Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network
The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills
Spain / Development / Energy efficiency
Malta
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- Malta is Europe’s most LGBTI-friendly country for seventh year in a row
- Valletta to hold five days of free outdoor film screenings
- Comic books teach Malta’s schoolchildren how to sort waste
- Malta announces its first autism-friendly restaurant
- Valletta Green Festival will take place next week
- Malta to transform fuel storage facility into a research and innovation hub
Belgium / Denmark / Malta / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Malta is Europe’s most LGBTI-friendly country for seventh year in a row
ILGA-Europe published its annual Rainbow Europe Map, ranking the LGBTI policies of European countries
Malta / Valletta / Culture and Tourism
Valletta to hold five days of free outdoor film screenings
Cinema City will take place from 24 May to 28 May in Laparelli Garden
Malta / Education and Sport
Comic books teach Malta’s schoolchildren how to sort waste
Let’s Join Forces will be distributed in all of the country's schools
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta announces its first autism-friendly restaurant
McDonald’s at Malta International Airport has opened a quiet room, trained employees to become Autism Ambassadors, and established autism-friendly days
Malta / Valletta / Green City
Valletta Green Festival will take place next week
The theme of the event will be the protection of natural habitats
Malta / Development / Innovation and Research
Malta to transform fuel storage facility into a research and innovation hub
Is-Siċċa will also have multiple recreational spaces
Malta / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Malta unveils a COVID-19 memorial garden in Paola
The country recorded its first case of the virus two years ago, in March 2020
Malta / Marsaskala / Development
Malta launches ambitious reafforestation project worth EUR 20 million
It seeks to transform the previously neglected Inwadar National Park by planting 50,000 trees
Malta / Mdina / Valletta / Culture and Tourism / Development
Ceramic plaques make tourism more accessible in Mdina and Valletta
Tourists with visual impairments can feel the plates to get a sense of what historic buildings look like and scan a QR code to listen to more details
Malta / Development / Green City
Ħamrun to have a green lung with 2,500 plants
The project is expected to cost around EUR 1.5 million
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta mulls new cyberbullying laws to combat hate speech
Online harassment would be punishable by law
Malta / Cities in Pictures
Gallery: Ħamrun gets its first green wall
It will beautify the area and promote biodiversity
Malta / Safi / Development / Energy efficiency
Ħal Safi now boasts Malta’s first solar-powered roundabout
Renewable energy powers its lighting and irrigation systems
France / Malta / Portugal / Spain / Valletta / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Best European retirement destination: Portugal
It is among the best in the world, as well, with 3 other Mediterranean countries making the list
Malta / Innovation and Research
Malta launched the Artificial Intelligence Research Fund
The government is urging those interested in Artificial Intelligence to apply for financing until 31 March
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta becomes first European country to legalise recreational use of cannabis
Luxembourg and Germany are expected to follow the example early next year
Malta / Green City
Malta bans sale of single-use plastic products
The SUP strategy and the Waste Management Plan (2021-2030) aim to transform the Maltese economy from a linear to a circular one
Malta / Mdina / Development / Mobility
New promenade between Mdina, Rabat and Mtarfa includes Malta’s first solar footpaths
Gheriexem Road reconstruction has been completed
Malta / Green City
Trees for waste: Parks Malta clean-up campaign comes to a close
With 750 tonnes of waste collected, more than 1,500 indigenous trees will be planted across the island
Malta / Valletta / Culture and Tourism
Welcome to Underground Valletta
A newly-launched Heritage Malta site offers guided tours of the island’s subterranean mysteries
Austria / Croatia / Denmark / Finland / Hungary / Malta / Slovenia / Green City / Innovation and Research
More than half of EU citizens think governments will fail reaching 2050 climate goals
A recent study by the European Investment Bank offers a deep dive into the attitudes of citizens towards the slow transition to sustainability
Malta / San Lawrenz / Innovation and Research / Mobility
SwissDrones conducts unmanned helicopter test flights in Malta
The Mediterranean country aims to become a global hub for drones and advanced air mobility
Malta / Mobility
Gozo workers and tourism providers want metro, not car tunnel with Malta
The proposed three-line subway system with 25 stations excludes the sister island
Malta / Development
Malta launches Construction and Demolition Waste Strategy 2021-2030
The strategy aims to replace landfilling with waste reduction, reuse and recycling
Malta / Energy efficiency
Malta installs first solar-powered footpath
The EU member state has committed to achieving 11.5 percent target share of energy from renewable sources by 2030
Malta / Digital transformation / Mobility
Air-link, clean energy ferry planned for Gozo
PM and Labour Party Leader Robert Abela announced record EU funds and connectivity improvements for the smaller Maltese island
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta eases 'dark red’ quarantine rules
Entertainment venues can choose to admit only fully jabbed persons
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta to booster jab immunosuppressed people
Seniors aged 70 and over will also be offered a third dose
Malta / Economy and Finance / Green City / Public Spaces
Six urban embellishment projects unveiled in Malta
Local councils are allowed to acquire all project funds, instead of 30 percent of the costs
Malta / Green City / Mobility
Malta unveils draft strategy for electric car-charging infrastructure
The plan lays out preferable rates in off-peak hours and incentives for the private sector to invest in public charging stations
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Belgium / Denmark / Malta / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Malta is Europe’s most LGBTI-friendly country for seventh year in a row
Malta / Valletta / Culture and Tourism
Valletta to hold five days of free outdoor film screenings
Malta / Education and Sport
Comic books teach Malta’s schoolchildren how to sort waste
Malta / Welfare and Health
Malta announces its first autism-friendly restaurant
Malta / Valletta / Green City
Valletta Green Festival will take place next week
Malta / Development / Innovation and Research
Malta to transform fuel storage facility into a research and innovation hub
Malta / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health
Malta unveils a COVID-19 memorial garden in Paola
Malta / Marsaskala / Development
Malta launches ambitious reafforestation project worth EUR 20 million
Malta / Mdina / Valletta / Culture and Tourism / Development
Ceramic plaques make tourism more accessible in Mdina and Valletta
Malta / Development / Green City