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Bulgaria / Development / Energy efficiency

Lilyana Pavlova, EIB: The crisis is a catalyst for a green transition

"Cohesion policy has changed to meet the challenges of the day," said the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank at today’s conference 'The Day after tomorrow: Policies for Growth in Sofia'

May 13, 2022 14:40
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Sweden / Development

Malmö is the first Swedish city with a roadmap to sustainable construction

It took a concerted effort from the main stakeholders in the industry for this to happen

May 13, 2022 13:39

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Austria / Vienna / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Start-up festival will turn Vienna into an international business hotspot this spring

ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere

May 10, 2022 14:41
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Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

How much does it cost to raise a teenager in Luxembourg?

Research published by Statec shows that raising two teenagers could easily cost more than 1,000 euros

May 5, 2022 16:31

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Portugal / Lisbon / Politics and Reforms

Lisbon’s first Citizens Council took place over the weekend

An exciting avenue for random democratic participation

May 16, 2022 13:33
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Belgium / Brussels / Green City / Politics and Reforms

Etterbeek in Belgium wants to use citizen savings to fund its green policies

The scheme was proposed by Mayor Vincent De Wolf to help boost budgets after these were depleted during the pandemic

May 13, 2022 16:21

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Sweden / Helsingborg / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces

Here’s a look at some of the urban design marvels on show at H22 City Expo

Helsingborg shows the creative power of architecture

May 12, 2022 15:56
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Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research

Innowave Summit will host the first EVER Startup World Cup Regional Event in Romania

If you own a startup, now is the time to register for the competition

Apr 29, 2022 10:32

Digital transformation

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Lithuania / Vilnius / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Vilnius gets more precise about air quality with online pollen map

The project is the first of its kind in Lithuania

May 13, 2022 16:49
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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Luxembourg: Futuristic VR tech will transport visitors to the past

It offers the chance to experience the city as it was in 1867

May 13, 2022 14:47

Energy efficiency

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Bulgaria / Development / Energy efficiency

Lilyana Pavlova, EIB: The crisis is a catalyst for a green transition

"Cohesion policy has changed to meet the challenges of the day," said the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank at today’s conference 'The Day after tomorrow: Policies for Growth in Sofia'

May 13, 2022 14:40
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Spain / Barcelona / Energy efficiency / Social City

Low-income Barcelona families will receive solar-generated energy from public pergolas

A positive example of maximizing the utility of urban public space

May 12, 2022 11:52

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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Mobility

A campaign in Luxembourg will create bike-buddy groups

The Grand Duchy remains one of the most car-dependent countries in the EU, so the government is trying to break people's commuting habits

May 16, 2022 15:23
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Hungary / Budapest / Mobility

Budapest Airport to meet electric vehicle demand with 176 new charging stations

Most of them will be used by service vehicles, as authorities aim for the 'net zero airport' label by 2023

May 12, 2022 13:06

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Sweden / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Swedes find a way to climb Mount Everest without leaving their hometowns

The successful challenge that lets people discover a new purpose for local hills is back

May 16, 2022 17:02
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Greece / Athens / Public Spaces

Athens unveils open-air exhibition, portraying life in Ukraine

“The war that should have never happened” will run until 13 June

May 16, 2022 14:37

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Austria / Vienna / Culture and Tourism

4000-square-metre art piece will cover one of the tallest buildings in Vienna

The Ringturm has been used as a giant canvas since 2006. After a two-year break due to COVID-19, it will be wrapped in Hungarian artist Dora Maurer’s artwork called ‘Together’

May 16, 2022 13:13
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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Luxembourg: Futuristic VR tech will transport visitors to the past

It offers the chance to experience the city as it was in 1867

May 13, 2022 14:47

Education and Sport

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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Mobility

A campaign in Luxembourg will create bike-buddy groups

The Grand Duchy remains one of the most car-dependent countries in the EU, so the government is trying to break people's commuting habits

May 16, 2022 15:23
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Finland / Helsinki / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Helsinki offers refugees discounts for cultural and leisure services

One must present their residence card or a certificate confirming they have received asylum to be eligible for the discounts

May 13, 2022 11:51

Welfare and Health

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Sweden / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Swedes find a way to climb Mount Everest without leaving their hometowns

The successful challenge that lets people discover a new purpose for local hills is back

May 16, 2022 17:02
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Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health

Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals

An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre

May 16, 2022 11:04
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Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health

Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals

May 16, 2022 11:04
Svilena Iotkovska
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Sweden / Interviews

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh: Malmö Resilience Hub will have the potential to connect cities on the Baltic Sea

May 11, 2022 15:26
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Bulgaria / Blagoevgrad / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Ilko Stoyanov: Municipalities face the brunt of global crises

Apr 28, 2022 10:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Catarina Selada on the first-ever platform that assigns credits for saved carbon emissions

Apr 26, 2022 13:25
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Dubrovnik / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Interviews

Tanja Polegubic: The rise of digital nomads will reshape cities in 3 ways

Mar 23, 2022 11:13
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

A garden is a laboratory of coexistence, where humans and non-humans interact to create more diverse, rich and resilient environments

Feb 18, 2022 13:44
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Interviews

Inés Rey: We’ve been a 15-minute city even before the term became widely known

Feb 16, 2022 12:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Jastrebarsko / Interviews

Zvonimir Novosel: Our main obligation is to serve our citizens and justify their trust

Feb 15, 2022 11:09
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews

Luis Salaya: We want to build tourism based on sustainability and digitization

Feb 10, 2022 12:51
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Austria / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Back-to-roots revolution in construction, straight from Austria

Feb 9, 2022 11:30
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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Pencho Milkov

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Some 23 centuries ago, an antique port of the ancient Thracians marked the beginning of what would later become the modern city of Ruse. At the end of the 1st century, the Roman fortress of Sexaginta Prista ("Port of 60 ships") became part of the Roman Danube Limes - the northern border of the empire. Today, the ruins of Sexaginta Prista are an outdoor exhibition.

During the Middle Ages the town existed as a settlement together with the present-day Romanian town of Giurgiu. Since the beginning of the 17th century Ruse has been developing as a trade center, its port is especially important for trade between Central Europe and the Balkans. Evidence of this is that the city is marked in all maps of this period.

In the 60s of the 19th century the city became the capital of the Danube province in the Ottoman Empire, with a territory as large as that of modern-day Bulgaria. The first industrial enterprises, including a railway line, were built during that time.

In the second half of the 19th century, the city was home to 11 European diplomatic missions. The influences of modern Europe become tangible, and this changed the daily life of its inhabitants.

The history of Ruse is connected with the names of the national heroes from the epoch of the Bulgarian Revival. A large number of Bulgaria’s leading politicians came from Ruse, ranking the city among the most important cultural and historical centers in the country. 

Ruse welcomes its guests with a rich architectural heritage - the fruit of the enterprising and European spirit of Ruse, attracted prominent European architects and builders in the late 19th and early 20th century to build the urban architectural environment. Dozens of cultural monuments today bear the European Cultural Heritage label.

In the 50s of the 20th century, the largest and until recently the only bridge along the Bulgarian Danube was built, which opened new opportunities for the development of the city.

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Bulgaria / Ruse / Green City

Citizens team up with the City of Ruse to transform ex-junkyard into a forest

In the first phase of the project, the organisers will plant 150 trees on the periphery before gradually reforesting the main trash mound

Nov 18, 2021 14:59
Denis Balgaranov
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Bulgaria / Ruse / Sofia / Stara Zagora / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Bulgaria is slowly but surely embracing hydrogen in public transport

Experts presented a portfolio of projects on the quick roll-out of hydrogen, with Ruse and Sofia as the first getting a taste of the new technology

Oct 21, 2021 14:26
Denis Balgaranov
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Bulgaria / Ruse / Vidin / Economy and Finance

Bulgaria to award zero-corruption label to local governments

Burgas, Vidin and Ruse municipalities are the first to apply for pilot projects under the innovative measure

Sep 01, 2021 11:44
Plamen Petrov
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Bulgaria / Ruse / Development / Social City

New social housing programme in Ruse aims to break cycle of poverty

The city will supplement the programme with financial and educational aid to provide a holistic service

Aug 17, 2021 13:01
Denis Balgaranov
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Ruse / Education and Sport / Innovation and Research

In 2021 Ruse will prove itself as a 'City of Knowledge'

Innovative tourist and educational services form the bases of the projects that will be implemented

Nov 30, 2020 12:48
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Ruse / Development

Ruse to build a new kindergarten and a study building with solar panels

The municipality has received approval for two projects amounting to 3.5 million euros

Nov 16, 2020 11:28
Monika Dimitrova
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Ruse / Innovation and Research

Ruse with a modern waste collection system

Servicing the new containers is fully mechanized, between 3 and 4 times faster and quieter

Oct 21, 2020 12:47
Monika Dimitrova
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Ruse / Interviews

Pencho Milkov: When the local government is persistent and united with the citizens, good things happen

The mayor of Rusе wants people in the city to breathe easily and to live better

Jul 03, 2020 07:53
Monika Dimitrova
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Ruse / Innovation and Research

Tourist routes and QR-codes tell about the history of Ruse

A treasure hunt will take place today on the newly-unveiled tourist route

Jun 18, 2020 11:06
Monika Dimitrova
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Ruse / Welfare and Health

Ruse Municipality provides rent relief to more than 100 companies and merchants

The measure is valid during the state of emergency

Apr 24, 2020 12:35
Monika Dimitrova
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Ruse / Interviews

We have succeeded in making significant and long-awaited projects, thanks to which we have revived Ruse as a city-leader, as an economic and industrial center in the region

The mayor of Ruse Municipality won the award “Mayor of the Year” 2018 in Bulgaria for a large municipality

Nov 28, 2018 11:35
Monika Dimitrova

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