Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Development

Amsterdam bans creation of new hotels

Another piece in the overall strategy to reduce tourist flows to the city

Apr 18, 2024 16:22

Denmark / Copenhagen / Culture and Tourism / Development

Copenhagen mayors call for rebuilding of iconic stock exchange destroyed in fire

The blaze has been dubbed the Danish capital’s own “Notre Dame” tragedy

Apr 16, 2024 15:54

Bulgaria / Cyprus / Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

These are Europe’s 3 most affordable holiday destinations in 2024

Overall, the continent is getting more expensive for tourism

Mar 29, 2024 17:54

Czechia / Prague / Economy and Finance

Housing in Prague is the least affordable in Europe

What are the reasons for that and are there any possible solutions for that problem?

Mar 28, 2024 16:29

Estonia / Tallinn / Politics and Reforms

Tallinn’s new mayor ends Center Party 19-year rule

The previous mayor was forced out of office following a no-confidence vote in the city council

Apr 18, 2024 13:47

Netherlands / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms

Dutch independent supervisor concerned about traffic lights tracking people

Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data

Apr 17, 2024 16:53

Spain / Barcelona / Green City / Innovation and Research

Barcelona to employ floating desalination unit in port

The facility will replace the need to have water supplied by tankers from Valencia

Apr 18, 2024 17:33

Germany / Innovation and Research

Earn 18,000 euros by lying in bed for 2 months, and help space science

The German Aerospace Center in Cologne is looking for volunteers for its next bed rest study

Apr 17, 2024 13:32

Netherlands / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms

Dutch independent supervisor concerned about traffic lights tracking people

Modern traffic lights do more than regulate the flow of vehicles at crossroads, they also collect enormous amounts of data

Apr 17, 2024 16:53

Belgium / Digital transformation / Politics and Reforms

Chatbot helps Flemish voters make a decision for the upcoming elections

The aim of the smart device is to present information without political colouring

Apr 11, 2024 18:02

Energy efficiency

From coal ash to solar cash: a webinar shows the hidden wealth of green energy

TheMayor.EU has partnered with EIB and ICLEI to inform European municipalities about the possibilities ahead

Apr 22, 2024 13:57

Slovakia / Energy efficiency / Green City

Slovakia shuts down its last coal plant today

Electricity production in that Eastern European country will not release direct CO2 emissions anymore

Mar 26, 2024 17:45

France / Luxembourg / Mobility / Social City

French municipalities bordering Luxembourg to offer free transport to commuters

The service will operate during peak hours in the morning and evening

Apr 22, 2024 18:00

Finland / Espoo / Education and Sport / Green City / Mobility

These child-friendly mobility devices are all the rage in Finnish cities

Muksubussi is nature-friendly, too, so they provide 2-in-1 benefit

Apr 19, 2024 13:11

Spain / Barcelona / Public Spaces

Barcelona raises wooden fences around trash bins against wild boars

The intervention has affected the mountainous districts of the Catalan capital

Apr 17, 2024 18:06

Italy / Florence / Development / Public Spaces

Florence’s Ponte Vecchio to undergo largest restoration ever

Two million euros will go towards the effort that will try to refresh its original splendour

Apr 16, 2024 13:39

Spain / Barcelona / L’Hospitalet / Culture and Tourism

Catalonia celebrates Sant Jordi

The festivity is also known as the Day of Books and Roses

Apr 22, 2024 17:24

Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism

Happy Birthday, Rome!

Even an Eternal City had to start from somewhere

Apr 19, 2024 17:55

Finland / Espoo / Education and Sport / Green City / Mobility

These child-friendly mobility devices are all the rage in Finnish cities

Muksubussi is nature-friendly, too, so they provide 2-in-1 benefit

Apr 19, 2024 13:11

France / Paris / Education and Sport

3 months before start of Olympic Games, the Seine not ready for swimmers

This can end up being a major embarrassment for the French capital, as cleaning up the river was touted as a major green project

Apr 9, 2024 09:03

France / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health

Speed radars in Nantes encourage walkers to run

The project aims to urge pedestrians to live even healthier lives

Apr 16, 2024 17:47

Bulgaria / Welfare and Health

This Bulgarian town has hired a snake hunter

Still, the aim is not to harm the animals and they will be released at another spot after capture

Apr 11, 2024 09:32

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Vila Nova de Poiares

Mayors

João Miguel Sousa Henriques has been the Mayor of Vila Nova de Poiares since 2013. He was born in the Poiares Parish of Sto. André on 29 September 1971.

He has a Degree in Teaching Physical Education from the Escola Superior de Educação de Coimbra. He worked as a Physical Education Teacher until 2013. Mr Henriques has a post-graduate certification in Municipal Financial Management from Coimbra...

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Vila Nova de Poiares / Economy and Finance

Dec 11, 2020 13:03

Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

Two birds with one stone, or the holiday measures in Poiares

Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency

Nov 03, 2020 10:06

Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

Enriching municipal biodiversity and resilience in Poiares

Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency

Oct 22, 2020 09:54

Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

Poiares gets tough on invasive plant species

Vila Nova de Poiares / Energy efficiency

Oct 09, 2020 14:31

Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

Goats are not just the brand image of Poiares, they might also save its forests

Vila Nova de Poiares / Interviews

Aug 06, 2020 09:47

Monika Dimitrova

Vila Nova de Poiares is a quiet, peaceful rural place, with lots of facilities that provide quality of life and wellbeing

Vila Nova de Poiares / Education and Sport

Aug 04, 2020 14:30

Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

Rock climbing takes center stage in Vila Nova de Poiares