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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

Economy and Finance

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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

Innovation and Research

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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

Digital transformation

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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

Energy efficiency

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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

Mobility

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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

Public Spaces

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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

Culture and Tourism

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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

Education and Sport

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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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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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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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Athens has been inhabited by people for at least 7,000 years. Historical evidence shows that as far back as 900 BC  Athens was already a major trading hub because of its central location and easy access to the sea. Culturally, Athens has set the foundations for Western civilization and the development of art and culture. In the Middle Ages, the city gradually began to lose its power, but still managed to maintain its position as a trading hub, especially with Italy. Тhe history of the city from the Middle Ages shows a period of great loss of positions, which lasted until 1833. After the Greek War of Independence in 1834, Athens was declared a capital city. Part of the urban planning process was building a symbol of the continuity between Ancient Greece and the modern city, consisting of the peaks of the Acropolis, Kerameikos and today's Parliament building.

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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 01, 2023 16:03
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms

Digitalisation milestone: Athens municipality goes 100% online

The project to digitalise all municipal services took local authorities less than three years to complete

Jan 10, 2023 13:50
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Welfare and Health

Athens: free holiday haircuts for the homeless

Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis believes that this is a way to give dignity back to the vulnerable, a core of local social services

Dec 28, 2022 13:00
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Athens is shaking off its decaying facades

The generous municipal programme can cover 100% of a façade renovation project

Nov 21, 2022 12:05
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Athens partners up with Google to offer an AR experience of the city

The project aims to showcase the Greek capital as a living, breathing and evolving contemporary museum

Nov 15, 2022 14:30
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Development / Mobility

Greek PM inaugurates key Athens-Piraeus metro line

The trip from the Athens city centre to the Port of Piraeus now takes only 26 minutes

Oct 10, 2022 16:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

This winter, Athens will not turn off street lights to save energy

Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said that keeping the lights on is not a matter of luxury, but a matter of security

Sep 02, 2022 13:27
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Development

For the first time in two decades, Athens invests massively in architectural heritage

Most of the buildings in the city were built before the 1970s and have been left to chip away and collect soot on their unique facades

Jun 08, 2022 15:30
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Athens holds Cultural Summer Camp to help single-parent families

The programme targets young children whose parents cannot afford to stay home while school is closed

May 20, 2022 12:12
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Public Spaces

Athens unveils open-air exhibition, portraying life in Ukraine

“The war that should have never happened” will run until 13 June

May 16, 2022 14:37
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health

Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals

An interview with the President of the City of Athens Reception & Solidarity Centre

May 16, 2022 11:04
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Education and Sport / Green City

Nurseries in Athens teach children how to plant fruits and vegetables

The municipality wants to have gardens in all 68 of its nursery schools by the end of the year

Apr 20, 2022 15:33
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Politics and Reforms

Athens and Boston to become sister cities

A direct flight will connect the two metropolises for the first time in 25 years

Apr 18, 2022 16:27
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Welfare and Health

Athens reopens its ‘Friendship Clubs’ after a two-year break

People over the age of 60 will once again be able to meet up with friends, exercise, learn new skills, and participate in cultural events

Apr 07, 2022 14:00
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Athens offers citizens with disabilities free swimming lessons

People between the ages of 5 and 40 can seek the help of skilled professionals every week from Monday to Saturday

Mar 16, 2022 14:21
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency

EUR 2.3 million to help 111 small businesses in Athens become greener

This is part of the ‘Athens Business Green Toolkit’ initiative

Mar 15, 2022 11:51
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

Greece promotes its big cities as ideal destinations for a ‘greekend’

The Mediterranean country invites you to ‘end your week like a Greek’ in Athens or Thessaloniki

Feb 18, 2022 11:07
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

62 smart signs tell the stories of important historical figures in Athens

Locals and tourists can now learn more about the Philhellenic Movement by simply scanning a QR code

Feb 03, 2022 14:27
Svilena Iotkovska
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Finland / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Athens / Braga / Rome / Culture and Tourism

Which will Europe's best destination be in 2022?

People can vote for their top pick from a mix of 20 uniquely European spots, from across the continent

Jan 21, 2022 11:31
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Athens / Development / Mobility / Public Spaces

Athens begins largest sidewalk restoration project since 2004 Olympics

The project is one of many that will improve the squares and pavements in the city

Jan 17, 2022 14:08
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Digital transformation / Mobility

Athens installs 830 smart sensors to prevent illegal parking

It wants to ensure that people with disabilities, senior citizens, and parents with strollers can safely use the city’s sidewalks

Jan 12, 2022 13:45
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Welfare and Health

Athens distributes traditional holiday meals to vulnerable citizens

The Greek capital supplied 1,200 homeless individuals with warm dinners on Christmas Eve

Dec 29, 2021 11:50
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Welfare and Health

Athens inaugurates centre for victims of gender-based violence and discrimination

The capital seeks to empower women and encourage victims to speak up

Dec 14, 2021 17:07
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Mobility

Drivers in Athens to charge their electric vehicles for free for 1 year

The Greek capital now has 25 publicly accessible charging points in 19 different areas

Dec 09, 2021 14:40
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Athens is helping people with disabilities explore the city

The capital has mapped 8 accessible routes for individuals with motor and visual impairments

Dec 06, 2021 16:56
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Athens introduces remote sign language interpretation service in municipal clinics

It seeks to facilitate the lives of citizens with hearing impairments

Dec 03, 2021 11:14
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Cities in Pictures

Acropolis wins 2021 Lighting Design of the Year Award

See the gallery for photographs of the impressive lighting design

Dec 02, 2021 13:54
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Cities in Pictures

Athens marks the start of the festive season

See photographs of the city’s Christmas lights in our gallery

Nov 25, 2021 10:05
Svilena Iotkovska
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Czechia / Finland / Greece / Athens / Helsinki / Prague / Welfare and Health

3 EU cities that are working hard to eradicate homelessness

The capitals of Finland, Greece, and Czechia have launched numerous initiatives to support homeless citizens

Nov 18, 2021 17:14
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Green City / Public Spaces

Athens unveils its first Japanese Garden

It will provide citizens with peace and tranquility

Nov 11, 2021 16:46
Svilena Iotkovska

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