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06.10.2008
Launch of Open Days 2008: the annual flagship event of Europe’s Regional Policy
The 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 b...read more

06.10.2008
European Commission adopts Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion
The European Commission adopted the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion on October 6th, signalling the start of a major consultation with regional and local authorities, associations, NGOs, civil society and other organisations, aimed at achieving a ...read more

06.10.2008
New Bratislava airport terminal appears on the horizon
Bratislava’s international airport is now one step closer to implementing its ambitious plans to grow into a transport hub able to handle 5 million passengers a year.read more

06.10.2008
35 European cities join race for European Green Capital title 2010 and 2011
From Pamplona in Spain, to Kaunas in Lithuania and all across Europe, major European cities have now embarked on the journey towards a more sustainable future. Since the EU Commission launched the European Green Capital Award in May 2008, 35 cities h...read more

02.10.2008
Berlin Seeks an Afterlife for Historic Airports
What will the afterlife bring? That's the question looming large over two historic airports in Berlin which are soon to close. City planners this week are mulling over the futures of the sprawling Nazi-era Tempelhof airport and its Cold War counterpa...read more

30.09.2008
Call for papers: conference on spatial differentiation in the face of demographic change
In recent times, headlines like "Depopulation in Peripheral Regions", "Rural Areas: Old People´s Homes of Our Society?" or "Cities as Melting Pots?" have been drawing attention to the demographic changes that are now affecting all European countries....read more

30.09.2008
Brussels Capital Region: Prime Minister Charles Picqué looking for identity
Brussels’ Capital Prime Minister Charles Picqué has launched a study into the identity of the Brussels metropolis. The study forms the last phase of the Plan for International Development (PID) which aims to put the Belgian capital more prominently o...read more

23.09.2008
European Commission presents its “health check” on 321 European cities
Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for regional policy, is today presenting the results of the urban audit – a health check on 321 European cities, produced in association with EUROSTAT. The audit is based on 420 000 pieces of statistical information focuss...read more

22.09.2008
Portland named as the greenest American city
Portland, Oregon, has been named America’s greenest city by the Sustainlane 2008 study. Based on 16 economic, environmental and green/clean tech categories, the environmental research organisation SustainLane has examined cities’ ability to maintain ...read more

17.09.2008
London Mayor sets out his stall on future of street markets
A study into the future of London's street markets is to be commissioned by Boris Johnson.read more

16.09.2008
Urban-Rural linkages enhancing European territorial competitiveness
European, national and regional policies are increasingly stressing the need to address issues related to urban-rural linkages, which also is closely connected to the work ongoing on territorial cohesion. As a result, during the course of 2008-2009, ...read more

15.09.2008
Large gap between what Europeans say and do about cliimate change
An overwhelming majority of Europeans - 62 percent - consider climate change the second most serious problem facing the world today, a fresh EU poll has shown. However, they have little appetite for turning green when it comes to their lifestyle.read more

10.09.2008
Košice becomes European Capital of Culture 2013
Košice was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture 2013 on September 9, following a decision by a 13-person international jury under the leadership of chairman Sir Bob Scott. This will be the very first time that a Slovakian city has become ...read more

09.09.2008
Low taxes make Zurich preferred business city
Zurich is not only rated the best city in the world to live in, it has now also been nominated as the best European region for doing business. New research by Basel-based BAK Economics places Switzerland’s largest city at the top of 192 cities and re...read more

05.09.2008
Paris, London and Barcelona are Europe’s top city brands
In a unique study, which ranks Europe’s largest cities based on a comparison of their assets and attractions against the strength of their brands, Paris emerges as Europe’s number one city brand, followed by London, Barcelona, Berlin and Amsterdam. T...read more

03.09.2008
Scientists from Germany and Korea work on creating green mega cities
Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is a typical mega city: vast, pulsating, noisy and full of exhaust fumes. This is the setting in which researchers from the German Fraunhofer Institute are developing new building concepts and IT solutions. which wi...read more

27.08.2008
French presidency of the European Union: "Cities forum" (Forum des villes) in Montpellier
On the occasion of its presidency of the European Union, France has decided to stress the importance of “sustainability and solidarity in our cities”. Following the meeting of the ministers responsible for housing, cohesion and urban development, whi...read more

26.08.2008
"Nightclubs are a crucial part of urban planning"
"Nightclubs are central to the nighttime economy and signifiers of the urban cool. They are also a crucial part of urban planning and manufacture a city's appeal." George S. Rigakos, associate professor of law, criminology and political economy at Ca...read more

22.08.2008
NYC mayor foresees wind turbines on city’s bridges and skyscrapers
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, speaking at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, announced his city’s first steps toward developing new sources of renewable energy, including off-shore wind farms. He called for innovative ideas to help New Yor...read more

19.08.2008
A green thumbs-up to urban farming
Founded by San Diego native Bill Tall in 1972, City Farmers Nursery is a family-owned, independently operated garden supply nursery located in the heart of San Diego. At City Farmers Nursery, Bill Tall tends to visitors, animals, plants – and his mis...read more