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- Riga
- Welfare
Riga City Council and local hotel chains provide rooms for self-isolation

Hotel chains can apply to the city’s welfare department in order to be allowed to serve those in need of lodgings for self-isolation
kovo 29, 2020 20:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Development
- Braga
- Welfare
Braga employs new approaches during pandemic

Smart, innovative and local solutions are the way to go for the city’s authorities
kovo 29, 2020 13:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Tallinn
- Education
- Welfare
Tallinn librarians read to children over the phone amid lockdown

Kids can also practice reading aloud with the librarian
kovo 28, 2020 17:00

Aseniya Dimitrova
EN
- Development
- Welfare
Finnish libraries adapt to life under quarantine

Libraries are finding new and innovative ways in which to offer their services to citizens
kovo 28, 2020 10:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Politics
- Welfare
Standing out – Sweden’s approach to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic

Unlike most other countries, Sweden has not yet imposed heavily restrictive measures
kovo 27, 2020 19:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Prague
- Welfare
Red Cross and Prague join forces to deliver protective masks to those in need

In Czechia, wearing a mask or other protection against coronavirus is mandatory
kovo 27, 2020 14:30

Aseniya Dimitrova
EN
- Copenhagen
- Transport
- Welfare
Opening of Copenhagen’s new metro line goes ahead on schedule

Despite the coronavirus outbreak, the new line will still open on Saturday
kovo 27, 2020 11:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Lublin
- Innovations
- Welfare
How to support foreigners in a pandemic? Lessons from Lublin

Lublin becomes the first Polish city to introduce procedures for obtaining PESEL and registering address for foreigners
kovo 27, 2020 10:30

TheMayor.EU
EN
- Welfare
Romania saves Romania or how the Red Cross helps the fight against coronavirus

The fundraising campaign is aimed at raising donations to help hospitals and other institutions involved in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic
kovo 26, 2020 21:30

Monika Dimitrova
EN
- Helsinki
- Welfare
Uusimaa shuts down borders

Travel between the Finnish capital and the rest of the country will be severely restricted
kovo 26, 2020 19:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Welfare
Hotline for psychological aid to parents launched in Belgium

It will be active during the Coronavirus lockdown
kovo 26, 2020 09:30

Aseniya Dimitrova
FR

EN
- Rome
- Welfare
Rome under lockdown

Find out the most important measures undertaken by the municipality and the necessary information
kovo 25, 2020 17:30

Monika Dimitrova
IT

EN
- Welfare
Leeds sets sights on social care expansion

Social care workers are at the forefront of the city’s coronavirus response
kovo 25, 2020 14:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Zagreb
- Welfare
Zagreb recovers from the earthquake amid coronavirus lockdown

Croatia's capital is remedying damages from the earthquake while fighting against coronavirus
kovo 25, 2020 12:50

Diana Todorova
HR

EN
- Paphos
- Welfare
Paphos’s social agenda

The municipality has a wide range of social projects currently underway
kovo 25, 2020 11:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Welfare
Free accommodation at Peles Castle for people in quarantine

A total of 53 individual accommodation spaces in the hotel units and villas will be available for patients placed in coronavirus quarantine
kovo 23, 2020 21:30

Monika Dimitrova
EN
- Lisbon
- Porto
- Braga
- Welfare
Portuguese apartment owners provide lodgings to medical personnel

Locals in many cities across the country are allowing doctors to stay at their spare apartments
kovo 23, 2020 19:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Welfare
Cyprus approves new measures to tackle pandemic fallout

Tax reductions, extensions and other measures were approved by the Cypriot government
kovo 23, 2020 17:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Malta
- Valletta
- Mdina
- Marsa
- Marsaskala
- Safi
- Qrendi
- Welfare
- Xgħajra
- Siggiewi
Psychological support seekers flock to Malta chatlines

Kellimni.com calls for mental wellbeing to be prioritised on a par with sanitary health
kovo 23, 2020 16:00

Plamen Petrov
EN
- Welfare
- Novo mesto
Novo Mesto fast tracks new coronavirus measures

Parking, libraries, social services and restrictions on gatherings were discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the City Council
kovo 22, 2020 20:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- London
- Welfare
London provides the homeless with hotel rooms for self-isolation

The move is a part of the local government’s strategy for tackling the coronavirus
kovo 22, 2020 10:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg
- Diekirch
- Differdange
- Vianden
- Mertert
- Schengen
- Frisange
- Welfare
Luxembourg launches online shopping platform for the vulnerable

To save them the risks of going shopping and contracting coronavirus
kovo 21, 2020 17:00

Aseniya Dimitrova
FR

EN
- Helsinki
- Welfare
Finland once again tops world’s happiness chart

The capital of Helsinki also ranks as the happiest city in the world
kovo 21, 2020 13:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Braga
- Welfare
Braga’s response to the coronavirus pandemic

The Portuguese city has been steadily bolstering its response to the ongoing crisis
kovo 21, 2020 10:00

Anton Stoyanov
EN
- Paphos
- Welfare
Paphos announces scheme to aid the elderly in the region during the pandemic

With elderly people being especially at risk from the coronavirus, local authorities want to help them any way they can
kovo 20, 2020 19:30

Anton Stoyanov
EN