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Ireland / Development / Digital transformation

Get up to 84,000 euros to move to an Irish island

The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities

Jun 8, 2023 10:54
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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Green City

Floating nature islands in Amsterdam connect fragmented wildlife

The five islands have a combined area of more than 700 square metres

Jun 6, 2023 12:51

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Luxembourg / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research

Luxembourg’s property prices are finally going down

Researchers say that, in turn, rents are going up

Jun 2, 2023 16:05
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Spain / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Spanish domestic flights tickets can be paid in up to 12 installments

Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country

May 31, 2023 16:09

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France / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

French influencers can end up in jail if they do this

The new advertising legislation is the first in Europe to define the role of these online celebrities

Jun 2, 2023 17:49
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Belgium / Brussels / Politics and Reforms / Public Spaces

Brussels has a 14-point action plan to decolonise public spaces

As Brussels is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, this is seen as a matter of ‘quality of life’

Jun 1, 2023 17:17

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Lithuania / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

Lithuania to have a drone traffic management system next year

The Baltic country prepares to respond to rising air traffic and to futureproof the sector

Jun 6, 2023 15:50
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Bulgaria / Education and Sport / Innovation and Research

400 kids will get free IT training in Burgas this summer

The city hopes to help turn a new generation from tech consumers into tech producers

Jun 5, 2023 14:33

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Ireland / Development / Digital transformation

Get up to 84,000 euros to move to an Irish island

The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities

Jun 8, 2023 10:54
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Austria / Salzburg / Digital transformation / Education and Sport

Salzburg’s new sports app makes it easy to go for a run

It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes

Jun 7, 2023 13:09

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Croatia / Zagreb / Development / Energy efficiency

Zagreb will greenify 50 public buildings in one fell swoop

A new project calls for photovoltaics, charging stations and energy-efficiency renovations

Jun 6, 2023 10:48
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Luxembourg / Portugal / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Luxembourg and Portugal to develop a hydrogen corridor

Portugal is growing its renewable energy sector and will soon have a large hydrogen electrolyser in the port of Sines

May 31, 2023 11:00

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Spain / Madrid / Mobility

Meet Horizonte - Madrid's bus of the future

Locally designed, a prototype will be created next year so that the residents of the city can have their say as well

Jun 8, 2023 18:04
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Spain / Mobility / Social City

European youth residing in Spain can ride national trains at half price

The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September

Jun 8, 2023 16:16

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Austria / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Therapy sessions in the park – a new summer offer in Graz

Psychoanalysis in the Park is aimed primarily at people who have never tried therapy before

Jun 5, 2023 16:33
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Estonia / Tallinn / Development / Public Spaces

Tallinn publishes a manual for constructing bike sheds, to popularize mobility mode

If we have more bicycles, we’ll need more spaces to store them, too, so the city wants help

Jun 2, 2023 13:45

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Italy / Florence / Culture and Tourism / Social City

Florence says no to new Airbnbs in its centre

In fact, in the UNESCO-protected old town priority will be given to long-term tenants

Jun 8, 2023 13:08
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France / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

French influencers can end up in jail if they do this

The new advertising legislation is the first in Europe to define the role of these online celebrities

Jun 2, 2023 17:49

Education and Sport

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Austria / Salzburg / Digital transformation / Education and Sport

Salzburg’s new sports app makes it easy to go for a run

It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes

Jun 7, 2023 13:09
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Bulgaria / Education and Sport / Innovation and Research

400 kids will get free IT training in Burgas this summer

The city hopes to help turn a new generation from tech consumers into tech producers

Jun 5, 2023 14:33

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Belgium / Brussels / Mobility / Welfare and Health

AR ambulance in Brussels allows doctors to 'see' through the eyes of paramedics

The camera and goggles system helps patients to receive emergency specialised care, while they are still en route to the hospital

Jun 7, 2023 15:51
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Austria / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Therapy sessions in the park – a new summer offer in Graz

Psychoanalysis in the Park is aimed primarily at people who have never tried therapy before

Jun 5, 2023 16:33
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Interviews / Read Twice

Maja Sever: Journalism is a pillar of democracy

Apr 10, 2023 13:46
Magdalena Magdić
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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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Interviews

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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Freiburg was founded in the year 1120 by Konrad and Duke Berthold III of Zähringen as a free market town - as its very name suggests, with “Frei” meaning “free” and “burg” translating into “town” or “city”.

Located at a strategic location connecting a multitude of trade routes between the Mediterranean and North Sea regions, Freiburg quickly grew in size and population. By the year 1200 it already boasted 6000 citizens.

The silver mines in the region were one of the most important factors for the initial development of the city but Freiburg quickly grew into vital academic and educational focal point. As a university city and commercial centre, Freiburg attracted many high-profile members of societies over the centuries and remained a bastion of Catholicism amid the Reformation.

Over the years, however, the many wars fought in the regions surrounding Freiburg took its toll on the city. Among the most disastrous of them were the Thirty Years’ War which saw the displacement and death of over 10,000 of the city’s residents and the Second World War during which the city suffered heavy bombings from Allied forces.

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Germany / Freiburg / Stuttgart / Energy efficiency / Public Spaces

Highways are opening up for solar in Baden-Württemberg

Regional authorities have identified 260 roadside areas suitable for solar farms; so they are looking for partners

Feb 03, 2023 15:01
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Freiburg / Stuttgart / Politics and Reforms / Public Spaces

Baden-Württemberg municipalities will be able to set up weapons-free zones

The move is supposed to help reduce knife crime in cities like Stuttgart, Freiburg and Mannheim

Sep 20, 2022 15:58
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Freiburg / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Over 260 German cities band together to demand 30 km/h speed zones

Currently, municipalities in Germany cannot issue their own maximum speed laws if the latter are below a certain threshold

Aug 15, 2022 15:57
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Freiburg / Education and Sport / Energy efficiency

Green energy in sports: Biggest solar-powered football stadium in Germany is underway

Freiburg’s Europa Stadium should be able to produce almost all the energy it needs with renewable sources on site

Jun 13, 2022 15:07
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Freiburg / Digital transformation / Growing City

Digitalisation and high-speed broadband rolls into small town Germany

Digitalisation Minister for Baden-Württemberg, Thomas Strobl, explained that the current plan is supposed to fill in the grey areas in connectivity for rural and small-town communities

Dec 10, 2021 16:42
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Freiburg / Development / Green City

Freiburg’s waste management fleet is going the hydrogen way

The city is expecting 64% of its waste trucks to be hydrogen-powered by the year 2023

Jul 16, 2021 14:24
Denis Balgaranov

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