This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars
And it will also advise you on the right way to do this
Belgium / Development
Portugal / Porto / Education and Sport / Politics and Reforms
Porto mayor unhappy with the progress of decentralization in the country
In his opinion, the National Association of Municipalities has betrayed the process
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Social City
Porto shoulders the creation of information cloud for youth
The aim is to entice Portuguese youth to get more involved in public life
Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research
Porto researchers develop sustainable desalination equipment for small-scale use
This is happening in the context of the most severe winter drought the country has experienced this century
Portugal / Porto / Welfare and Health
Porto extends 2-euro taxi rides for seniors heading to healthcare centres
The practice was first applied to boost COVID vaccinations
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health
Did you know Porto introduced pandemic restrictions in the 17th century?
The Health Flag stone column still stays vigilant, nowadays as a monument
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism
Porto distinguished for its ‘bleisure’ promotional campaign
A strategy to counteract the seasonal nature of traditional tourism
Portugal / Porto / Green City
Less than 1% of Porto’s waste ends up in landfills
In that respect, the city is one of Portugal’s leaders and a role model
Portugal / Porto / Green City
Porto to get more ambitious with its climate goals
The City Council mulls the idea of joining the Green City Accord, among other things
Portugal / Porto / Development / Digital transformation
Porto has decided to renovate the oldest mall on the Iberian Peninsula
It was inaugurated in 1976, back when escalators were considered a novelty
Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research
Porto researchers aim to make edible vaccines
Scared of needles? The solution is on the way in the form of fruit or yoghurt
Belgium / Finland / Luxembourg / Portugal / Spain / Barcelona / Helsinki / Luxembourg / Porto / Public Spaces / Social City
Finalists competing for Access City Award 2022 announced
The winners will become known on 3 December
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism / Green City
Researcher calls for ‘climate shelters’ in Porto
He also suggested that the city’s population is largely ‘climate illiterate’
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism
Porto will house analogue cinema lab in a medieval tower
This disappearing craft now has a new, and hopefully permanent, home
Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Can our gut flora determine our personality? University of Porto aims to find out
A new study to determine the overlap between physiology and psychology
Portugal / Porto / Culture and Tourism
Portugal snatches prime spots in prestigious annual rankings for travel
Seven out of nine top European cities for tourism are in the EU
Portugal / Porto / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
Will smartphones replace the stethoscope?
University of Porto Medical Faculty research shows there might be a new role for omnipresent devices
Portugal / Funchal / Lisbon / Porto / Politics and Reforms
Portuguese opposition snatches Lisbon in local elections
Socialists, however, are the overall winners from the Sunday ballot casting
Portugal / Porto / Green City / Public Spaces
How many cigarette butts are there on Portuguese beaches? Join the ‘Butt Hike’ and find out
German activist Andreas Noe invites anyone willing to support his environmental pilgrimage
Portugal / Porto / Green City
Porto project lets communities make their own fertilizer
The idea is to implement circularity at the household level
Portugal / Porto / Digital transformation / Mobility
Tap-to-pay system already available on Porto public transport
This is just the beginning, the roll out of the service will reach all parts of the transit network by the end of 2022
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 / 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 / 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
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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 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