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BLOG: Mayor’s impact on education system
MAYORS OF EUROPE BLOG There is nothing that defines a city more than the quality of their school system, which is the foundation for successful communities. Education is more than just “schooling” and should always be every city’s top priority. The economic vitality...
Gothenburg: a city which keeps going from smart to smarter
Swedish city Gothenburg has been receiving so many titles in the past years for their hard work, and we will mention just some of those: it got awarded by European Commission as The European Capital of Smart Tourism 2020, the most sustainable destination according to...
“Green deal going local” announced its roadmap
Renovations, sustainable mobility, urban greening are some of the areas in which the Committee of the Regions’ (CoR) wants to work more closely with the European Commission. The Green Deal Going Local working group debated the priorities for 2021 on 15 February and...
Athens keeps on doing a great job with attracking more and more digital nomads
The term digital nomads, premierly used in 1997, refers to people who, thanks to the use of telecommunications technologies can earn a living while conducting their life in a "nomadic manner", working remotely from foreign countries.Although this way of living is...
City of Antwerp was named one of the ten top growth cities in the world for economic potential
Antwerp has been named as one of the ten top growth cities in the world for economic potential by the Financial Times. “The fact that Antwerp continues to score high in the field of connectivity highlights our role as the logistics heart of one of the most prosperous...
Stockholm: helping its citizens to make an impact from early age
If you were given a task to think about countries which you believe are the most reputable ones in the world, we are positive that Sweden would be in the very top of your list. According to the annual study of countries’ reputations, based on a survey of citizens of...
Paris on its best way of becoming the greenest city in Europe by 2030
Paris, the most populous city in France and one of the most recognized cities in the world which usually attracts millions of tourists every year because of its rich history, numerous monuments, museums and churches, is certainly not one of the world cities which one...
World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight
United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned over the past four years. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron were among those welcoming...
Nine out of ten employers facilitating remote working, survey finds
Nine out of ten northern German employers (92 per cent) are facilitating remote working provided the work is suitable, a quick poll by the Nordmetall and AGV Nord employers' associations has found. More than 260 companies with over 100,000 employees were interviewed...