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Austria / Vienna / Development / Mobility

Vienna expands bike infrastructure – 20 km for 2023

The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt

Mar 23, 2023 13:16
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Romania / Development / Energy efficiency

Romanian town starts geothermal project for district heating

Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground

Mar 22, 2023 17:06

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Germany / Economy and Finance / Mobility

Despite revenue drop - Leipzig to invest in public transport

With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service

Mar 23, 2023 16:22
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Italy / Development / Economy and Finance

Italian government greenlights bridge between Sicily and mainland

The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?

Mar 17, 2023 18:02

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Luxembourg / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Luxembourg makes contraception free in April

While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms

Mar 24, 2023 15:47
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Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Italy’s far-right government OKs construction of Holocaust museum

The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome

Mar 21, 2023 17:11

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Bulgaria / Sofia / Development / Innovation and Research

Sofia seeks young people's innovative ideas in Academy for VISIONARIES 2023

The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions

Mar 15, 2023 17:46
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Germany / Berlin / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research

Berlin offers targeted support to make more businesses sustainable

Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable

Mar 14, 2023 16:59

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Belgium / Leuven / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Leuven tries to tackle party noise with smart tech

City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation

Mar 24, 2023 13:29
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

Germany commits to AI-driven public transport in Hamburg

The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030

Mar 21, 2023 15:48

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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Hamburg sets guidelines for placing green infrastructure on heritage buildings

The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum

Mar 24, 2023 17:25
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Romania / Development / Energy efficiency

Romanian town starts geothermal project for district heating

Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground

Mar 22, 2023 17:06

Mobility

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Germany / Economy and Finance / Mobility

Despite revenue drop - Leipzig to invest in public transport

With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service

Mar 23, 2023 16:22
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Austria / Vienna / Development / Mobility

Vienna expands bike infrastructure – 20 km for 2023

The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt

Mar 23, 2023 13:16

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Spain / Barcelona / Public Spaces / Social City

Barcelona to host Spain’s first pet cemetery

It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials

Mar 16, 2023 17:55
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Athens to build Greece's first 100% ‘green’ museum

The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy

Mar 15, 2023 16:11

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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Hamburg sets guidelines for placing green infrastructure on heritage buildings

The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum

Mar 24, 2023 17:25
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Austria / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health

Nursing homes in Graz embrace classical music as therapy

The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories

Mar 22, 2023 15:51

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Belgium / Leuven / Education and Sport / Social City

Leuven to fight discrimination with role-playing games

The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments

Mar 21, 2023 17:24
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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Free and 100% organic sanitary pads - Esch-sur-Alzette has you covered

The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings

Mar 10, 2023 17:19

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Luxembourg / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Luxembourg makes contraception free in April

While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms

Mar 24, 2023 15:47
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Belgium / Leuven / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Leuven tries to tackle party noise with smart tech

City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation

Mar 24, 2023 13:29
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Kaisa Karjalainen: “It’s better to be an imperfect zero waster for the rest of our lives than a perfect one for two weeks”

Mar 14, 2023 12:56
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Digital transformation / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Online public services as efficient as TikTok: Cluj-Napoca’s Digital Transformation

Feb 16, 2023 13:51
Denis Balgaranov
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Bulgaria / Interviews / Read Twice

Veni Markovski: It's about time the media stopped inviting “experts” who spread false info

Nov 28, 2022 11:30
Denis Balgaranov
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Netherlands / Utrecht / Green City / Interviews

Sharon Dijksma: Without cities, it will be impossible to tackle global warming

Nov 21, 2022 13:41
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Vasco Cordeiro: The European project is at stake when solidarity is at stake

Aug 1, 2022 11:34
Denis Balgaranov
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Cities Mission has made citizen engagement and participatory processes an important part of its functioning

Jul 14, 2022 14:57
ICLEI Europe
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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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Berlin was mentioned for the first time in 1251, but recently discovered artifacts show that the city has been inhabited since the beginning of the 12th century. The central part of the city was once part of two historical towns on both banks of the River Spree. 1237 is accepted as the year in which the city was officially founded. In 1307, the city still consisted of the two smaller towns but they had already built strong economic ties, although their administrations were still divided. Berlin was almost devastated during the Thirty Years' War, but the new monarch, Frederick William, introduced policies of religious and ethnic tolerance that helped Berlin recover from the losses and the destructions that the war brought. In the early 19th century, during Industrial Revolution  the city began to expand rapidly and increase its population. In 1871, Berlin became the capital of the newly-founded German Empire. In the 20th century, the city was devastated during the World Wars, but managed to recover again and retain its status as a capital city.

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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism

Berlin promotes off-the-beaten-path tourism

The city has supported 65 initiatives in 9 districts away from its centre as a way to draw crowds to more unique experiences

Mar 22, 2023 14:00
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Green City / Politics and Reforms

Berlin is gearing up for a referendum on climate neutrality

The ballot proposes to move the carbon neutrality horizon from 2045 to 2030

Mar 17, 2023 16:21
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Berlin gives guidelines for mounting solar on listed buildings

Some of the most productive solar installations in the city are on listed buildings, such as Red City Hall

Mar 16, 2023 17:18
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research

Berlin offers targeted support to make more businesses sustainable

Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable

Mar 14, 2023 16:59
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Public Spaces / Social City

Berlin allows topless swimming in public pools

Authorities say this is a step towards gender equality in public spaces because the same rules would apply to everyone

Mar 09, 2023 15:23
Denis Balgaranov
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Bulgaria / Croatia / Germany / Romania / Berlin / Read Twice

Read Twice comes home from Germany with new tools to fight online disinformation

The project aims to build up media literacy and anti-disinformation skills in 30 young media professionals from Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania

Mar 06, 2023 15:57
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Read Twice

30 young Eastern Europeans go to Berlin for anti-fake news training

The trip is part of the pan-European project Read Twice, which aims to share useful media know-how from West to East

Feb 24, 2023 16:17
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Germany / Berlin / Education and Sport / Social City

Berlin invests 90 million euros in youth following New Year Eve’s riots

Mayor Franziska Giffey said that increased acts of violence against the police and fire brigade were a turning point requiring decisive action

Feb 23, 2023 13:05
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Free home visits against loneliness spread to more Berlin neighbourhoods

The service is aimed at people over 70 and by 2024, the German capital hopes to offer coverage in the whole city

Feb 20, 2023 17:04
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Energy efficiency / Green City

Berlin joins ICLEI and commits to a circular economy

The city announced several climate measures at the start of the week, right after the results of the repeat local election

Feb 14, 2023 15:23
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms

Berlin’s local election re-do: Big win for the CDU, possibly no change in government

The governing coalition in Berlin still has a stable majority to continue its policy agenda until 2026

Feb 13, 2023 13:10
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Energy efficiency / Welfare and Health

Berlin sets up 252-million-euro energy aid for freelancers and SMEs

The money will be targeted to organisations who have seen a 50% rise in energy costs in 2022 compared to 2021

Feb 08, 2023 17:03
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms

Election re-run just around the corner in Berlin

After the Berlin Constitutional Court declared the September 2021 local election invalid, the city is getting ready for a re-do

Feb 06, 2023 15:50
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Economy and Finance / Green City

Berlin to issue sustainability bonds worth 750 million euros

This move will open green and social public projects to wider investments

Jan 30, 2023 13:19
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Growing City

Berlin Fashion Week kicks off with a bang

Local authorities are involved in promoting and supporting the event, which strengthens Berlin’s record as a major hub in the creative industry

Jan 18, 2023 13:07
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Berlin to transform former Stasi headquarters into a Campus for Democracy

The building carries a lot of weight from Germany’s recent history, as the unification between the GDR and FRG happened only 33 years ago

Jan 16, 2023 17:11
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Better late than never - Berliners can take off their masks on public transport

Some Covid regulations, such as mandatory testing, will remain in place for certain professions

Jan 10, 2023 17:40
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Energy efficiency / Welfare and Health

Berlin opens own energy aid scheme for 85% of residents

Authorities say this is to prevent spiralling debt and power cuts, and to give people more courage for the winter

Jan 06, 2023 15:29
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Public Spaces

Study: If Berlin demolishes this 1970s motorway, the city will be better off

Breitenbachplatz feature a 500-metre-long, raised, four-lane double overpass – quite excessive for a quiet suburb

Jan 03, 2023 13:45
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Solar roofs will be mandatory in Berlin starting in 2023

The law applies to housing, commercial and industrial buildings

Dec 30, 2022 17:08
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Digital transformation / Mobility

Berlin wants to reactivate its inland ports with new mobility strategy

The city also plans to boost parking zones for loading and deliveries, as well as for people with disabilities, at the expense of those for regular cars

Dec 21, 2022 12:26
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Digital transformation

Berlin to give prisoners internet access

According to Justice Senator Lena Kreck, internet access is a point of rehabilitation

Dec 09, 2022 14:37
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Berlin restarts Covid aid to support the cultural sector during the energy crisis

City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months

Dec 01, 2022 15:42
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

A new app will help victims of domestic abuse in Berlin

It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court

Nov 28, 2022 17:03
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Berlin is rolling out the red carpet for film and TV productions

The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day

Nov 24, 2022 15:08
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Social City

Berlin says trainees have the constitutional right to strike

Senator for Labour and Integration, Katja Kipping, explained that the right to strike was an outstanding constitutional achievement in Germany and it is protected

Nov 22, 2022 16:25
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms

Berlin to redo local elections next February

According to the constitutional court, the 2021 state election faced multiple issues, which changed the makeup of the state parliament

Nov 17, 2022 16:44
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Development

Historic day for culture in Berlin: City buys back Hamburger Bahnhof

The old train station and former gallery is the last surviving late 19th-century railway terminal in the city

Nov 16, 2022 17:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health

Berlin’s restaurants and cafés will have to display their hygiene rating from 2023

The Clean Kitchen Act, modelled after the Danish ‘Smile’ system will feature bar charts showing compliance with health regulations for each venue

Nov 14, 2022 16:03
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Berlin / Public Spaces / Social City

Berlin will create a tent city to house Ukraine refugees

The first wave fled the war, the new wave could be considered energy refugees

Nov 10, 2022 13:36
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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