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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Barcelona has a digital map of its health and care centres

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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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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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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

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Denis Balgaranov
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Cities Mission has made citizen engagement and participatory processes an important part of its functioning

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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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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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Ilko Stoyanov: Municipalities face the brunt of global crises

Apr 28, 2022 10:43
Denis Balgaranov
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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 city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on November 8, 1912.

During World War II Thessaloniki was heavily bombarded by Fascist Italy and, the Italians having failed in their invasion of Greece, it fell to the forces of Nazi Germany on 8 April 1941 and remained under German occupation until 30 October 1944 when it was liberated by the Greek People`s Liberation Army.

After the war, Thessaloniki was rebuilt with large-scale development of new infrastructure and industry throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Many of its architectural treasures still remain, adding value to the city as a tourist destination, while several early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988. In 1997, Thessaloniki was celebrated as the European Capital of Culture. In 2004 the city hosted a number of football events as part of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Greece / Thessaloniki / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Homeless people can get two years of rent covered by the city of Thessaloniki

The new social scheme is aimed at helping people to transition into independent living

Jan 23, 2023 15:06
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism / Green City

Thessaloniki to auction off urban vineyard wines for charity

Each bottle will have a unique label with a reproduction of a painting from the Municipal Art Gallery’s collection

Oct 18, 2022 13:09
Denis Balgaranov
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Green City

Thessaloniki strengthens efforts to protect its marine environment

It will test out the use of a sea drone to collect and remove waste

May 13, 2022 17:13
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 / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Thessaloniki unveils AR application promoting the city’s culture and history

Artelot allows residents and tourists to bring 25 landmarks to life

Nov 30, 2021 15:35
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

UNESCO designates Thessaloniki as a City of Gastronomy

It is the first Greek city to receive this title

Nov 09, 2021 13:14
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Athens / Thessaloniki / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Greek PM unveils ambitious agenda to secure a green future

One of the reforms seeks to ensure that all new taxis in Athens and Thessaloniki are electric or zero-emission from 2025

Nov 05, 2021 10:47
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Development / Innovation and Research

Pfizer opens two state-of-the-art centres in Thessaloniki

This investment will put Greece at the forefront of research and innovation in Southeast Europe

Oct 12, 2021 14:41
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Smart signs on the streets of Thessaloniki reveal the city’s ancient history

450 signs, equipped with QR Codes and Near-Field Communication technology, will be installed by the end of the summer

Jul 02, 2021 16:01
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Green City / Public Spaces

A team of 14 will patrol Thessaloniki's streets to ensure cleanliness

The Greek city established a “Wellness Team” to oversee waste-related issues

May 26, 2021 16:12
Svilena Iotkovska
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Development / Public Spaces

Thessaloniki seeks international input on renovation of Aristotle Square

Local officials are eager for companies and architects from all around the world to submit their ideas for how to better the city’s main square

Jan 30, 2021 17:16
Anton Stoyanov
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Greece / Thessaloniki / Innovation and Research / Politics and Reforms

Thessaloniki gears up for massive shake-up of the functioning of local government services

The city’s mayor wants the local government to become more efficient and digital in order to better support its citizens

Jan 22, 2021 17:49
Anton Stoyanov
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Estonia / Berlin / Budapest / Krakow / Lisbon / Ljubljana / Madrid / Porto / Prague / Tallinn / Thessaloniki / Valletta / Vilnius / Digital transformation

Tallinn named best city in the world for digital nomads

Twelve EU destinations make the Top 50 list of must-go places for remote workers compiled by Big 7 Travel magazine

Jan 12, 2021 14:34
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Thessaloniki / Energy efficiency

Thessaloniki’s first underground bins bring about new age of waste management in the city

They will substantially bolster local recycling efforts

Dec 30, 2020 13:09
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Welfare and Health

Thessaloniki authorities, businesses and citizens band together to protect the vulnerable

The municipality is expanding its social safety net over the holidays in order to protect as many people as possible

Dec 18, 2020 09:58
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Welfare and Health

Thessaloniki provides additional social support to citizens over Christmas

Over the holidays, local authorities will be providing additional assistance to those heavily impacted by the pandemic

Dec 06, 2020 11:50
Anton Stoyanov
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Athens / Thessaloniki / Mobility / Welfare and Health

New COVID train transports coronavirus patients from Thessaloniki to Athens

The COVID train allows patients to quickly and safely reach the capital’s hospitals

Nov 21, 2020 15:18
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Welfare and Health

New COVID restrictions introduced in Greece’s regions

Ioannina, Serres, Larissa, Rodopi and Thessaloniki have gone into semi-lockdowns amid a surge of infections

Oct 30, 2020 09:10
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Mobility

Public transport in Attica and Thessaloniki slated for major expansion

Piraeus Group will be providing the funding for the new buses in order to help the cities cope with the economic impact of COVID-19

Oct 10, 2020 07:42
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

Thessaloniki Airport’s COVID-19 testing centre to begin operations on 21 August

By providing a testing service on-site, the venue wants to make traveling safer, easier and more convenient

Aug 14, 2020 10:01
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Sustainable tourism card launched in Thessaloniki

It is part of the EU’s SUSTOURISMO initiative which aims to promote more eco-friendly tourism alternatives

Jul 12, 2020 10:10
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Innovation and Research

Thessaloniki to host leading nanotechnology conference starting 4 July

For the first time the hallmark event will be held both live and online

Jun 25, 2020 12:33
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Development

Thessaloniki subway system to be completed by 2023

Despite a number of setbacks, authorities are confident that in just a few years’ time, the megaproject will be completed

May 28, 2020 12:08
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Energy efficiency

Thessaloniki to begin enforcing new ambitious CO2 reduction plan

The city will be taking part in the EU-wide “2050 Climate-friendly Mobility in Cities” project

Jan 31, 2020 14:25
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Development / Welfare and Health

Thessaloniki embraces smoking ban

Greece’s 2nd largest city is the most compliant with new anti-smoking regulations

Jan 24, 2020 14:43
Anton Stoyanov
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Ioannina / Thessaloniki / Development / Politics and Reforms

Greek cities’ diplomatic efforts

Engaging in foreign missions is proving to be great boon for many municipalities in Greece

Jan 12, 2020 11:09
Anton Stoyanov
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Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

Thessaloniki Municipality has already found its own Santa Claus

Following weeks of casting, rehearsals, interviews and Christmassy-type investigations

Dec 06, 2019 11:46
Monika Dimitrova
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Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

Thessaloniki International Film Festival turns 60

It kicks off today with the motto “The Overview Effect”

Oct 30, 2019 11:44
Monika Dimitrova
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Athens / Thessaloniki / Economy and Finance

EIB grants Greece 355 million to protect cities from floods and climate change

The loan will help 500,00 people in Athens, Thessaloniki and the Peloponnese

Sep 27, 2019 08:06
Monika Dimitrova
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Dublin / Tallinn / Thessaloniki / Culture and Tourism

Watch film classics for free at cultural heritage venues across Europe

The free screenings of cinema classics are part of a larger EU initiative for restoration of cultural heritage. Learn more

Jul 01, 2019 07:45
Aseniya Dimitrova

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