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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Development / Public Spaces

Luxembourg is looking for urban farmers

A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness

Feb 2, 2023 17:07
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Denmark / Germany / Development / Mobility

World’s longest underwater rail-road tunnel to connect Germany and Denmark

The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade

Feb 1, 2023 17:58

Economy and Finance

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Denmark / Economy and Finance / Green City

Danish deposit-return system for bottles and cans is now 100% circular

The solution which has been progressing to that end for the past several years proves that there can be a circular business model

Jan 31, 2023 17:47
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Germany / Berlin / Economy and Finance / Green City

Berlin to issue sustainability bonds worth 750 million euros

This move will open green and social public projects to wider investments

Jan 30, 2023 13:19

Politics and Reforms

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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Free tickets for Amsterdam art venues in February

The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene

Feb 1, 2023 17:28
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Greece / Athens / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health

Attica Region to invest 1.5 million euros in Roma start-ups

The initiative focuses on building an integration policy from the perspective of small businesses within the community

Feb 1, 2023 16:03

Innovation and Research

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France / Germany / Italy / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

EU funds AI and Robotics in agriculture in Germany, France and Italy

The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one

Feb 2, 2023 13:03
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Bulgaria / Sofia / Green City / Innovation and Research

Sofia launches drones against air pollution

The flying machines will help pinpoint polluted districts much more accurately

Feb 1, 2023 13:23

Digital transformation

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Spain / Barcelona / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Barcelona has a digital map of its health and care centres

Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms

Feb 2, 2023 17:37
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France / Germany / Italy / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

EU funds AI and Robotics in agriculture in Germany, France and Italy

The Agri-Tech centre in Osnabrück has a lab, workshop and test field all rolled into one

Feb 2, 2023 13:03

Energy efficiency

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Portugal / Development / Energy efficiency

2025: Europe’s largest solar farm will operate in Portugal

It will supply electricity to a population twice the city of Porto

Feb 1, 2023 13:22
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Czechia / Energy efficiency / Innovation and Research

Robots make the beer come faster – Pilsen’s new take on tradition

Plzeňský Prazdroj’s new brewery warehouse launched an automated rail system capable of storing more beer and loading it onto trucks much more efficiently

Jan 30, 2023 16:09

Mobility

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Denmark / Germany / Development / Mobility

World’s longest underwater rail-road tunnel to connect Germany and Denmark

The work is already underway from both sides and completion is expected at the end of the decade

Feb 1, 2023 17:58
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Belgium / Mobility / Public Spaces

This mediaeval gem in Ghent will become public bike parking lot

Local authorities say that this is a good way to preserve the 15th-century market building while providing a public service

Jan 31, 2023 17:13

Public Spaces

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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Development / Public Spaces

Luxembourg is looking for urban farmers

A new pilot project in the capital will try out multi-faceted farming in a built-up setting as a source of food and environmental awareness

Feb 2, 2023 17:07
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France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

For Valentine’s Day, you can use Paris info boards as love letters

Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?

Feb 2, 2023 16:13

Culture and Tourism

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France / Paris / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

For Valentine’s Day, you can use Paris info boards as love letters

Let your amorous intentions be known throughout the French capital, because if not there, where else?

Feb 2, 2023 16:13
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Netherlands / Amsterdam / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Free tickets for Amsterdam art venues in February

The city has launched a 'buy 1 get 1 for free' scheme to lure people back to the local cultural scene

Feb 1, 2023 17:28

Education and Sport

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Denmark / Aalborg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Aalborg school first to try a 4-day week in Denmark

No more blue Mondays in this educational institution

Feb 2, 2023 13:30
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Belgium / Development / Education and Sport

Belgium will host Europe’s biggest sportainment park

The facility will be located in Hasselt and is set to welcome its first visitors this spring

Jan 25, 2023 17:39

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Spain / Barcelona / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Barcelona has a digital map of its health and care centres

Search for health, search for well-being - in any sense and category of these terms

Feb 2, 2023 17:37
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Denmark / Aalborg / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Aalborg school first to try a 4-day week in Denmark

No more blue Mondays in this educational institution

Feb 2, 2023 13:30
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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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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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The territory of today’s Madrid has been inhabited ever since the Stone Age, however, the settlement as it stands has been mentioned in historical documents dating back to the 9th century. The location of today's royal palace was once the ground of a small castle built by the Emir of Cordoba. Parts of the walls can be seen today. Later the castle and its territories became part of the Kingdom of Castile. During the Renaissance, the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon united and soon, this union turned out to be a leadup to the complete unification of Spain. However, Madrid was not as well developed as other Spanish cities, so King Felipe V took action towards its expansion and development by launching numerous campaigns, especially for the construction of buildings. In the 19th century, Spain was occupied by France, at that time ruled by Napoleon I, but in 1814 Spain regained its independence. The city began to grow and develop rapidly after that.

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Spain / Madrid / Development / Mobility

Madrid debuts new anti-vandalism city bikes

The public service is undergoing a major facelift with everything, from rebranding to easier payments, targeted to make residents fall in love with soft mobility

Jan 25, 2023 15:47
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Green City / Mobility

Madrid is now the largest European city with 100% clean-powered buses

Starting 2023 in style and setting a benchmark both for air quality and public transit services

Jan 19, 2023 15:59
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Green City / Public Spaces

Madrid to corral entire ring road with vertical gardens

Driving experience on the M30 will turn from drab and grey to green and bright

Jan 11, 2023 16:39
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Green City

For the first time, Madrid meets European standards for air quality

2022 was a good year and the time when the city could proclaim “Madrid can finally breathe”

Jan 03, 2023 14:45
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Madrid may not have snow, but it will begin the new year with a unique show

If you’re in the Spanish capital on 3 and 4 January, then head to the Sabatini Gardens to experience awe

Dec 30, 2022 17:17
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Mobility / Social City

Free cabs take seniors on a tour around Xmas Madrid

The social initiative has proven popular not only with the beneficiaries but also with the drivers

Dec 21, 2022 16:26
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Development / Mobility

Madrid set to join driverless metro club

The first automated train line in the Spanish capital will serve the futuristic Madrid Nuevo Norte district

Dec 16, 2022 17:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Fond of ‘historic bus spotting’? Then head to Madrid on Sunday

The Spanish capital’s public transport operator is celebrating its 75th birthday in retro style

Dec 08, 2022 17:20
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Portugal / Spain / Lisbon / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Social City

The 3 best cities for expats in the EU… (and the 3 worst)

The insight comes from an annual survey done by the InterNations community platform

Nov 29, 2022 13:35
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Digital transformation / Social City

Madrid to upgrade senior telecare with smart sensors detecting change in lifestyle

The new system will watch out for high irregularities in the daily living patterns of the elderly before alerting emergency services

Oct 31, 2022 14:30
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Digital transformation / Education and Sport / Social City

The first European inclusive technology hub will set up shop in Madrid

For the next ten years, the initiative will aim to bridge the gap between those at risk of social exclusion and the tech labour market

Oct 28, 2022 17:54
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Growing City / Mobility

Madrid expands bike service to all corners of the city

The authorities are now eager to transform the Spanish capital into a truly cycling-friendly environment

Oct 21, 2022 17:48
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Belgium / Bulgaria / Italy / Spain / Florence / Madrid / Rome / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces

Bloomberg expands Asphalt Art Initiative to 19 European cities

It promotes the use of colour and design to make streets safer and communities stronger

Oct 11, 2022 10:48
Denis Balgaranov
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Spain / Madrid / Digital transformation / Social City

Madrid residents will deal with the administration through a personal online profile

All the services that used to require waiting in endless lines will now be available in the palm of a hand

Sep 14, 2022 17:56
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Mobility / Public Spaces

Madrid now has Spain’s most powerful urban charging station

You can find it downtown and you can charge anything from a scooter to a car there

Sep 08, 2022 13:58
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health

Spanish scientists developed COVID vaccine for pets

Not a bad idea, given the possibility of viral mutations that can transmit from animals to humans

Aug 30, 2022 14:59
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Barcelona / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Menú del día: Inflation attacks Spain’s beloved cultural institution

And big cities are where the effect is the worst despite the more varied offer on the market there

Aug 18, 2022 13:27
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Portugal / Spain / Madrid / Green City

Wildfire in Portugal spoils the air all the way in…Madrid

This summer, the Iberian Peninsula has turned into a veritable tinder source ready for disaster

Aug 17, 2022 16:33
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Education and Sport

Madrid brings back and expands its ‘cube gym’ concept

The initiative returns assertively this summer, and 25 new containers will be installed in 17 districts of the Spanish capital before the end of the year

Aug 02, 2022 18:04
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Barcelona / Madrid / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Madrid and Barcelona’s regional trains will be free to ride from September to December

The Spanish government has decided to tackle the energy and inflation crisis with a pioneering move

Jul 13, 2022 17:59
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Green City

Madrid’s largest tree planting campaign ever has restored its biosphere

The city’s forests were severely damaged during last year’s Filomena storm

Jul 05, 2022 15:43
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Madrid goes to Cannes to show its love for cinema

On the fringes of the festival, Film Madrid will hold meetings to promote the region as a filming destination

May 25, 2022 09:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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France / Ireland / Netherlands / Spain / Amsterdam / Dublin / Madrid / Paris / Green City / Smart City

100 European cities will become climate-neutral by 2030

The cities were selected by the EU Commission and with its support, they should become trailblazers in the EU’s push for net-zero by 2050

Apr 28, 2022 16:27
Denis Balgaranov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Madrid takes advantage of layover hub status to boost its tourist appeal

When an airport transfer turns into a full-blown holiday

Apr 19, 2022 17:49
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Austria / Bulgaria / Greece / Spain / Dubrovnik / Madrid / Stara Zagora / Culture and Tourism / Growing City

19 municipalities will compete for European Youth Capital 2025

The selection features municipalities from across Europe, including the Ukrainian city of Lviv

Mar 22, 2022 14:05
Denis Balgaranov
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Spain / Madrid / Green City / Public Spaces

New app extension points users to the nearest drinking fountain in Madrid

This is the city’s way to mark World Water Day

Mar 22, 2022 13:15
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Portugal / Spain / Lisbon / Madrid / Vienna / Welfare and Health

Iberian cities top the list as the healthiest in the world

Overall, EU cities are a step ahead of the rest

Feb 03, 2022 12:47
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Madrid offers a new 360 virtual tour

The digital experience, however, also has a human touch

Feb 01, 2022 16:09
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

World’s premier tourism fair returns to Madrid with in-person format

The FITUR organizers want to send a message that we need to learn to live with the new reality

Jan 17, 2022 14:18
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Madrid / Development / Mobility

Mega electric charging station for vehicles opens near Madrid

It is the largest of its kind in Spain

Jan 12, 2022 12:23
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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