Get up to 84,000 euros to move to an Irish island
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
Ireland / Development / Digital transformation
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- Florence says no to new Airbnbs in its centre
- Trevi fountain activists made their point, but was that smart?
- Italy opens up more than 400 castles and villas to the public on 21 May
- Berlin wants to digitalise archived culture and open it to the public
- First baby cries in this Italian town after more than half a century
- Moving to this Sicilian town can earn you 5,000 euros
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
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Trevi fountain activists made their point, but was that smart?
The entire fountain has to be emptied and cleaned, in a year when the country is gripped by drought anxiety
Italy / Culture and Tourism
Italy opens up more than 400 castles and villas to the public on 21 May
This is part of the National Day of the Italian Historic Houses Association giving the public the chance to access some privately held heritage sites
Germany / Bergamo / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Berlin wants to digitalise archived culture and open it to the public
The project aims to create data sets and meta data, which would be freely available
Italy / Development / Social City
First baby cries in this Italian town after more than half a century
Every bit of good news for rapidly depopulating rural Italy is a sign of hope for revival
Italy / Development / Economy and Finance
Moving to this Sicilian town can earn you 5,000 euros
Petralia Soprana still retains that flavour of the South that you might have considered lost
Germany / Bergamo / Politics and Reforms
Berlin’s new Mayor is Kai Wegner. What’s about to change?
He will be Berlin’s first CDU mayor since the turn of the century
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
This Italian province has introduced a cap on annual tourist stays
Could South Tyrol’s policy become a blueprint for other popular destinations suffering from overtourism?
Italy / Venice / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Electronic counter of tourist beds in Venice will bring attention to depopulation of the city
Its data will be better understood if juxtaposed with a similar counter marking the permanent inhabitant numbers
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
This Italian touristy town will fine you if you hang out in one spot for too long
The Italian Riviera’s Portofino has defined no-selfie zones
Italy / Netherlands / Amsterdam / Rome / Economy and Finance / Green City
Amsterdam will import Rome’s trash and turn it into energy
The two cities have signed a deal, which aims to alleviate the Italian capital’s big garbage problem
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Damaged an Italian monument? Prepare to fork out up to 60,000 euros
The country’s right-wing government is taking a stiff stance against cultural (and eco) vandalism
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Digital transformation
EUDIGIT concludes on a high note with a meeting in Marseille
The multi-partner project was a giant step in the right direction to bridging the digital gap in European communities
Italy / Milan / Economy and Finance / Politics and Reforms
Milan Police to notify drivers of parking fines by phone and not by car windshield ticket
This will be another boost to digitalization, but this time using a stick rather than a carrot
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Social City
In Naples, you can find Europe’s possibly only Romani fusion restaurant
Social inclusion through gastronomy in one of Italy’s most dangerous neighbourhoods
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Italy’s far-right government OKs construction of Holocaust museum
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Italy / Development / Economy and Finance
Italian government greenlights bridge between Sicily and mainland
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
Italy / Rome / Green City / Public Spaces
Rome tries out innovative fireproof waste-bins
They will go in the middle “squares” of the Via Appia Nuova boulevard for better accessibility by the garbage trucks
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Digital transformation
There’s a way out of the digital gap. Join us for the final EUDIGIT event to see it
A review of the lessons learned on fostering a digital transformation in our cities
France / Italy / Portugal / Spain / Barcelona / Lisbon / Paris / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Paris, Rome, Barcelona and Lisbon launch a municipal alliance for the preservation of emblematic local shops
The aim of the four cities is to promote the initiative on an international scale
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Digital transformation / Growing City
Digital transformation - the urban-rural divide: download the fifth EUDIGIT e-book
It is also the last one from the successful EU-funded project
Italy / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
Going to the pharmacy in Genoa becomes a digital experience
The network of municipal drugstores launches the interactive smartphone tool to bring healthcare into the future
Italy / Venice / Green City / Public Spaces
Winter drought puts in question future existence of Venice canals
Many of the iconic watery thoroughfares have already become muddy troughs and summer hasn’t even arrived yet
Italy / Digital transformation / Energy efficiency
Genoa to inspect energy efficiency of its roofs with aerial remote sensing
This method provides a closer and more intimate look than satellite imaging, thus creating a map that can aid optimal urban planning
Italy / Economy and Finance
Italian town puts up for sale eight 1-euro houses
The candidates for the symbolically priced properties, however, have to present projects favouring local resources in the renovation
Italy / Milan / Rome / Politics and Reforms
Italy’s two most populous regions - firmly right-wing after elections
Lombardy and Lazio held two-day regional elections but the voter turnout wasn’t the greatest
Italy / Turin / Green City
Happy bees are the stamp of approval for Turin’s waste-to-energy plant environment
The method of using the honey-producing critters as the litmus test of sustainability is known as biomonitoring
Italy / Milan / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
SanMetro: Milan’s first music festival taking place in the subway
It is meant as a response and companion piece to the annual San Remo festival - Italy’s premier pop music event
Italy / Milan / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance
The first Tommy Hilfiger café in the world opens in Milan
It makes perfect sense, given the vibrant café and fashion cultures in that country
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
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Italy / Florence / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Florence says no to new Airbnbs in its centre
Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Trevi fountain activists made their point, but was that smart?
Italy / Culture and Tourism
Italy opens up more than 400 castles and villas to the public on 21 May
Germany / Bergamo / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Berlin wants to digitalise archived culture and open it to the public
Italy / Development / Social City
First baby cries in this Italian town after more than half a century
Italy / Development / Economy and Finance
Moving to this Sicilian town can earn you 5,000 euros
Germany / Bergamo / Politics and Reforms
Berlin’s new Mayor is Kai Wegner. What’s about to change?
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
This Italian province has introduced a cap on annual tourist stays
Italy / Venice / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Electronic counter of tourist beds in Venice will bring attention to depopulation of the city
Italy / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces