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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

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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

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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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Due to the low temperatures in the north, much of the population of modern day Sweden tended to relocate to the south, where living conditions were more favorable. This steady migration process happened around 8000 BC. Not much is known about the establishment of the city. It is widely believed however, that it was founded by Viking tribes sometime in the 11th century. The city quickly began to grow and become the center of trade, exclusively trading with the northern European countries and German states. Historic documents from 1252 already mention the town of Stockholm. In the 13th century, the population had clearly recognized the city as the de-facto political centre of the country. The city grew in the following centuries, and by the end of the 15th century about 7,000 people lived there. During the time of Gustav I Vasa, Sweden ceased to be a part of the Kalmar Union, and the Swedish king began spreading the gospel of Protestantism. In the 18th century the city was devastated by diseases and other disasters, but managed to recover from the losses, both in terms of population and economy. However, the city continued to develop and consolidate its position as an important centre of trade which it still is today.

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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research

First in Sweden: Near-infrared technology sorts out plastic and metal

In fact, the more precise term is post-sorting, and it cuts down CO2 emissions by 75%

Jan 31, 2023 13:36
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City

Swedish Xmas trees go into lakes to become fish nests

Here’s a good example of the concept of upcycling, if there ever was one

Jan 20, 2023 17:45
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Public Spaces / Social City

Stockholm brings coziness outdoors with special “winter places”

The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street

Dec 06, 2022 17:36
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research

Stockholm waste zooms through vacuum tubes

The city will manage this innovative waste disposal system on its own, and it surprises us that it is not more widespread already on a European level

Oct 26, 2022 10:55
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Politics and Reforms

Sweden turns right with new government, but Stockholm swings to the left

The capital has opposed the current political tide in the country, and ex-mayor Karin Wanngård is back at the helm

Oct 18, 2022 15:35
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City

Food waste sorting will be mandatory in Stockholm

The Swedish capital has been notably lacking in that regard, compared to the rest of the country

Oct 07, 2022 16:16
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Finland / Sweden / Stockholm / Turku / Green City / Mobility

There is a plan to decarbonize Stockholm-Turku ferry route

The green corridor can become reality by 2027, thanks to cooperation between private and academic sectors

Oct 06, 2022 18:04
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Stockholm gets ready to unveil Avicii memorial

The monument will be a creative and literally moving sculpture called ‘Standing Waves’

Aug 16, 2022 16:14
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Denmark / Luxembourg / Sweden / Copenhagen / Luxembourg / Stockholm / Economy and Finance

Here are the most expensive cities in Europe for ex-pats

2022 promises to be a dramatic year in terms of cost of living, as the war in Ukraine and the fuel shortage drive prices up across the board

Jun 17, 2022 11:31
Denis Balgaranov
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Denmark / Sweden / Copenhagen / Stockholm / Economy and Finance / Green City / Social City

Nordic cities dominate Sustainable Cities Index

The 5th edition of the Arcadis ranking shows that European cities are well positioned to create prosperity for their residents

Jun 15, 2022 16:01
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City / Innovation and Research

Stockholm restaurant staff wear aprons that absorb CO2

It is then used to grow plants used in the restaurant’s dishes

Jun 06, 2022 13:19
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Green City

Stockholm highlights its climate credentials with a high-level forum

It will be fifty years since the UN’s first-ever climate conference took place - also in that city

May 25, 2022 17:52
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Digital transformation / Green City

Stockholmers to plan their daily routes according to air quality

The project will consist of an interactive augmented reality app and information screens on the streets

Feb 03, 2022 17:15
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Development / Welfare and Health

Sweden nearly ready with its national air ambulance network

The latest addition was the base launch at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport

Feb 01, 2022 13:34
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism

Stockholm to combine silent disco with light artistry

A free and exciting activity, which will be part of the Nobel Week Lights 2021 show

Dec 03, 2021 10:50
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Stockholm to introduce gargle test for Covid

This will be offered at all primary and secondary schools in the region

Oct 26, 2021 15:52
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Denmark / Finland / Germany / Netherlands / Sweden / Aalborg / Amsterdam / Berlin / Copenhagen / Espoo / Lund / Stockholm / Innovation and Research

Cities of the Future Index: 3 European metropolitan areas rank highest

Easy Park has found the world’s 150 most intelligent cities

Oct 14, 2021 12:04
Svilena Iotkovska
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Sweden / Stockholm / Social City / Welfare and Health

Stockholm opens first Welcome House for newcomers

The facility will serve as a one-stop-shop for everything that new migrants may need

Sep 01, 2021 14:00
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Denmark / Germany / Sweden / Berlin / Copenhagen / Stockholm / Mobility

Berlin to Copenhagen and Stockholm in a one-night train ride

This route has not been available since the 1990s. The train revival in Europe is in full swing

Jun 25, 2021 16:38
Denis Balgaranov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Development / Growing City

New Stockholm cemetery offers a novel concept

Its construction is already under full swing and expected to be done by 2024

Jun 23, 2021 14:16
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Belgium / Denmark / Finland / Germany / Sweden / Stockholm / Innovation and Research

The most innovative city in Europe is Stockholm

While the European Union scored higher than China, it was still well behind South Korea

Jun 22, 2021 13:59
Denis Balgaranov
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Estonia / Sweden / Stockholm / Tallinn / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health

Cruises between Tallinn and Stockholm resume as Estonia eases restrictions

Day trippers to the Baltic country can skip quarantine if tested, vaccinated or reconvalescent

Jun 13, 2021 10:56
Plamen Petrov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism

Ericsson Globe arena in Stockholm renamed in honour of Avicii

This is yet another tribute to the late modern cultural icon from its native city

May 20, 2021 14:15
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Public Spaces

Stockholm opens up to welcome summer

This is done through the creation of specific summer public spaces

May 13, 2021 13:40
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

New app shows air quality in every point of Stockholm

Luft Stockholm is like a weather forecast app but for air

May 05, 2021 16:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism / Welfare and Health

Stockholm plans to pay tribute to Avicii

The world-famous DJ will be honoured with a memorial

Apr 13, 2021 12:47
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Mobility / Welfare and Health

COVID distancing has helped Stockholm motorcyclists – at least for now

City Council has extended the ‘no parking fees’ rule for motorbikes and mopeds

Mar 26, 2021 14:16
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Development / Growing City

Stockholm eyes a two-in-one redevelopment of Slussen area

The grand scale project can go ahead after a loan agreement was signed with EIB

Mar 04, 2021 17:53
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Public Spaces / Social City

Swedish cities aim to become 1-minute cities

This looks like an art project with a dose of Scandinavian design

Feb 19, 2021 14:57
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Stockholm / Education and Sport

City of Stockholm is a partner in a new educational initiative

This is a novel approach that seeks to give young sports talents a dual career

Jan 14, 2021 13:47
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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