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Spain / Development / Energy efficiency

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

May 17, 2022 17:49
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France / Grenoble / Development

Grenoble: topless bathing and burkini authorised in municipal pools

The highly contested decision was approved yesterday with a minor margin

May 17, 2022 11:15

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Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Riga encourages the creation of private museums

For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming

May 17, 2022 15:13
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Austria / Vienna / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Start-up festival will turn Vienna into an international business hotspot this spring

ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere

May 10, 2022 14:41

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Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter

The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports

May 19, 2022 13:20
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Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Portugal wants to position itself as the most sustainable country for tourism

Meeting a new tide in expectations from environmentally-aware travellers

May 19, 2022 13:12

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Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health

Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara

It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment

May 18, 2022 17:10
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Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research

Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival

Innovating Pilsen will take place during the first week of June

May 16, 2022 17:41

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Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum

Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours

May 19, 2022 15:16
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Lithuania / Vilnius / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Vilnius gets more precise about air quality with online pollen map

The project is the first of its kind in Lithuania

May 13, 2022 16:49

Energy efficiency

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Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

REPowerEU: Europe starts preparing for next winter

The plan calls for accelerating green energy developments in the EU, with 2027 as a supposed cut-off deadline for Russian energy imports

May 19, 2022 13:20
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Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms

Bill Gates investment group says EU needs to put 800 billion euros into green energy

As the EU Commission is about to vote on REPowerEU, a bill to fund alternative natural gas suppliers, Breakthrough Energy claims that the bloc needs more battery storage capacity

May 18, 2022 12:08

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Finland / EU funding updates / Mobility

EIB promotes autonomous mobility in Finland with EUR 8 million

It will help the self-driving technology company Sensible 4 Oy develop its products

May 19, 2022 12:24
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Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Could Berlin become a car-free city in the next four years?

An ambitious draft bill was championed by the Greens in the City’s Senate, but authorities shut it down for being too drastic. What happens now?

May 17, 2022 17:23

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Helsingborg will cover scaffolding of town hall with storm-proof banner

The building has been undergoing a major renovation since the start of 2021

May 18, 2022 18:03
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Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places

In this way, it will reduce the levels of noise and pollution

May 18, 2022 12:19

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Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Rome to offer night tours of the Colosseum

Explore the underbelly of the city’s most iconic site in the moonlit hours

May 19, 2022 15:16
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Portugal / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Portugal wants to position itself as the most sustainable country for tourism

Meeting a new tide in expectations from environmentally-aware travellers

May 19, 2022 13:12

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France / Paris / Education and Sport / Social City

You can now buy NFTs to support students from Ukraine in Paris

There are several ways you can help the city accommodate 500 Ukrainians arriving for the start of the academic year

May 18, 2022 13:40
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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Mobility

A campaign in Luxembourg will create bike-buddy groups

The Grand Duchy remains one of the most car-dependent countries in the EU, so the government is trying to break people's commuting habits

May 16, 2022 15:23

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Malta / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health

Malta opens a multisensory room in Kalkara

It will offer people with physical, cognitive and sensory disabilities a calming environment

May 18, 2022 17:10
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Spain / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Spain: the first European country to offer menstrual leave for women

The bill, however, still has to be approved by Parliament to become a law

May 18, 2022 16:33
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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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Bulgaria / Blagoevgrad / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Ilko Stoyanov: Municipalities face the brunt of global crises

Apr 28, 2022 10:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Catarina Selada on the first-ever platform that assigns credits for saved carbon emissions

Apr 26, 2022 13:25
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Dubrovnik / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Interviews

Tanja Polegubic: The rise of digital nomads will reshape cities in 3 ways

Mar 23, 2022 11:13
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

A garden is a laboratory of coexistence, where humans and non-humans interact to create more diverse, rich and resilient environments

Feb 18, 2022 13:44
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Interviews

Inés Rey: We’ve been a 15-minute city even before the term became widely known

Feb 16, 2022 12:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Jastrebarsko / Interviews

Zvonimir Novosel: Our main obligation is to serve our citizens and justify their trust

Feb 15, 2022 11:09
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews

Luis Salaya: We want to build tourism based on sustainability and digitization

Feb 10, 2022 12:51
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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The first settlement in the area of Celje dates back to the Hallstatt era. It was known in the Celtic times and to Ancient Greek historians as Kelea.

When the area was incorporated in the Roman Empire in 15 BC, it was named Civitas Celaia. It received municipal rights in 45 AD under the name municipium Claudia Celeia.

During this period the town was rich and densely populated, secured with walls and towers, marble palaces, wide squares and streets. It was called Troia secunda or small Troy. Soon Celeia became a flourishing Roman colony with many new, imposing buildings.

During the Middle Ages Celje was under the name of Cylie. From 1341 to 1456 the town was the seat of the Counts of Celje. It acquired market-town status in the first half of the 14th century and town privilages in 1451.

In 1456 the region was inherited by the Habsburgs of Austria and administered by the Duchy of Styria. In 1473 the city walls and defensive moat were created. In 1515 the town defended itself against Turks, and during thegreat Slovene peasant revolt, against peasants who had taken the Old Castle.

During the Napoleonic Wars, Celje became part of the Habsburgs' Austrian Empire. In 1876 the town became part of Austria-Hungary.

The first service on the Vienna-Trieste railway line came through Celje in April 1846. In 1895, Celje secondary school began to teach in the Slovene language.

In the early 20th century, Celje was a center of German nationalism which had repercussions for Slovens. In 1910, 66.8% of the population was German. A symbol of this was the German Cultural Center, opened on 15 May 1907, which is today’s Celje Hall.            

In 1900, Celje had 6,743 inhabitants and by 1924 - 7,750. In 1896, the National Hall, which now houses the Mayors Office and Town Council, was built. In 1902 the first telephone line was installed and in 1913 the city received electric power.

In 1918 with the collapse of Austria-Hungary as a result of World War I, Celje became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). During this period, the town experienced a rapid industrialization and a significant growth in population.

In April 1941 Celje was occupied by Nazi Germany. During the war the city suffered from allied bombing on important communication lines and military installations. The National Hall was severely damaged.

Following the Ten-Day War in 1991, Celje became part of independent Slovenia. On 7 April 2006, the town became the seat of a new Diocese of Celje, created by Pope Benedict XVI within the Archdiocese of Maribor.  

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Slovenia / Celje / Culture and Tourism

Celje suspension bridge clears project hurdles

The Slovenian municipality is waiting for a building permit for the 505-metre footbridge

Oct 13, 2021 11:44
Plamen Petrov
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Slovenia / Celje / Ljubljana / Mobility

Record 84 Slovenian municipalities join European Mobility Week

The initiative promotes walking and cycling, and other healthy and sustainable alternatives to car transport

Sep 13, 2021 18:59
Plamen Petrov
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Welfare and Health

Slovenia extends and expands anti-pandemic measures

For another 2 weeks, starting today

Nov 13, 2020 08:16
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Welfare and Health

Slovenia bans movement between municipalities for a week

The curfew and the ban on gatherings continue to apply

Oct 26, 2020 14:05
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Welfare and Health

Slovenia contains Covid-19 with a curfew and ban on public gatherings

The measures enter in force on 20 October

Oct 20, 2020 07:32
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Welfare and Health

Slovenian government presents new coronavirus restrictions

They will be in effect from Friday, 16 October

Oct 15, 2020 09:04
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Welfare and Health

Slovenia to ban Sunday shopping

In an attempt to protect the rights of 115,000 retail workers

Sep 30, 2020 11:53
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Grosuplje / Hrastnik / Krško / Ljubljana / Novo mesto / Ptuj / Škofja Loka / Trebnje / Tržič / Energy efficiency

EU project calls on Slovenians to help save wild chestnuts

Once loved and cherished by emperors, the wild chestnut tree is now in danger

Sep 15, 2020 11:26
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Celje / Interviews

Celje is becoming greener and sustainable, just big enough to offer a lot, and small enough to be adorable and cozy

Interview with Bojan Šrot, Mayor of Celje, Slovenia

Mar 09, 2020 08:19
Monika Dimitrova
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Celje / Culture and Tourism

First open kitchen in Celje

Slovenia’s most popular high-end food market is coming to the city this Saturday

Mar 28, 2019 12:12
Olya Georgieva

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