Greece teams up with Amazon to establish regional space hub
The agreement is part of the country’s efforts to accelerate its digital transition
Greece / Development / Digital transformation
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- Porto proud to host company that works on cars of the future
- After tough two months, Portugal once again looks to a future beyond COVID
- Braga will have an Ombudsman for animal rights
- Smart lighting project grabs first prize in Coimbra challenge
- Denmark ranks at the top of the EIB Corporate Digitalisation Index
- Coimbra puts the focus on urban resilience this Friday and Saturday
Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Porto proud to host company that works on cars of the future
Turning the city into a hub of the high-tech automotive world
Portugal / Lisbon / Welfare and Health
After tough two months, Portugal once again looks to a future beyond COVID
PM António Costa unveiled a 3-step plan of easing restrictions
Portugal / Braga / Welfare and Health
Braga will have an Ombudsman for animal rights
The administration is responding to growing requests from the public on this issue
Portugal / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research
Smart lighting project grabs first prize in Coimbra challenge
Municipal technicians will get reliable warnings from the IoT-connected application
Belgium / Denmark / Finland / Netherlands / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance
Denmark ranks at the top of the EIB Corporate Digitalisation Index
Several EU member states outperform the US in digital adoption efforts
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Development
Coimbra puts the focus on urban resilience this Friday and Saturday
A free festival featuring everything - from debates to instameets
Portugal / Porto / Social City / Welfare and Health
Porto to implement supervised drug-use site
This might be Portugal’s first non-mobile structure to offer such services
Portugal / Funchal / Economy and Finance / Green City
Madeira launched a platform on circular economy
The new digital tool aims to create a community, educate and inspire with examples
Portugal / Spain / Public Spaces
Guadiana Bridge, between Spain and Portugal, freshens up ahead of anniversary
The cross-border structure will turn 30 in September
Portugal / Welfare and Health
Portugal extends anti-pandemic restrictions yet again
This time the measures will spread over 45 municipalities in the country
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Growing City
New Mediator will balance out Porto's short-term rental market
The new office will have the task of reconciling the interests of the various actors in the short-term rental market of the city
Finland / France / Portugal / Braga / Turku / Green City
54 European cities commit to cleaner and healthier urban environments as part of the Green City Accord
Cities lead Europe’s transition to a greener future
Portugal / Funchal / Green City
Funchal boasts cleanest air outside of Scandinavia
It is only one of two non-Northern cities to find a place among the top 10
Portugal / Lisbon / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Lisbon, Albufeira lock in for another weekend
Delta variant of the Covid virus is making its presence felt
Portugal / Funchal / Culture and Tourism
Madeira celebrates 200 years of regional press
The first issue of the ‘Patriota Funchalense’ came out on 2 July 1821
Portugal / Sintra / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Sintra’s main beach proud to have ‘zero pollution’
That means that it has not been subjected to contamination in, at least, three years
Portugal / Lisbon / Development / Social City
Largest one-off neighbourhood renewal takes place in Lisbon
It concerns the resettlement of 130 households to their new sustainable abodes
Portugal / Spain / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Free and green mobility to help you discover Iberian nature
E-charged cars and bikes are available for tourists, together with a plethora of routes
Portugal / Funchal / Green City / Public Spaces
Special hydro network will soon boost anti-fire security in Funchal
One of the main hazards to the island capital
Portugal / Green City
Famalicão market will promote packaging reuse
Circular habits that can form a zero-waste reality
Portugal / Spain / Warsaw / Development / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Spain teams up with Poland for a mega transport hub project near Warsaw
This became clear after a high-summit agreement was signed to that respect
Portugal / Porto / Development / Growing City
Porto revises its development plan to make it more sustainable and inclusive
A more holistic approach to urban planning
Portugal / Braga / Energy efficiency / Green City
Braga issues its first Sustainability Report
Measuring overall performance by taking into account more than 100 indicators
Portugal / Lisbon / Green City
Making Lisbon greener and cooler
That is the aim of the Life Lungs project
Portugal / Funchal / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Funchal prepares for bathing suit season
Finishing works on the city’s swimming seaside complexes are completed
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Social City
Porto takes science to the local bars
Part of a global initiative that seeks to reinvigorate interest in human rationality and achievement but in a fun way
Portugal / Slovenia / Culture and Tourism
Coimbra becomes European Region of Gastronomy for 2021
The title is shared with the country of Slovenia
Portugal / Braga / Social City / Welfare and Health
40 million euros for boosting up disabled people’s employability in Piedmont
Not letting anyone to be left behind
Portugal / Spain / Pontevedra / Porto / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Galicia and Porto railway link looks ever more likely
This became clear after a statement by Porto mayor
Portugal / Funchal / Culture and Tourism / Education and Sport
Funchal ready to receive the paralympic swimmers of Europe
This is an important event for the upcoming Paralympics in Tokyo
Portugal / Sintra / Social City / Welfare and Health
Sintra provides ‘social taxis’ to people in need
This is part of an agreement between the Municipality and Volunteer Firefighters organizations
Portugal / São Roque do Pico / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance
Azores government assures recovery possible through digitization
Regional Undersecretary of the autonomous archipelago spoke at an online conference dedicated to the ´Islands of Innovation´ Interreg project
Portugal / Braga / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Largest startup competition in the world comes to Portugal
Four municipalities from this country will participate looking to solve problems with mobility
Portugal / Funchal / Digital transformation
Funchal offers detailed spatial information regarding its territory
This was made possible through an online georeference platform
Portugal / Braga / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Braga leaves the door open to a spacious summer
A successful programme to be replicated again this year
Portugal / Lisbon / Growing City / Mobility
Lisbon Metro will get a circular line and more
The plans and funding were presented this week by the Portuguese Government
Portugal / Braga / Sintra / Social City
European Capital of Social Economy? Portugal has five of these
In a true spirit of solidarity, the title was divided among 5 municipalities
Portugal / Development / Economy and Finance
Oeiras Valley gets a new addition
The new headquarters of PHC Software was recently unveiled there
Portugal / Setúbal / Green City
Setubal gets serious about urban organic waste
An initiative unfolding in several steps
Portugal / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
Portugal joins the hydrogen wave
Thanks to grand-scale support on part of the European Investment Bank
Portugal / Green City / Public Spaces
Coimbra delegates green space management to residents
Ongoing process of decentralization of competencies in the municipality
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Smart City
Porto launches a multi-service card for residents
It combines the functions of three previous cards with digital services
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation
Porto Municipality turns to digital recruitment
It is the first in Portugal to implement such platform and process
Portugal / Funchal / Culture and Tourism
Madeira offers Europe’s only tourist green corridor
You can head there if you show proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid-19
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Porto wants to save a former library building by providing an example
The idea is to give the space a new role and involve the public
Portugal / Lisbon / Development / Public Spaces
Almada envisions a ’15-minute’-style innovation district
Ambitious project that will reportedly require 800 million euros to carry out
Bulgaria / Finland / France / Poland / Portugal / Spain / Gabrovo / Helsinki / Madrid / Viana do Castelo / Development / Energy efficiency
6 regions selected for the European Entrepreneurial Region Award 2021-2022
“Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Recovery” is this year's theme
Portugal / Economy and Finance
When it comes to investment in Covid times, Portuguese firms teeter between anxiety and innovation
These are the conclusions from a survey conducted by the European Investment Bank
Portugal / Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto adds workshops on mental health for municipal employees
Many of these people have been on the first lines of fighting the pandemic
Portugal / Funchal / Welfare and Health
Funchal reports on its pet ambulance service
A van had been converted to meet the needs of the animals
Austria / Belgium / Croatia / Czechia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Ireland / Latvia / Lithuania / Netherlands / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency
Sustainable Travel Index: European countries rank highest
Sweden, Finland, Austria, Estonia, and Norway rank at the top of Euromonitor International’s Sustainable Travel Index
Portugal / Public Spaces
Canine park with sections for small and large dogs is under construction in Coimbra
The project was the big winner in the city’s participatory budget edition of 2019
Belgium / France / Hungary / Portugal / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
European Youth Capital 2024: Which cities have been shortlisted?
Chișinău (Moldova), Ghent (Belgium), Lviv (Ukraine) and Veszprém (Hungary) will compete for the European Youth Capital 2024 title
Portugal / Sintra / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health
Sintra shows creativity in providing support all across the board
COVID times require some ingenuity and understanding
Portugal / Porto / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health
Porto subsidizes taxi rides to vaccination centres
The aim is two-fold: help taxi industry and speed up vaccinations
Berlin / Copenhagen / Lisbon / Paris / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Cities add a collective voice to call for safer trucks
Direct vision will hopefully become the standard for heavy vehicles on European streets and roads
Portugal / Porto / Public Spaces
Porto adds handrails to some of its streets for better accessibility
This takes into account aging populations and historical steep streets
Portugal / Green City / Mobility
Coimbra is ready to launch a long-awaited project that will greatly reduce traffic in its centre
Ecovia emerged as an idea in 1997 only to be abandoned and reborn again this year
Portugal / Funchal / Digital transformation / Green City
Funchal City Council is implanting microchips in local trees
This is not a conspiracy theory but an ongoing project that seeks to digitize natural heritage management
Portugal / Leiria / Green City
Leiria now has something akin to an environmental police force
The new municipal service was launched on Monday, 15 February
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance
Drive towards visualization of the new economy in Porto
There is a platform that maps out the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the city
Portugal / Funchal / Development / Economy and Finance
Funchal will offer a test store for fledgling businesses
The initiative, called Viveiro de Lojas, will offer floor space to 6 entrepreneurs for 6 months
Portugal / Braga / Culture and Tourism
Braga clinches 2021 Best European Destination top spot
This comes after securing a second place in 2019 in the same prestigious contest
Ireland / Portugal / Spain / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health
New European project looks into digitizing healthcare in rural areas
The initiative is led by institutes in Spain, Portugal and Ireland
Portugal / Economy and Finance / Green City
Responsible consumption has two (or more) sides
That is the message of an online lecture aimed at businesses in Famalicão
Portugal / Lisbon / Digital transformation / Green City
Lisbon will study closely climate effects in its metropolitan area
This was made possible after winning an EEA Grant
Portugal / Matosinhos / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Libraries in Matosinhos turn to delivery service during the lockdown
More efficient way of bringing truth and knowledge to avid readers
Portugal / Lisbon / Development / Energy efficiency
Lisbon firefighters will get speedier on two wheels
A pilot project will test out the new service and its efficiency
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
First ‘digital village’ springs up on the island of Madeira
The initiative is aimed at capturing a new type of tourist – the digital nomad
Portugal / Porto / Development / Mobility
On the tracks to decarbonizing the first train in Portugal
The plan is to do this with the historical train that runs the Vouga line in summers
Portugal / Sintra / Green City / Social City
Sintra will bring the attention of its residents to the issue of ‘invisible waste’
For the purpose, a webinar will take place on 27 January
Portugal / Welfare and Health
Portugal will stay home as of midnight tomorrow
The Government has declared а return of confinement in order to control the contagion
Portugal / Welfare and Health
A noble project in 20 Portuguese municipalities that fights against oblivion
Memory loss can be debilitating but Café Memória will be there to provide support
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
Portugal / Porto / Green City
Porto trees get innovative care
Linden trees get inoculated with a special type of fungus
Portugal / Green City
Smart waste bins are popping up all over Oeiras
A new way of thinking about refuse
Portugal / São Roque do Pico / Innovation and Research
The Government of the Azores is doing its part for research progress in outlying regions
This is part of the FORWARD project funded through the EU Horizon 2020 framework
Porto / Culture and Tourism
Porto gets recognition for its tourism promotion efforts
A marvelous way to begin the new year
Porto / Culture and Tourism
Two artifacts from Porto remind us that heritage can be quirky, too
These Baroque Christmas nativity scenes have something unusual about them
Funchal / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces
Madeira Theme Park is set for a boost
The unique ethnographic village serves as a treasure chest for local traditions
Aarhus / Alicante / Amsterdam / Copenhagen / Helsinki / Lisbon / Madrid / Utrecht / Vienna / Innovation and Research
What EU cities were best at in 2020 (and not only)
Smart, happy, green: did your city make it to the top?
Porto / Development / Welfare and Health
Porto’s authorities advise us not to think of pets as gifts
Spur-of the moment adoptions rise during this period so the Animal Centre will close until 4 January
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto municipal workers’ Christmas gets a different treatment this year
An annual tradition is adapted to the new reality with beneficial results
Braga / Digital transformation
Braga goes 100% digital on urban permits
There have been some positive outcomes from the lockdowns this year
Vila Nova de Poiares / Economy and Finance
Two birds with one stone, or the holiday measures in Poiares
These are aimed at simultaneously helping the catering and taxi industries
Porto / Economy and Finance
Porto shops are waiting to find out which one of them has the best storefront
The Christmas Storefront Contest 2020 received almost 150 applications
Porto / Mobility
Traffic lights court saga nearing its end in Porto
Meanwhile, spare parts are getting harder to find for the current devices
Braga / Pontevedra / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms
Galicia supports Braga in its 2027 Capital of Culture bid
A fine example of solidarity within one of the Euroregions
Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto Municipality organizes a diabetes information webinar
This is part of activities this month linked to World Diabetes Day
Porto / Development
Porto urban event draws attention by presenting the new master plan for development
The VIII Week of Urban Rehabilitation will take place online
Funchal / Development / Economy and Finance
Funchal’s Participatory Budget will be decided through SMS
This year’s edition of the democratic practice has introduced a new system
Braga / Energy efficiency
Green spaces in Braga will get a more advanced tech treatment
Mulching, not clipping, is the new name of the maintenance game
Setúbal / Culture and Tourism
Artistic expression meets social inclusion in Setúbal
The XXI Festival ExpressArte runs until 4 December
Porto / Energy efficiency
The return of this profession might save Porto’s rivers
River guardians play an important environmental role
Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency
Enriching municipal biodiversity and resilience in Poiares
This is the aim of the “Our Forest” programme
Porto / Energy efficiency
4 000 000 kilometres: Porto marks an electric mobility milestone
The Municipality is glad to have taken this decision 3 years ago
Sintra / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
The incubation of social economy ideas gets continuous support in Sintra
This is possible thanks to a unique space called Fablab Sintra
Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency
Poiares gets tough on invasive plant species
Invasive flora has proliferated after forest fires
Vila Franca de Xira / Interviews
In Vila Franca de Xira history and tradition live hand in hand with modernity and innovation
Interview with Alberto Mesquita, Mayor of Vila Franca de Xira in Portugal
Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency
Goats are not just the brand image of Poiares, they might also save its forests
One of the municipal parishes will count on a fire-prevention herd of these animals
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Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research / Mobility
Porto proud to host company that works on cars of the future
Portugal / Lisbon / Welfare and Health
After tough two months, Portugal once again looks to a future beyond COVID
Portugal / Braga / Welfare and Health
Braga will have an Ombudsman for animal rights
Portugal / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research
Smart lighting project grabs first prize in Coimbra challenge
Belgium / Denmark / Finland / Netherlands / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Digital transformation / Economy and Finance
Denmark ranks at the top of the EIB Corporate Digitalisation Index
Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Development
Coimbra puts the focus on urban resilience this Friday and Saturday
Portugal / Porto / Social City / Welfare and Health
Porto to implement supervised drug-use site
Portugal / Funchal / Economy and Finance / Green City
Madeira launched a platform on circular economy
Portugal / Spain / Public Spaces
Guadiana Bridge, between Spain and Portugal, freshens up ahead of anniversary
Portugal / Welfare and Health