Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
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- Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places
- Austrian Climate Minister wants to cut taxes on cross-border rail tickets
- Gallery: Prague celebrates International Day of Light
- Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival
- Czechia helps Ukraine preserve its endangered cultural heritage
- Prague unveils chatbot for Ukrainian refugees
Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places
In this way, it will reduce the levels of noise and pollution
Austria / Czechia / Prague / Vienna / Mobility
Austrian Climate Minister wants to cut taxes on cross-border rail tickets
The announcement came just as authorities presented their plan for a Vienna-Prague direct train route
Czechia / Prague / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Prague celebrates International Day of Light
View the gallery above for photographs of Charles Bridge lit up by laser beams
Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research
Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival
Innovating Pilsen will take place during the first week of June
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Czechia helps Ukraine preserve its endangered cultural heritage
The National Museum sent a consignment of materials to help the country protect its art
Czechia / Prague / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Prague unveils chatbot for Ukrainian refugees
It claims to be the first city in the EU to launch such a communication tool
Czechia / Mobility
Every tenth bus in Ostrava will be electric
The Ostrava Transport Company claims that it will have the largest fleet of electric buses in Czechia
Czechia / Mobility
Brno is donating trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv
It wants to help its Ukrainian partner city rebuild its infrastructure
Czechia / Plzen / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Pilsen bans the consumption of alcohol in several public spaces
The new decree came into effect on 1 May
Czechia / České Budějovice / Public Spaces
České Budějovice to make its square greener and quieter
The Czech city will add more plants and restrict vehicles from driving in the area
Czechia / Plzen / Welfare and Health
Pilsen invests in communication cards to help paramedics treat foreigners
They contain information in 5 languages (English, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Mongolian)
Czechia / Plzen / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Pilsen launches application that alerts residents in the event of a crisis
The “Safe Pilsen” application will warn users and give them instructions on how to react
Czechia / Jihlava / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Children in Jihlava celebrate Earth Day
They marvelled at a beehive and learned how to sort waste, among other things
Czechia / Green City
Bees to Brno project teaches citizens about pollinators
The Czech city will install beehives in urban areas and hold educational events to raise awareness
Czechia / Prague / Social City
Ukrainian refugees volunteer to clean the streets of Prague
By doing so, they express their gratitude for the support they have received
Czechia / Mobility
Brno allows cyclists to rent bikes for free
They can ride a shared bicycle without being charged for 30 minutes, twice a day
Czechia / Prague / Development / Mobility / Public Spaces
Prague to make its riverside embankment more pedestrian-friendly
View our gallery to see the design plans for the capital’s biggest transformation in decades
Czechia / Prague / Mobility
Prague to get a modern navigation system
See the designs of the new information boards in our gallery
Czechia / Karlovy Vary / Digital transformation / Green City
Karlovy Vary to assess the wellbeing of trees with new device
It will use 3D acoustic tomography to determine which trees need to be cut down to protect residents and property
Czechia / Prague / Education and Sport
Sports clubs in Prague open doors to Ukrainian children
Most of them also offer free training equipment to kids fleeing war
Czechia / Prague / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Prague opens a self-service library in a shopping centre
The Czech capital claims that it is the first of its kind in the country
Czechia / Plzen / Welfare and Health
Pilsen’s university hospital sets up a low-threshold clinic for refugees
Ukrainians will have access to the same healthcare services as people with health insurance
Czechia / Prague / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Prague raises the flag of Kyiv
The Czech capital is showing support for the Ukrainian city, which is currently under attack
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
New application reveals the architectural history of Prague
Users can learn more about the construction and architects of the capital’s buildings and monuments
Czechia / Plzen / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health
Pilsen advises refugees to prioritise children’s rest and recovery over education
They must have time to process fleeing their homeland before enrolling into a new school
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Renovation of Prague’s Clam-Gallas Palace nears completion
It will become fully accessible to the public this summer
Czechia / Prague / Welfare and Health
Prague sets up information tents for refugees arriving in the city
Volunteers are handing out leaflets with important material in both Czech and Ukrainian
Czechia / Politics and Reforms
Brno ends partnerships with Russian cities and mulls ways to assist Ukraine
It wants to send more than EUR 399,000 in financial assistance and provide temporary housing to those fleeing war zones
Czechia / Liberec / Plzen / Prague / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Czech cities raise the Ukrainian flag
Prague, Pilsen, Liberec, and Brno (among others) are showing support and solidarity
Austria / Czechia / Vienna / Mobility
New Brno-Vienna rail connection would allow train traffic to take off
Mayor Michael Ludwig received Brno Mayor Marketa Vankova, who arrived by direct train to the Vienna airport
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Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places
Austria / Czechia / Prague / Vienna / Mobility
Austrian Climate Minister wants to cut taxes on cross-border rail tickets
Czechia / Prague / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Prague celebrates International Day of Light
Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research
Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival
Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development
Czechia helps Ukraine preserve its endangered cultural heritage
Czechia / Prague / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Prague unveils chatbot for Ukrainian refugees
Czechia / Mobility
Every tenth bus in Ostrava will be electric
Czechia / Mobility
Brno is donating trams and trolleybuses to Kharkiv
Czechia / Plzen / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Pilsen bans the consumption of alcohol in several public spaces
Czechia / České Budějovice / Public Spaces