This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest
The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France
France / Development / Public Spaces
Germany / Bonn / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Celebrate sustainability: Tips for zero-waste Christmas and a plastic free New Year
By doing a little pre-planning, you can cut most of your personal plastic pollution during the holiday season
Germany / Bonn / Green City
Towards circular food systems in Bonn
The recently published report Towards Circular Food Systems in Bonn shows that transitioning to a circular food system offers Bonn a way to achieve substantial waste prevention and to fulfill it’s long-term strategies of becoming a zero-waste city while also contributing to its aim to become climate-neutral by 2035
Germany / Bonn / Interviews
Katja Dörner: The Climate Emergency needs all hands on deck and no one left behind
An interview with Katja Dörner, the mayor of Bonn, Germany
Germany / Bonn / Green City
Registration for Daring Cities 2021 is now open!
Urban leaders and experts are getting ready for one of the biggest forums on tackling the climate emergency at a regional level
Germany / Bonn / Green City
Climathon Bonn is just around the corner
The extreme ideas generation event will bring people together in working to solve the city’s climate adaptation issues
Germany / Bonn / Welfare and Health
Germany is producing state sponsored marijuana
The Federal Institute of Drug and Medical Devices is promising a price of 4.30 euros per gram
Germany / Bonn / Development / Green City
Daring Cities second edition is taking place in October 2021
The largest online gathering on climate change is getting ready to tackle the crisis
Bonn / Development
Daring Cities 2020 has concluded with some important announcements
This was the first virtual forum on sustainability organized by ICLEI
Bonn / Energy efficiency
Dealing with the climate emergency in times of Covid-19? Mission possible with Daring Cities
The world’s largest online gathering on climate change for urban leaders starts tomorrow
Bonn / Innovation and Research / Politics and Reforms
Voter helper launched just in time for Bonn’s local elections
The Bonn-o-mat will help undecided voters see which parties best suit them
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Politics and Reforms
Local politicians in Germany to get increased federal protection
Mayors in Germany have been coming under increased threat from violence over the past couple of years
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Mobility
Traveling by train in Germany now cheaper than ever
Deutsche Bahn cut the costs of long-distance tickets at the start of 2020
Bonn / Salzburg / Culture and Tourism
Salzburg tops Lonely Planet‘s list of the 10 must-visit cities for 2020
Austria’s second city celebrates the centennial anniversary of its famous festival next year
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Energy efficiency
Germany planning to introduce plastic bag ban
The proposal comes amid the rising green tide in German politics
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Development
German cities’ housing problem
If it wasn’t already apparent, German cities are struggling to cope with the demand for housing
Berlin / Bonn / Innovation and Research
Bonn and Berlin first in Germany to have 5G coverage
Hamburg, Munich, Darmstadt and Leipzig are up next
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Politics and Reforms
Wild Wild German East
Another election, another humiliating defeat for traditional German parties. Here are the main takeaways from the local, regional and european elections in the EU's biggest country.
Bonn / Innovation and Research
CitiesWithNature – the tool that integrates nature into urban planning
The platform provides local authorities with knowledge, guidance and tools to improve their cities
Germany / Berlin / Bonn / Essen / Hamburg / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Politics and Reforms
Local elections in many German states to be held on 26 May
Alongside the elections for European Parliament, 10 German states will be holding local or state elections this Sunday
Amsterdam / Athens / Barcelona / Bonn / Bratislava / Brussels / Bucharest / Copenhagen / Cork / Lisbon / Ljubljana / London / Madrid / Nicosia / Paris / Riga / Stockholm / Energy efficiency
European mayors demand EU emissions peak by next year
In an open letter published today, 210 mayors also call on the Council and Member States to halve emissions by 2030 and reach a net-zero by the mid-century
Belgium / Czechia / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Poland / Sweden / Almere / Amiens / Amsterdam / Antwerp / Berlin / Bonn / Bruges / Brussels / Cannes / Castelnovo Bariano / České Budějovice / Essen / Grenoble / Hemmingen / Ixelles / Karlovy Vary / Kutná Hora / Liège / Lublin / Mechelen / Milan / Montpellier / Munich / Nice / Padua / Paris / Parma / Perugia / Pescara / Plzen / Prague / Radom / Rome / Rzeszow / Stockholm / Stolpe an der Peene / Stuttgart / Utrecht / Venice / Warsaw / Culture and Tourism
Fat Tuesday is celebrated today
Also known as Mardi Gras, this holiday is an important time marker between times of lavish festivities and temperance
Berlin / Bonn / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Innovation and Research / Smart City
SAP and Software AG are developing a smart cities platform
The platform will help municipalities offer citizens new intelligent services
Berlin / Bonn / Hemmingen / Munich / Stolpe an der Peene / Development
Germany questioning the 8-hour working day
Germany’s Working Hours Act of 1994 regulated that the working day should not be longer than 8 hours
Berlin / Bistrita / Blagoevgrad / Bonn / Bratislava / Bruck an der Mur / Bucharest / Budapest / České Budějovice / Cluj-Napoca / Debrecen / Dubrovnik / Enns / Gabrovo / Haskovo / Hemmingen / Iasi / Innsbruck / Jastrebarsko / Kardjali / Karlovy Vary / Ljubljana / Munich / Nitra / Opatija / Otok / Plzen / Pomorie / Prague / Ptuj / Roman / Salzburg / Šibenik / Sibiu / Sighisoara / Sofia / Split / Stara Zagora / Stolpe an der Peene / Supetar / Troyan / Tutrakan / Veliko Tarnovo / Vienna / Zabok / Zagreb / Economy and Finance
Interreg Danube Third call for proposals to be launched soon
Do not wait for the call to be opened – start preparing your proposals now!
Berlin / Bonn / Hemmingen / Munich / Culture and Tourism
North Rhine-Westphalia - one of the best destinations in Germany
It is definitely worth the visit
Berlin / Bonn / Hemmingen / Munich / Development
Record-low unemployment levels in Germany
Only about 5% are unemployed
Berlin / Bonn / Hemmingen / Munich / Education and Sport
Study in Germany - types of higher education institutions
12% of the students in the countries come from abroad