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04/09/2024

The tool builds upon the already available web version of the map Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico

The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition has launched a new smartphone app that lets users see the air quality in their city in real-time and up to two days in the future.

04/09/2024

It marks the street spots that have recorded the highest number of incidents VCÖ - Mobilität mit Zukunft

The Austrian Transport Club (VCÖ) has released an interactive online map to help parents and school children plan safer walking routes to school.

04/09/2024

Tusk’s administration failed to change the law, but it now promises to “change reality”

The Polish government has changed the rules according to which health practitioners should consider performing an abortion in order to make it easier for women to get the procedure within the bounds o..

03/09/2024

Arnhem is trying out the social experiment to test what giving indebted households a fresh start would mean in reality Gemeente Arnhem

Arnhem is trying out a unique experiment with the aim of helping chronically poor families get out of their debt spiral by having their debts cancelled.

03/09/2024

The country’s government cites security concerns behind the move

The Finnish defence ministry seeks to make it impossible for Russian citizens to buy real estate in the country. For this purpose, it’s preparing a draft law for approval in the parliament.

03/09/2024

The mayor of the city, Anne Hidalgo, believes that the memory of the Games should stay on in some way, others aren’t so sure Ville de Paris

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, would like to retain the Olympic Rings on the Eiffel Tower, however, not everyone agrees with that idea.

02/09/2024

It’s already legal in Schleswig-Holstein and possibly soon in Hamburg MEINE ERDE

Schleswig-Holstein is the first state to allow human composting as a burial option and Hamburg is also considering legalising the practice.

02/09/2024

It will be achieved through seawater desalination plants Generalitat de Catalunya

02/09/2024

Head to the Far North or to the Far South to breathe easily European Environment Agency

01/09/2024

Today Slovakia commemorates the adoption of the Slovak Constitution in 1992

Today Slovakia commemorates the adoption of the Slovak Constitution in 1992. The constitution came into effect in October 1992, while the state of Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on 1 January 1993.

31/08/2024

The country joins the club of governments that are mobilizing to do something about rampant tourism

The Czech government is planning to introduce an electronic system where short-term rental property owners will have to register in order to conduct their business.

30/08/2024

The reasons behind this move are varying HDC Leuven

Holy Trinity College in Leuven will be the first school in Belgium to offer Arabic as a mandatory subject.

30/08/2024

The medieval structure is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands Domtoren

The 5-year renovation project of Utrecht’s Dom tower is complete and the structure shines with a renovated exterior.

30/08/2024

Oldenburg (Oldb) can’t remember how exactly it got its peculiar name Stadt Oldenburg

Oldenburg (Oldb) was asked by the State of Lower Saxony to change its name to its constitutional spelling. The city, however, has in turn asked the State to change the name in the constitution as that..

29/08/2024

The city council is urging property owner associations to take away fascist plaques from facades Ajuntament de Girona

Girona has asked private building owner associations to remove all remaining Francoist plaques in order to respect the Spanish law of democratic memory.

29/08/2024

The two-way link has become a four-way link thanks to live streaming that rotates every 3 minutes Miasto Lublin

The virtual two-way portal linking Lublin and Vilnius has now expanded to include rotating streams from Dublin and New York City as well.

29/08/2024

On 29 August 1944, Slovak resistance fighters attempted to overthrow the country’s N**i government

On 29 August 1944, Slovak resistance fighters attempted to overthrow the country’s N**i government.

28/08/2024

The mayor of Paris is still adamant that next summer, the city’s river waters will be a viable option for sports and leisure Ville de Paris

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, once again swam in the Seine in order to show that the river was clean enough to host paralympic triathlon events.

28/08/2024

It involves e-rickshaws and microbuses, and the target audience is people with reduced mobility capabilities Muenchen Unterwegs

Munich offers rides on microbuses, e-rickshaws, and personal mobility vehicles free of charge as a pilot project to improve intermodal mobility in its old town area.

28/08/2024

Two aircraft will feature the names of Estonian towns that have the “unfortunate” destiny of sharing linguistic coincidence in Czech and English with a part of the female anatomy

Two Estonian bawdy-sounding towns have garnered the most votes from Czech internet users in an airBaltic campaign to name its aeroplanes after Baltic cities.

27/08/2024

Security measures, for example, will be much tighter during Stuttgart’s annual wine festival

Stuttgart and Heilbronn will expand their weapons ban zones in response to the Solingen knife attack.

27/08/2024

It looks like demand still overtakes supply maintaining this state of affairs in the Iberian country

The room-for-rent segment of the Portuguese housing market is rather dynamic. You can read about the biggest changes in different cities in the country in that respect.

27/08/2024

Remote workers will have to settle in Extremadura for a minimum of 2+1 years in order to get the full amount

Extremadura, in Spain, offers remote workers and digital nomads the chance to earn some money if they settle in the region for a minimum of two years.

26/08/2024

The news probably comes as no surprise to out-of-town college students as they head out for the new academic year

Milan remains the most expensive Italian city in terms of rental single and shared rooms despite a slight drop in demand.

26/08/2024

The piece of legislation aims to lessen the administrative burden on developers Berlin.de

The Berlin Senate has passed a draft for “faster construction” legislation with the aim of speeding up the construction of residential housing in the city.

26/08/2024

Agrigento wants to change its brand and image on the global scene Francesco Miccichè Sindaco di Agrigento

Agrigento has banned the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs in preparation for its 2025 Italian Capital of Culture status.

25/08/2024

In between the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris gets just enough time to commemorate the 80th anniversary of its liberation from German N**i occupation 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷
Festivities have been ongoing for the whole week with a slew of different events, including even things like a digital game slash treasure hunt that lets you step into the shoes of La Resistance underground fighters at the Liberation of Paris Museum. 👀

📣 Today, however, marks the culmination of the celebrations. In the afternoon, head to Place du 18-Juin-1940 (15th) where a commemorative ceremony for the surrender of German troops to General Leclerc will be held.

In the evening, at the forecourt of Hôtel de Ville, there will be a parade, which will end with the arrival of the Paralympic flame 🔥 Ville de Paris

23/08/2024

It’s not about the statuettes, but about the different award categories where actors and actresses compete against each other De Ensors

The Ensors, the Flemish equivalent of the Oscars, will continue with their gender-neutral policy regarding the actors’ categories despite criticism that this favours males.

23/08/2024

The new technology had shown some promise of faster proceedings at hubs such as Frankfurt Airport

Limits on liquids in hand luggage will follow the standard rules, in force at European airports since 2006, after the European Commission deemed the new CT scanner not reliable enough in determining t..