Get up to 84,000 euros to move to an Irish island
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
Ireland / Development / Digital transformation
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Vincent is the Editor at TheMayor.EU. He holds a Bachelor's in Tourism Management and another one in European and Latin American Studies in addition to a Master's in International History. Intensely curious about all things cultural and political that happen in Europe and beyond, he believes that the regions of the Old Continent need a stronger voice. Contact him at v.iolov@themayor.eu
France / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Ride a French train for only 1 euro
Oigo Classique is offering 10,000 tickets for its routes, but you only have 24 hours to get in on the deal
Italy / Culture and Tourism
Italy opens up more than 400 castles and villas to the public on 21 May
This is part of the National Day of the Italian Historic Houses Association giving the public the chance to access some privately held heritage sites
Sweden / Stockholm / Mobility
Stockholmers left without city bikes, at least for a year
The Stockholm eBikes service was supposed to be revolutionary in its affordability
Portugal / Energy efficiency
More than half of Portuguese electricity now comes from solar and wind
And the summer hasn’t even begun so that share is likely to go up even more
Spain / Economy and Finance / Green City
Catalonia’s 2.5 bln euro plan to make the region more drought-resistant
The aim is to lessen the region’s exclusive dependence on rains
Portugal / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Portugal legalizes euthanasia
This makes it the sixth country in the European Union to allow the end-of-life procedure
Latvia / Lithuania / Politics and Reforms
Latvia’s official language body proposes renaming Kaliningrad as well
The countries near Russia’s Baltic exclave are doing some historical reckoning of their own
Slovenia / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Slovenia also introduces country-wide public transit ticket
It looks like Germany’s pioneering example is spreading around Europe and finding fertile reception
Spain / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Spain to offer senior citizens 2-euro cinema tickets
Part of the plan is to bring them out of their homes and help them move
France / Economy and Finance
“Choose France”: the Versailles investment fest that managed to soak up 13 billion euros
The most impressive among the announced foreign-funded projects is a battery gigafactory in Dunkirk
