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Belgium / Development

This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars

And it will also advise you on the right way to do this

Jun 28, 2022 17:02
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France / Development / Public Spaces

This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest

The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France

Jun 24, 2022 14:06

Economy and Finance

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Bulgaria / Economy and Finance

Three Seas Initiative acquires large share in Port of Burgas

This is the first investment in port infrastructure by the international forum’s development fund

Jun 21, 2022 10:33
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Lithuania / Vilnius / Economy and Finance

Vilnius honours local start-up unicorns with bus stop name

The symbolism belies the city’s vision to transform the Naujamiestis district into a globally-known tech industry centre

Jun 20, 2022 15:31

Politics and Reforms

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Czechia / Politics and Reforms

Czechia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU

As France’s term of the rotating Presidency ends on 30 June, it is time for the second member of the trio to carry out the European agenda

Jun 30, 2022 15:02
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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Prague getting ready to become the “capital of Europe”

The Czech city is in active preparation for the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU which will start on 1 July and will last for six months

Jun 23, 2022 16:00

Innovation and Research

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Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research

Finnish air-fed protein could solve world hunger

The invention promises to be revolutionary as it can decouple food production from agriculture and its environmental impacts

Jun 27, 2022 15:50
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Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Lleida Airport will serve as research centre for drone traffic management

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will far outnumber their crewed counterparts by the end of the decade and solutions are urgently needed

Jun 24, 2022 12:58

Digital transformation

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Croatia / Digital transformation

Croatian town covers banking fees for utilities in digitalization bid

The town of Makarska has recently launched a new mobile service, aiming to cut down on paper use and stimulate citizens to go contactless

Jun 27, 2022 16:00
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Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Rome VR Bus will carry tourists 2000 years back in time

Unique technology and design convert the vehicle into a mobile, multi-sensory cinematic hall

Jun 22, 2022 17:52

Energy efficiency

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Finland / Energy efficiency

Finland to establish a national hydrogen network

The country wants to become a leader in hydrogen production and export

Jun 27, 2022 14:41
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Belgium / Antwerp / Energy efficiency

Antwerp will offer citizens heat without emitting a single gram of CO2

City authorities just announced that they would develop a central heating grid that will use waste energy from industry and will cover half of the city by 2050

Jun 21, 2022 14:22

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Germany / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Lufthansa cancels further 2,200 flights

The cancellation hits in the middle of the travel season and is caused by serious labour shortages coupled with a sudden rise of Covid cases

Jun 24, 2022 13:33
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Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Lleida Airport will serve as research centre for drone traffic management

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will far outnumber their crewed counterparts by the end of the decade and solutions are urgently needed

Jun 24, 2022 12:58

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Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City

Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle

The property, together with others that have been confiscated, will be converted for social welfare uses

Jun 28, 2022 16:05
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Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery

The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition

Jun 24, 2022 17:56

Culture and Tourism

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Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery

The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition

Jun 24, 2022 17:56
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Germany / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Lufthansa cancels further 2,200 flights

The cancellation hits in the middle of the travel season and is caused by serious labour shortages coupled with a sudden rise of Covid cases

Jun 24, 2022 13:33

Education and Sport

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Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City

Braga offers а free bio-shredding service

The city also led awareness-raising actions to show the impressionable youths how circularity is created first-hand

Jun 28, 2022 13:31
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Sweden / Education and Sport / Green City

Linköping gets a weather-sensitive air dome

The inflatable sports arena provides flexibility and cost effectiveness and is a good alternative to permanent construction

Jun 22, 2022 15:22

Welfare and Health

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Finland / Helsinki / Green City / Welfare and Health

How Helsinki’s air quality has improved over the past 30 years

Dust particle concentrations can still present a tough challenge to beat, though

Jun 24, 2022 15:55
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Spain / Green City / Welfare and Health

It’s official: Seville starts giving names to extreme heat waves

This makes the Andalusian city the first in the world to raise warnings about the harmful weather phenomenon

Jun 23, 2022 15:06
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews

Luisa Salgueiro: Climate resilience work is never completed, it’s a continuously upgraded project

Jun 23, 2022 12:41
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Interviews

EBRD's aim is to support increased climate ambition within cities

May 18, 2022 13:33
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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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It is believed that one of the first settlers on the territory of present-day Prague were Celtic tribes in the 4th and 5th century BC, but they were quickly driven away from the area by Germanic tribes. In the 5th and 6th centuries Germanic and Slavic tribes began to settle. The Czech tribes gradually settled too, and soon the construction of the Prague Castle and the cathedral of the city began. In the 14th century, the city had already evolved and flourished under the reign of Karl I, King of Bohemia and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Prague was already a highly developed imperial capital. The city entered into an uncertain period of development after the end of Karl I's rule. In 1689 Prague was almost completely destroyed by a fire but quickly managed to recover. The Industrial Revolution of the 18th century marked the start of the construction of many factories for coal and iron processing. After the First World War, the state of Czechoslovakia was formed and Prague was chosen as its capital. The Second World War was also devastating to the city. In 1993, the Czech Republic became an independent state and chose the city as its capital.

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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Prague getting ready to become the “capital of Europe”

The Czech city is in active preparation for the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU which will start on 1 July and will last for six months

Jun 23, 2022 16:00
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Czechia / Prague / Welfare and Health

Survey: two-thirds of Czechs delay starting a family due to housing shortages

Prague reveals the worrying data but also suggests some solutions

Jun 03, 2022 14:39
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Czechia / Prague / Mobility

Prague city districts to receive over EUR 7 million for transport infrastructure

They will develop or reconstruct cycle paths and pedestrian bridges

May 25, 2022 14:11
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism

Prague wants to accelerate the return of tourists this summer

It is renewing and introducing direct flight connections to attract visitors from the US, Middle East and Europe

May 23, 2022 15:37
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Development

Prague reveals design plans for the Vltava Philharmonic Hall

The Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group won the international architectural competition

May 19, 2022 15:37
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

May 18, 2022 12:19
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

May 17, 2022 12:46
Denis Balgaranov
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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

May 17, 2022 11:35
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

May 11, 2022 17:21
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

May 10, 2022 12:22
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Apr 12, 2022 16:31
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Apr 11, 2022 11:52
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Mobility

Prague to get a modern navigation system

See the designs of the new information boards in our gallery

Apr 06, 2022 12:01
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Mar 28, 2022 16:02
Aseniya Dimitrova
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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

Mar 23, 2022 16:45
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Mar 18, 2022 12:00
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Mar 16, 2022 11:38
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Mar 09, 2022 16:57
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Feb 28, 2022 16:25
Svilena Iotkovska
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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

Feb 24, 2022 10:15
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Mobility

Prague approves trial of hydrogen-powered bus

DPP will deploy the vehicle in the second half of the year

Feb 22, 2022 13:02
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Education and Sport / Green City

Schools in Prague will teach pupils how to reduce food waste

The Czech capital claims that the Smart Food project is the first of its kind in the EU

Feb 17, 2022 14:28
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Poland / Prague / Warsaw / Politics and Reforms

European mayors express solidarity with Ukraine

They have invited Kyiv to join the Pact of Free Cities

Feb 17, 2022 11:35
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Development / Mobility

Prague proposes the development of a circular metro line

It would accommodate the growing population of the Czech capital

Feb 11, 2022 13:36
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Development / Education and Sport

Prague to begin long-awaited construction of modern library

The Czech capital has planned the development of the multifunctional building for over a decade

Feb 07, 2022 12:46
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Development / Welfare and Health

Prague to build floating heliport on the Vltava River

It will serve as a landing site for Air Rescue Services

Feb 03, 2022 11:00
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Welfare and Health

Prague is urging citizens to participate in Dry February

The campaign encourages people to give up alcohol for one month

Jan 21, 2022 15:40
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Education and Sport / Innovation and Research

Prague to hold largest European education festival this spring

Science on Stage 2022 will take place on 24-27 March

Jan 18, 2022 11:56
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Green City

Prague swapping event encourages people to quit fast fashion

On 15-16 January, residents of the Czech capital can exchange their unwanted items for 20 other pieces

Jan 14, 2022 11:23
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Prague / Welfare and Health

Single mother rents Prague Mayor’s old flat

Zdeněk Hřib signed a contract with the Municipal Rental Agency, which helps people in need to find affordable homes

Jan 11, 2022 16:31
Svilena Iotkovska

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