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Austria / Vienna / Development / Mobility

Vienna expands bike infrastructure – 20 km for 2023

The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt

Mar 23, 2023 13:16
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Romania / Development / Energy efficiency

Romanian town starts geothermal project for district heating

Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground

Mar 22, 2023 17:06

Economy and Finance

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Germany / Economy and Finance / Mobility

Despite revenue drop - Leipzig to invest in public transport

With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service

Mar 23, 2023 16:22
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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?

Mar 17, 2023 18:02

Politics and Reforms

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Luxembourg / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Luxembourg makes contraception free in April

While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms

Mar 24, 2023 15:47
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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

Mar 21, 2023 17:11

Innovation and Research

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Bulgaria / Sofia / Development / Innovation and Research

Sofia seeks young people's innovative ideas in Academy for VISIONARIES 2023

The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions

Mar 15, 2023 17:46
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Germany / Berlin / Economy and Finance / Innovation and Research

Berlin offers targeted support to make more businesses sustainable

Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable

Mar 14, 2023 16:59

Digital transformation

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Belgium / Leuven / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Leuven tries to tackle party noise with smart tech

City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation

Mar 24, 2023 13:29
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Germany / Hamburg / Digital transformation / Mobility

Germany commits to AI-driven public transport in Hamburg

The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030

Mar 21, 2023 15:48

Energy efficiency

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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Hamburg sets guidelines for placing green infrastructure on heritage buildings

The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum

Mar 24, 2023 17:25
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Romania / Development / Energy efficiency

Romanian town starts geothermal project for district heating

Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground

Mar 22, 2023 17:06

Mobility

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Germany / Economy and Finance / Mobility

Despite revenue drop - Leipzig to invest in public transport

With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service

Mar 23, 2023 16:22
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Austria / Vienna / Development / Mobility

Vienna expands bike infrastructure – 20 km for 2023

The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt

Mar 23, 2023 13:16

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Spain / Barcelona / Public Spaces / Social City

Barcelona to host Spain’s first pet cemetery

It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials

Mar 16, 2023 17:55
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Greece / Athens / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Athens to build Greece's first 100% ‘green’ museum

The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy

Mar 15, 2023 16:11

Culture and Tourism

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Germany / Hamburg / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency

Hamburg sets guidelines for placing green infrastructure on heritage buildings

The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum

Mar 24, 2023 17:25
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Austria / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health

Nursing homes in Graz embrace classical music as therapy

The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories

Mar 22, 2023 15:51

Education and Sport

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Belgium / Leuven / Education and Sport / Social City

Leuven to fight discrimination with role-playing games

The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments

Mar 21, 2023 17:24
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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Free and 100% organic sanitary pads - Esch-sur-Alzette has you covered

The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings

Mar 10, 2023 17:19

Welfare and Health

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Luxembourg / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Luxembourg makes contraception free in April

While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms

Mar 24, 2023 15:47
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Belgium / Leuven / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Leuven tries to tackle party noise with smart tech

City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation

Mar 24, 2023 13:29
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Interviews

Kaisa Karjalainen: “It’s better to be an imperfect zero waster for the rest of our lives than a perfect one for two weeks”

Mar 14, 2023 12:56
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Digital transformation / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Online public services as efficient as TikTok: Cluj-Napoca’s Digital Transformation

Feb 16, 2023 13:51
Denis Balgaranov
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Bulgaria / Interviews / Read Twice

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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Netherlands / Utrecht / Green City / Interviews

Sharon Dijksma: Without cities, it will be impossible to tackle global warming

Nov 21, 2022 13:41
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Vasco Cordeiro: The European project is at stake when solidarity is at stake

Aug 1, 2022 11:34
Denis Balgaranov
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Interviews

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

Jul 14, 2022 14:57
ICLEI Europe
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews

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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Interviews

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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Sweden / Interviews

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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Basílio Horta

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Sintra is a true historical treasure, where traces can be found from the Bronze Age to the different periods of the History of Portugal, without neglecting the Roman Era and the Muslim occupation. Despite being one of the most populous urban centers in Portugal, it has refused to be elevated to the status of city.

In the context of nature, architecture and human occupation, Sintra shows a unique “cultural landscape” in the panorama of Portuguese history and a characteristic climate provided by the Serra de Sintra (“Sintra’s small mountain”).

Sintra was classified as a World Heritage Site under the category Cultural Landscape on 6 December 1995 during the 19th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Berlin.

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Portugal / Sintra / Green City

Used masks will become street furniture in Sintra

It was high time to do something about the new pollution scourge of our era

Aug 09, 2022 17:54
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Denmark / Portugal / Sintra / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Follow in the footsteps of Hans Christian Andersen in Sintra

The Danish Embassy in Portugal launched an app for that purpose

Oct 25, 2021 15:03
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Portugal / Sintra / Culture and Tourism / Social City

Sintra warms up to the vegan cause

The city has decided to implement a monthly Vegan event at one of the municipal markets

Aug 26, 2021 13:09
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

Jun 17, 2021 16:15
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

May 07, 2021 17:05
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

Apr 15, 2021 17:17
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

Mar 10, 2021 17:32
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

Jan 20, 2021 17:53
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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

Oct 27, 2020 10:54
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sintra / Culture and Tourism

Cultural offerings will be free in Sintra until the end of the year

The Municipality’s gift to its residents to honour 25th anniversary of being a World Heritage Site

Sep 29, 2020 12:21
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sintra / Interviews

Basílio Horta: Sintra is a municipality with a promising future and with a deep concern for future generations

Interview with Basílio Horta, Mayor of Sintra

Sep 03, 2020 07:38
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Braga / Lisbon / Porto / Sintra / Innovation and Research

Portuguese municipalities receive UN recognition for their responses to Covid-19

This is evident from a brief which praises efforts from cities around the world

Aug 20, 2020 10:52
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sintra / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health

Sintra Municipality steadies employment in vulnerable sectors

More than 50% of the provisional funds have already reached the beneficiaries

Aug 03, 2020 12:06
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sintra / Culture and Tourism

Sintra reopens parks and monuments on International Museum Day

New rules and regulations will be in effect on all cultural venues in the Portuguese municipality

May 13, 2020 12:20
Anton Stoyanov
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Sintra / Energy efficiency

Sintra opens thousands of free parking spaces near train stations

The local government hopes that this new measure will promote the use of public transport

Nov 08, 2019 15:18
Anton Stoyanov
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Sintra / Education and Sport

Sintra municipality invests EUR 7 million in renovation of schools

This is only the beginning of a large-scale attempt to reinvigorate Sintra’s public education system

May 11, 2019 10:21
Anton Stoyanov
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Sintra / Culture and Tourism

Sintra to host mega exhibition of camellias and orchids

The program also includes guided tours, demonstrations, workshops and shows

Feb 05, 2019 15:16
Olya Georgieva
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Sintra / Culture and Tourism

August is coming with unique open air cinema experience in Sintra

The Palace of Monserrate will host the cinema cycle “Splendor in the Grass” from August 3 to 26

Jul 27, 2018 10:59
Olya Georgieva

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