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Copenhagen officially formed the 2022 budget
Copenhagen's budget for 2022 has been officially formed. Mayor of Copenhagen Lars Weiss stated: “We prioritise public schools, help to the city’s most vulnerable citizens and more secure school roads, so parents can safely send their children into the morning traffic....
Cross-European bike route to facilitate movement of travelers and citizens in nine countries
A cross-European bike route running along the Adriatic and Ionian Sea will be create with a goal of facilitating the movement of travelers and citizens. The project Adrioncycletour will be conducted under the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR). Bike...
EC to ensure a 100% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2035?
According to the announcement of Mr Frans Timmermans, EC's VP for Green Policy, Brussels is on its best way to take radical steps to ensure a 100% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2035. In other words, this would mean the end of production of diesel and petrol engines in...
A historic moment for Croatia
Last night, the long-lasting Croatian dream finally became reality: the country's territory got connected once again. Because the Croatian mainland is intersected by a small strip of the coast around the town of Neum (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the physical connection...
Mayor Bakoyannis appointed Europe’s first Chief Heat Officer
One of the fatalities which is linked to climate change is the rise of temperatures around the world. A way of responding to rising temperatures for cities is also hiring a “Chief Heat Officer”. The first one in the world got appointed in May 2021. Mayor of Athens...
Mayor König Jerlmyr: “I believe there is no better place than Stockholm for talented women to thrive”
Stockholm, besides being the capital city of Sweden and the economic centre of Scandinavia, is one of the most successful metropolitan areas in Europe thanks to its commitment to sustainability and its attractiveness to talent and investment. It is also one of the...
Music and sports as signs of better days ahead of Italy
Winning the EURO 2020 Championship was for many Italians a symbol of rebirth and one of the hopeful signs of better days ahead for the country who suffered a lot during coronavirus pandemic. A couple of months before this victory, Italy received an unexpected boost...
Helsinki’s second local sustainable development report available online
The City of Helsinki has submitted its second Voluntary Local Review (VLR) on the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) to the United Nations. This time the review was published in the form of a website in order to include more examples of and linkages to...
Europeans consider climate change to be the most serious problem facing the world
A new Eurobarometer survey shows that European citizens believe climate change is the single most serious problem facing the world. More than nine out of ten people surveyed consider climate change to be a serious problem (93%), with almost eight out of ten (78%)...