How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
France
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- Lyon makes parking fees socially fair and environmentally just
- France starts building its Battery Valley with opening of new gigafactory
- Ahead of generalization, French society opposes low-emission zones in cities
- Paris initiates a solidarity used phones collection drive to fight digital poverty
- Ride a French train for only 1 euro
- “Choose France”: the Versailles investment fest that managed to soak up 13 billion euros
France / Lyon / Public Spaces / Social City
Lyon makes parking fees socially fair and environmentally just
What you pay for having your car resting in the city will now depend on several different factors
France / Development / Economy and Finance
France starts building its Battery Valley with opening of new gigafactory
The facility located near Lens is the first step in the grand re-industrialization of the North along modern tech lines
France / Green City / Mobility
Ahead of generalization, French society opposes low-emission zones in cities
But also, 60% of the people in the country do not know what a ‘low-emission zone’ is
France / Paris / Green City / Social City
Paris initiates a solidarity used phones collection drive to fight digital poverty
This is the first initiative of this kind in the French capital
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
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
France / Spain / Politics and Reforms
France suppresses use of Catalan in town halls of Pyrénées-Orientales
The Catalonian Government across the border has expressed “regret” about this. Could this sour the bilateral relationship?
France / Politics and Reforms
It’s now mandatory for French town halls to fly the EU flag
And like with any imposition, that hasn’t been well received by all sectors of the French society
France / Lyon / Politics and Reforms / Social City
Lyon proposes 4-day week to make work more attractive for civil servants
The experiment will commence in September
France / Paris / Welfare and Health
Paris to alert allergy sufferers faster thanks to first-ever ‘pollinarium’
The space will also double up as an educational garden
France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Free immersive exhibition space in Paris helps you comprehend the European Union
Europa Experience makes the work of EU institutions enthralling, and that is quite the achievement
France / Grenoble / Green City / Read Twice
Disinformation as activism: The strange case of a fake oil pipeline
A showcase where the psychological potential of false news was used for a noble purpose
France / Grenoble / Culture and Tourism / Green City / Public Spaces
Grenoble centre democratizes and educates the public about mountains
The Maison Grenoble Montagne has a triple purpose: train healthy lifestyle, promote environmental awareness and boost cultural output related to nature
France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
The reconstruction of the Parisian Notre Dame Cathedral spire has begun
For this purpose, scaffolding will be raised until the end of the year with the help of reportedly the largest crane in Europe
France / Cannes / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
"Strikedzilla” threatens Cannes Festival with power cut
The French energy workers union’s crusade against the pension reform is only heating up
France / Paris / Green City
Ile-de-France gives 20,000 euros to households willing to collect rainwater
Looking ahead at what might be another arid year, so every drop counts
France / Green City / Mobility
Lille pays drivers to do anything but drive their cars
The aim of the campaign is to dissolve the all-too-frequent traffic jams in this French metropolis
France / Paris / Development / Green City
Paris unveiled its first zero-carbon neighbourhood
It’s tiny, but it’s also a step in the right direction and a possible model to replicate
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Digital transformation
EUDIGIT concludes on a high note with a meeting in Marseille
The multi-partner project was a giant step in the right direction to bridging the digital gap in European communities
France / Green City / Politics and Reforms
France readies for water sobriety after its energy sobriety
President Macron has unveiled a water-conservation plan in view of a possibly arid summer ahead
France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Ongoing protests block entrance to the Louvre
It’s unclear when it will reopen
France / Perpignan / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Perpignan farmers will pray for rain with a procession for the first time in 150 years
The Pyrénées-Orientales department is experiencing the worst drought since 1959
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Digital transformation
There’s a way out of the digital gap. Join us for the final EUDIGIT event to see it
A review of the lessons learned on fostering a digital transformation in our cities
France / Italy / Portugal / Spain / Barcelona / Lisbon / Paris / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Paris, Rome, Barcelona and Lisbon launch a municipal alliance for the preservation of emblematic local shops
The aim of the four cities is to promote the initiative on an international scale
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Digital transformation / Growing City
Digital transformation - the urban-rural divide: download the fifth EUDIGIT e-book
It is also the last one from the successful EU-funded project
France / Economy and Finance / Social City
Marseille launches Entrepreneurship Bus to reach youth with ideas
The office on wheels will reach peripheral neighbourhoods to help channel youth energy into the productive economy
France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Belle époque Paris public toilet welcomes customers again after a 12-year pause
Who said you can’t be surrounded by beauty and history when you have the urge to go?
France / Green City
France declares water restrictions, for the first time in winter
It’s been more than a month since the country has seen rainfall, something that sets alarms for the upcoming summer season
France / Paris / Education and Sport / Social City
Some Paris schools teach anti-racism with a board game
The creative idea to instil tolerance among the youth was the result of a participatory budget initiative
France / Ireland / Netherlands / Amsterdam / Dublin / Paris / Cities in Pictures / Economy and Finance
London and Île-de-France are Europe’s top city and region of the future
A new report by the Financial Times on foreign direct investment sees London maintaining a lead even after years of Brexit turmoil, but competitors like Dublin and Amsterdam are on its heels
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France / Lyon / Public Spaces / Social City
Lyon makes parking fees socially fair and environmentally just
France / Development / Economy and Finance
France starts building its Battery Valley with opening of new gigafactory
France / Green City / Mobility
Ahead of generalization, French society opposes low-emission zones in cities
France / Paris / Green City / Social City
Paris initiates a solidarity used phones collection drive to fight digital poverty
France / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Ride a French train for only 1 euro
France / Economy and Finance
“Choose France”: the Versailles investment fest that managed to soak up 13 billion euros
France / Spain / Politics and Reforms
France suppresses use of Catalan in town halls of Pyrénées-Orientales
France / Politics and Reforms
It’s now mandatory for French town halls to fly the EU flag
France / Lyon / Politics and Reforms / Social City
Lyon proposes 4-day week to make work more attractive for civil servants
France / Paris / Welfare and Health