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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Development / Public Spaces

Luxembourg is looking for urban farmers

A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness

Feb 2, 2023 17:07
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Denmark / Germany / Development / Mobility

World’s longest underwater rail-road tunnel to connect Germany and Denmark

The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade

Feb 1, 2023 17:58

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Denmark / Economy and Finance / Green City

Danish deposit-return system for bottles and cans is now 100% circular

The solution which has been progressing to that end for the past several years proves that there can be a circular business model

Jan 31, 2023 17:47
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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

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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Free tickets for Amsterdam art venues in February

The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene

Feb 1, 2023 17:28
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Greece / Athens / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Attica Region to invest 1.5 million euros in Roma start-ups

The initiative focuses on building an integration policy from the perspective of small businesses within the community

Feb 1, 2023 16:03

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France / Germany / Italy / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

EU funds AI and Robotics in agriculture in Germany, France and Italy

The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one

Feb 2, 2023 13:03
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Bulgaria / Sofia / Green City / Innovation and Research

Sofia launches drones against air pollution

The flying machines will help pinpoint polluted districts much more accurately

Feb 1, 2023 13:23

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Spain / Barcelona / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Barcelona has a digital map of its health and care centres

Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms

Feb 2, 2023 17:37
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France / Germany / Italy / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

EU funds AI and Robotics in agriculture in Germany, France and Italy

The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one

Feb 2, 2023 13:03

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Portugal / Development / Energy efficiency

2025: Europe’s largest solar farm will operate in Portugal

It will supply electricity to a population twice the city of Porto

Feb 1, 2023 13:22
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Czechia / Energy efficiency / Innovation and Research

Robots make the beer come faster – Pilsen’s new take on tradition

Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new brewery warehouse launched an automated rail system capable of storing more beer and loading it onto trucks much more efficiently

Jan 30, 2023 16:09

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Denmark / Germany / Development / Mobility

World’s longest underwater rail-road tunnel to connect Germany and Denmark

The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade

Feb 1, 2023 17:58
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Belgium / Mobility / Public Spaces

This mediaeval gem in Ghent will become public bike parking lot

Local authorities say that this is a good way to preserve the 15th-century market building while providing a public service

Jan 31, 2023 17:13

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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Development / Public Spaces

Luxembourg is looking for urban farmers

A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness

Feb 2, 2023 17:07
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France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

For Valentine’s Day, you can use Paris info boards as love letters

Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?

Feb 2, 2023 16:13

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France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

For Valentine’s Day, you can use Paris info boards as love letters

Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?

Feb 2, 2023 16:13
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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Free tickets for Amsterdam art venues in February

The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene

Feb 1, 2023 17:28

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Denmark / Aalborg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Aalborg school first to try a 4-day week in Denmark

No more blue Mondays in this educational institution

Feb 2, 2023 13:30
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Belgium / Development / Education and Sport

Belgium will host Europe’s biggest sportainment park

The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring

Jan 25, 2023 17:39

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Spain / Barcelona / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Barcelona has a digital map of its health and care centres

Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms

Feb 2, 2023 17:37
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Denmark / Aalborg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Aalborg school first to try a 4-day week in Denmark

No more blue Mondays in this educational institution

Feb 2, 2023 13:30
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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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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
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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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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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Bulgaria / Blagoevgrad / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Ilko Stoyanov: Municipalities face the brunt of global crises

Apr 28, 2022 10:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Catarina Selada on the first-ever platform that assigns credits for saved carbon emissions

Apr 26, 2022 13:25
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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The origins of Hamburg can be traced to the early 9th century when Emperor Charlemagne ordered the construction of a fort with the same name to protect against Slavic raids. Over the centuries Hamburg transformed into a bustling city – one of the most important in Germany. In the first half of the 9th century, it became the seat of a bishopric and the base of missions to the non-believers in northern Europe. As a result, the city was a victim of constant Viking raids – burning down a total of 9 times over its history.

Eventually, after being granted tax-free status and becoming a Free Imperial City, Hamburg turned into a centre of commerce in the region. It became the second most important member of the association of north German merchant cities called the Hanseatic League, after the city of Lübeck. After the League’s dissolution however, Hamburg surpassed its rival in economic importance.

After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, Hamburg remained in no-one’s sphere of influence, instead becoming The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. After a brief occupation by French Emperor Napoleon, it joined the German Confederation as an independent state. Over the course of the 19th century, Hamburg became the 2nd largest port of Europe, amassing a great fleet of ships, took on a semi-democratic constitution and eventually joined the German Empire while maintaining its political status. By the end of the 1800s, Hamburg’s population had grown from 130,000 to 700,000 and it had incorporated into ever-growing territory many nearby towns.

World War I however put a stop to the rapid progress of Hamburg. The city was unable to practice maritime trade and eventually almost all of its ships were seized by the Entente as reparations. During World War II Hamburg functioned as a “Gau”, the Nazi administrative divisions. The city was devastated by Allied air raids which caused thousands of civilian casualties and fires.

After the end of the war, and even moreso after German Reunification, Hamburg’s importance to international trade has only grown, making it one of the most prosperous and vibrant cities in the region.

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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

Hamburg might see 10,000 autonomous vehicles by 2030

A new agreement between the Federal Government and Hamburg proposes using the Hanseatic City as an AI road traffic model for other regions

Dec 20, 2022 16:40
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Mobility

Hamburg offers 10,000 euros to taxi companies to turn electric

The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities

Nov 29, 2022 17:06
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Development

Hamburg wants to tap into the ‘hidden potential’ of the city centre

Since the coronavirus pandemic, the city's downtown has been feeling the effects of changes in shopping and leisure behaviour, which have driven people away

Nov 16, 2022 13:31
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Retired Airbus A320 becomes hydrogen aviation research lab in Hamburg

The Hanseatic City is trying to promote the mass adoption of sustainable mobility and aviation

Nov 01, 2022 14:25
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility

Bikes have priority over cars on lakeshore street in Hamburg

The An der Alster is one of the busiest cycling routes in the Free Hanseatic City

Oct 28, 2022 15:36
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Politics and Reforms

Hamburg enters tеch arms race with quantum computing investment

The city will try to build upon current expertise and establish a dedicated Hamburg Quantum Computing School

Oct 26, 2022 17:11
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Middle East hydrogen at the port of Hamburg: Germany’s next step towards energy independence

The two sides have also agreed to cooperate on issues of climate change

Oct 24, 2022 14:34
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Energy efficiency

Smart thermostats help Hamburg reduce heat consumption by 30%

The thermostats are self-adapting and are able to maintain a constant temperature in public buildings

Oct 20, 2022 17:07
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Hamburg to shift car-sharing services to 80% electric in 15 months

The deal is a cooperation agreement between local public transport and representatives of the private sector

Oct 06, 2022 15:36
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

The first digital train in Germany debuts in Hamburg

The train should increase the track’s capacity by around 30% without any major works

Sep 15, 2022 16:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Green City / Welfare and Health

Hamburg to filter out toxic medical residues from wastewater

If left unchecked, residues from hormones and painkillers can increase by 70% in the next 20 years

Sep 13, 2022 15:15
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Energy efficiency

In Hamburg, EU-backed German funding will kickstart the hydrogen transformation

A host of new projects will help adapt the local industry to be able to use hydrogen

Aug 25, 2022 15:33
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Hamburg invests 92 million euros in hospital digitalisation

The funds will help healthcare facilities develop tools to shorten waiting times and to help patients be more informed about their treatment

Aug 23, 2022 12:53
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Mobility

Motorboats in Hamburg to go electric and carbon-light

The city will also offer subsidies for boat owners who lack the funds to replace or convert their vessel engines into electric ones

Jul 19, 2022 16:18
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation

Digitalisation for dogs: Hamburg launches platform for pet owners

Local authorities explained that this is one of the first end-to-end digital municipal services in the city

Jul 08, 2022 15:22
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency

Hamburg’s coal phase-out comes with large 'green heat' projects

Once the Tiefstack coal plant is converted into a clean energy park in 2030, this would drop emissions from heat in the city by 70% to 80%

Jun 17, 2022 16:40
Denis Balgaranov
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Austria / Germany / Hamburg / Vienna / Green City / Smart City

Mayors of Hamburg, Vienna and Zurich gather for ‘City Trialogue’

The format is ongoing cooperation aimed at sharing climate, digitalisation and sustainability experiences and good practices

May 13, 2022 12:57
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Social City

Hamburg is trying out the 'Housing First' approach to homelessness

It tries to target cases of long-term homelessness by offering people a stable living environment to be used as a jumping-off point to all other social services

Apr 14, 2022 16:22
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Mobility

Massive cycling expressway will link Hamburg and Lüneburg in 2026

The project is part of the Hanseatic city’s idea to build seven cycling expressways reaching out to the countryside with a collective length of 300 kilometres

Apr 07, 2022 15:22
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Germany says it could end Russian gas dependency by 2024

According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Russian oil imports could be cut in half by this summer

Mar 25, 2022 14:52
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Energy efficiency

Hamburg could be the main hydrogen hub of Europe by 2030

Authorities revealed their strategy for the next eight years, aiming to foster international cooperation to meet growing clean energy demand in the EU

Mar 08, 2022 14:45
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Stuttgart / Development / Energy efficiency

Public housing in Stuttgart is getting a solar powered makeover

Two municipal companies have teamed up to provide PV systems on the roofs of social housing units

Feb 01, 2022 11:33
Denis Balgaranov
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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

Jan 27, 2022 17:10
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Development / Innovation and Research

Rents in Hamburg have risen sharply in the last two years

Despite government efforts to curb the housing shortage, prices are rising faster than they have in the past 10 years

Dec 15, 2021 15:12
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Energy efficiency

Hamburg announces plan to save 100,000 tonnes of CO2

Authorities plan to use heat from a recycling plant to fuel the district heating system

Dec 09, 2021 15:36
Denis Balgaranov
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Belgium / Germany / Ireland / Netherlands / Antwerp / Hamburg / Development / Growing City

REGIOSTARS: Here are the best local EU-funded projects of 2021

From an SME-friendly 3D metal printer to a hub integrating cross-border transport

Dec 03, 2021 15:32
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Green City

World War II bunker in Hamburg becomes art centre and heating plant

The project is spearheaded by a local cooperative, dedicated to making the space useful to the community

Nov 15, 2021 17:23
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Hamburg hosts show flight for drone able to carry 600-kilogram loads

Volocopter, the company, sees this as their promise for a new logistics supply chain and a bid for affordable urban air mobility

Oct 14, 2021 14:08
Denis Balgaranov
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Belgium / Amsterdam / Brussels / Hamburg / Paris / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Belgium introduces tax for flights under 500 kilometres

The tax will affect passengers traveling to some of the biggest transit hubs in Europe, such as London and Frankfurt

Oct 14, 2021 11:35
Denis Balgaranov
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

First automated digital urban train in Hamburg promises more efficient mobility in Germany

The automated Digital S-Bahn can allow trains to depart with less than 90 seconds apart

Oct 11, 2021 15:49
Denis Balgaranov

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