http://www.eukn.org/romaniaNews and meetings from RomaniaenEUKNSat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/news/2008/10/Eco-house-Belfast_1018.htmlNorthern Ireland’s first A-rated house was unveiled today. The five-bedroom property in Holywood is the province’s first carbon neutral home, which means it has no running costs. And the lucky home-owner who buys the 2,500 sq ft, high-tech home is set to save thousands of pounds a year with no gas, electricty or heating bills to pay.NewsThu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/news/2008/10/Future-of-cohesion-policy_1019.htmlRegional policy responses to issues such as innovation, climate change, inter-regional co-operation and the future of EU cohesion policy were debated at the closing session at Parliament of the annual Regions and Cities "Open Days" of 6-9 October. The event, organised by the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions, brought together some 7,400 regional policy players from across Europe.NewsThu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/news/2008/10/Salmon-in-Basel_1020.htmlA Swiss fisher reeled in a surprise on Sunday. The Swiss environment ministry confirmed Wednesday that the hobby fisher had caught the first salmon seen in Basel for half a century.NewsThu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/news/2008/10/Govanhll-Glasgow_1016.htmlGovanhill is a district in the city of Glasgow, situated 3 kilometres south of the city centre. It has a population of approximately 8,500 and a rich multicultural mixture. Slum housing in Govanhill has led to the area becoming a "breeding ground" for crime, exploitation, poor health and education and cockroaches. This claim was made on October 7th as the local housing association pleaded for Government help.NewsTue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/news/2008/10/Open-days-DG-Regio_1013.htmlThe sixth annual Open Days - European Week of Regions and Cities, organised by the European Commission and EU Committee of the Regions, takes place 6-9 October. Some 7400 European, national and regional policy-makers, experts and representatives of banking, business and civil society will participate in 145 seminars and other events in Brussels. Simultaneously, under the Open Days banner, 230 local events will take place throughout the EU and further afield. The four-day event is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience on job creation, innovation, climate change and other challenges, as well as contributing to the debate on Europe’s future Cohesion Policy.NewsMon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/meetings/2008/10/The-Ideal-City_1001.htmlWhat makes a city ideal? That is the question this conference, organised by Professor John Gilderbloom, will try to answer.MeetingSat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/meetings/2008/10/Road-safety-day_1003.htmlThe second road safety day will be celebrated on 13 October 2008 and will address the subject of "Road Safety in our Cities". Indeed about two thirds of the accidents and one third of all road fatalities occur in urban areas, often affecting the most vulnerable road users.MeetingMon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/meetings/2008/10/Urbaging---the-city-and-the-elderly_1011.htmlThe conference by the USI-Accademia di Architettura focuses on urban living spaces of the elderly population, between social needs and the built environment.MeetingThu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/meetings/2008/10/futuropolis-2058_1007.htmlFuturopolis 2058: Creating Sustainable Urban Environments through Innovation is a two day conference initiated by Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology. It aims to bring together the world’s most respected technical experts and visionaries to shape the thinking and practice of urban leaders. The conference will function as a catalyst to influence how the urban environments of the future are studied, planned and managed through areas such as urban infrastructure, city management, housing, sustainable energy, social networking technologies and transportation systems.MeetingTue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200http://www.eukn.org/romania/romania/meetings/2008/10/Metropolis-Connecting-Cities_1002.htmlFor the first time in the history of humanity, urban populations exceed rural populations, making more relevant than ever our mission and the work that we have carried out over the past 20 years. The challenge in the next few years is therefore to give concrete answers to the great questions of the day, not only for the citizens, but also for all inhabitants of our planet, in terms of transport, urbanism, organisation, public health, environment, development and governance. Metropolis continues to bring these essential concerns to the world stage and to impose itself as a privileged partner of the large international organisations and within United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). In this context, the ambition of the Sydney Congress is to establish a new, strategic direction in which Metropolis will be affirmed as the World association of metropolitan regions.MeetingWed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200