Thessaloniki gets ready for its metro launch in November
The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays
For the past year, they have been united under the “Free Cities Pact”
A large budget has been agreed upon for the setting up of the necessary infrastructural network
Their firm conviction is that recovery and green transformation are only possible in a bottom-up approach
The financial aid will also be retroactively applied to cars registered after 1 January 2020
The forthcoming legislation has been hailed as the most significant reform of local government since the foundation of the Republic
If all residents of the capital are registered, the city could receive an additional 10 million euros each year
The Union of Slovak Cities believes that the burden of previous nationwide testing campaigns has fallen squarely on local governments and they have a right to shape policy
The city’s mayor wants the local government to become more efficient and digital in order to better support its citizens
The goal is to increase the influence and sense of belonging of foreign nationals living in the city
In 2019 the city made the companies more transparent and accountable – now it wants to also boost their performance