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
Belgium / Development
Germany / Berlin / Mobility
Berlin wants to favour e-cars over scooters in new ride-sharing regulations
Senator for the Environment, Bettina Jarasch, explained the goals for the sector: free sidewalks, more electric vehicles and bringing services out of Berlin’s centre
Germany / Berlin / Green City / Social City
Berlin and Brandenburg launch anti-drought measures to protect water and forests
Berlin authorities have said that smoking in or around forests could land citizens a fine between 100 and 50,000 euros
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Could Berlin become a car-free city in the next four years?
An ambitious draft bill was championed by the Greens in the City’s Senate, but authorities shut it down for being too drastic. What happens now?
Germany / Berlin / Social City
Berlin wants to protect Ukrainian refugees from labour exploitation
They are often the target of job offers with poor working conditions in an unregulated environment
Germany / Berlin / Digital transformation / Public Spaces
Berlin’s public toilets – the bedrock of the urban spaces
The German capital has nearly doubled the number of these facilities, and now citizens can find them via an app
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms
Berlin wants to lower voting age to 16
The German capital has tens of thousands of minors, who might have a chance to cast their vote in the 2026 local elections
Germany / Berlin / Digital transformation
Berlin opens a cyber-security centre to protect against increasing attacks
Тhe local administration has to deal with 15 million cyber-attack attempts every year
Germany / Berlin / Development / Energy efficiency
Berlin housing developer wants to put wind turbines on top of high-rise
Since 2018, photovoltaic systems have been cheaper than wind, however, wind generates energy more consistently
Germany / Berlin / Development / Mobility
Berlin announces 38-kilometre cycling expressway stretching from east to west
According to the local Secretary for Mobility, it will allow the bicycle to really compete with the car for the top spot in urban mobility
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Social City
Berlin revamps Ukrainian refugee acceptance criteria to help protect LGBTQ and minorities
According to Berlin Senator Katja Kipping, more and more people who need special medical care or social services have been coming to the city
Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism
Berlin to invest 290 million euros in reinventing the local cultural sector after COVID-19
Authorities have said that for the first time the handicraft and the freelance sectors will also be able to take advantage of the funds
Germany / Berlin / Development / Mobility
First Tesla factory in Europe will open in Germany
This will be the largest industrial development in Eastern Germany since the fall of the Berlin Wall
France / Germany / Berlin / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Europe’s newest museums showcase the art of repurposing
Helping architectural heritage acquire new life
Germany / Berlin / Education and Sport / Green City
Berlin schools start signing climate agreements with their students
The agreements will ensure schools implement certain sustainability measures, developed by the students
Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
10-metre-high knot sculpture will adorn Berlin’s Central Bus Station
Officials said it perfectly described the station’s function as a place where different routes intertwine
Germany / Berlin / Energy efficiency / Smart City
Digitalising old technology in Berlin buildings can reduce up to 30% of emissions, study finds
City authorities have now identified three areas of action in sustainable building policy: renewable energy, structural renovations and digitalisation
Germany / Berlin / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Autonomous driving company is expanding to Berlin’s Tegel Airport
EasyMile will create a second Berlin office in the Urban Tech Republic that occupies the closed airport
Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Growing City
Fashion is coming back to Berlin this summer
Premium Group, one of Europe’s most successful fashion trade fair platforms returns to the German capital
Germany / Berlin / Hamburg / Munich / Politics and Reforms / Social City
The mayors of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich join forces to strengthen tenant protection tools
Аdvocates for more robust municipal rights of first refusal for German cities
Germany / Berlin / Green City / Mobility
Low-speed zones in Berlin: an air quality success story
Extremely effective in reducing nitrogen dioxide emissions
Austria / France / Germany / Italy / Spain / Berlin / Madrid / Paris / Vienna / Growing City / Welfare and Health
Here are Europe's noisiest cities
Noise pollution can have a major impact on citizens’ health and be a cause of anything from hearing loss to cognitive impairment in children
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms
New Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey: Freshly inaugurated and off to work
Despite long negotiations, the new city coalition is on shaky ground after a disagreement on the expropriation referendum
Germany / Berlin / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Stressed out? Eat a bus ticket in Berlin
The German capital’s public transport is now offering edible hemp tickets – a remedy against pre-Christmas stress
Germany / Berlin / Development / Mobility
Berlin-Szczecin rail line promises a new role for sleepy rural towns in Brandenburg
Towns like Angermünde and Eberswalde are preparing new projects to become attractive commuter towns for Germans and Poles
Germany / Berlin / Green City
Years-long drought has damaged Berlin’s forests and healing will take time
The annual forest status report for 2021 shows the recovery has begun, though trees are never in a hurry
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Social City
Coalition negotiations finalised in Berlin: Here are the flagship projects
The new red-green-red coalition wants to redirect the city’s focus towards two main goals – fight against poverty and fight against climate change
Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
New city committee in Berlin dedicated solely to pedestrians
Berliners prefer walking over any other means of mobility, so the city is ready to make this a priority
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Social City
The new coalition government in Berlin presented its controversial stance on housing
Tempelhof Field in the city centre will remain a park and the socialists will have to find a new place for their 200,000 new apartments
Germany / Berlin / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Many Christmas markets in Germany open today, despite high Covid rates
According to the authorities, the infection numbers are too low in some areas to justify restrictions
Denmark / Germany / Berlin / Copenhagen / Public Spaces
3 extraordinary projects compete for the RIBA International Prize 2021
The winner will be either a hospital in Bangladesh, a gallery in Berlin, or a bridge in Copenhagen