Madrid News
Madrid tightens security for marathon
Security is to be tightened for the marathon in Madrid on 28 April after the bombing attacks at the Boston marathon on 15 April. There will also be a tribute to the three people killed and 183 injured...
Berlin News
Berlin’s new airport gets speed-up plan
A programme to speed up the opening of Berlin’s long-delayed Brandenburg airport has been released by its present managing director, Hartmut Mehdorn. SPRINT will coordinate all aspects of work o...
Barcelona News
Barcelona remains hot tourist spot
Barcelona is the fourth most popular destination for tourists in Europe after London, Paris and Rome according to figures released by the city’s tourist board. The figures also show that numbers...
Copenhagen News
An electrical light rail system would be the solution to Copenhagen’s traffic congestion, according to research by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The report backs similar findings re...
Jersey News
Jersey to vote for parliamentary reform
Jersey is to vote in a referendum on 24 April on the future make-up of the island’s parliament, known as the States.
The voters will have three choices on the ballot paper.
The first propo...
Brussels News
People living in Brussels are invited to clean the area outside their homes on Saturday 27 April in the city’s fifth cleanliness day.
The city is also looking for people to publicise the even...
Paris News
French fake number plates increase
The reported number of fake or duplicate car licence plates rose 73 per cent in 2012 according to figures from the French interior ministry.
Nearly 17,500 road offence were committed by drivers usi...
Amsterdam News
The remodernised Rijksmuseum will reopen to the public on 13 April after its official inauguration by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, one of her last public appointments before she retires at the en...
Dublin News
Free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains
Up to four free guided walks in the Dublin Mountains are provided each month by The Dublin Mountains Partnership (DMP), an umbrella group comprising local county councils and national forestry a...
Dublin News
The Samsung Run Dublin @ Night returns to the streets of Dublin for the second consecutive year, at 21.00 on Sunday 28 April. The annual 10-km run is organised by Dublin City Council and sponsored by...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen klippekort to be phased out
Copenhagen’s old klippekort – the paper punch-ticket now used on trains, buses and metro – is being phased out and from 1 July passengers will have to use the electronic travel card...
Paris News
French universities may teach more in English
French academics are protesting a plan to change some of the country’s education laws to make it easier to teach university courses in English.
At present this is only allowed under exception...
Vienna News
Vienna Pride in Vienna in June
Vienna Pride comes to Vienna again on 11-16 June. The Pride village on Heldenplatz near the Ringstrasse boulevard will be the usual mix of culture, entertainment, food and information.
The Ra...
Dublin News
A new open-air festival titled Longitude is scheduled to take place at Marlay Park in Rathfarnham in south Co. Dublin on the weekend of 19-21 July.
The three-day festival will be headlined by vete...
Dublin News
Free wireless internet is now available in a select number of public areas in central Dublin, including the area around City Hall on Dame Street, St Patrick’s Park and Smithfield.
Dublin City...
Jersey News
Jersey telecoms monopoly to end
Jersey and Guernsey landline users will soon be able to shop around for the best provider for their house phone service. This means that they will also have a choice of bundles that include not just t...
Copenhagen News
Churches to close in Copenhagen
Fourteen churches are to close in Copenhagen because of decreasing Church of Denmark congregations and declining population in some city areas. There are another two possible closures on the list of 1...
Vienna News
Coffee House Conversations in Vienna
Viennese Coffee House Conversations, which start in March, are a new way for locals and tourists to get together and understand the city better.
The meetings will be held in two typical Viennese co...
Brussels News
Brussels Airlines is to start direct flights from Brussels airport to Washington DC’s Dulles International airport on 18 June. The five times a week service to the US capital comes a year after...
Madrid News
Prado gift from Várez Fiza collection
The Prado Museum in Madrid has received a donation of 13th-15th century Spanish art from the Várez Fiza collection. The 12 pieces will be added to the Prado’s already important Spanish Me...
Barcelona News
Visitors to Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art increased by 2.8 per cent in 2012 to a total of 710,435 visitors.
Overseas visitors were up, and so were visits by local residents, thanks to extend...
Amsterdam News
Dutch leave Netherlands in record numbers
In 2012 nearly 150,000 Dutch citizens emigrated from the Netherlands according to Statistics Netherlands. This compares with just over 130,000 in 2011 and 121,000 in 2010.
The reasons for the emigr...
London News
Olympic accommodation attracts Londoners
More than 17,000 people have shown interest in renting the 2,800 apartments in the ex-Olympic village in east London.
The Qatari Diar Delancy consortium, which owns half of the complex, has said th...
Dublin News
Satellite broadcasting company Sky Ireland launched its new corporate headquarters in Dublin on 18 January, and pledged to invest €1 billion in Ireland over the next five years.
The broadcaste...
Jersey News
Jersey introduces race discrimination law
Jersey has introduced the first part of a draft law against discrimination on grounds of race and nationality in employment, in education and in the service and tourism and entertainment sectors.
T...
Madrid News
Iberia pilots willing to cut salaries
Iberia pilots have announced that they are prepared to accept a reduction in salaries of what amounts to 26 per cent. They have also said that they will agree to a 50 per cent reduction in pay for new...
Paris News
Air France offer low cost MiNi
Air France is offering low-cost tickets to 58 destinations in France, Europe and north Africa in a new strategy to fight off budget rivals such as Ryanair and Easyjet. France’s national airline...
Dublin News
Two fairs a year for Dublin’s Smithfield
Dublin City Council has ruled that the historic Smithfield horse fair will now take place just twice a year, rather than the current monthly event.
The fairs will be held on the first Sunday of Mar...
Berlin News
This year’s Berlin film festival, from 7-17 February, will include feature films by three South Korean film directors, E J-yong’s, Behind the Camera, Lee Don-gu’s Fatal and Kim Don-k...
Brussels News
Brussels museums free first Sundays
Some museums in Brussels will be free the first Sunday of each month. These include the Museum of the City, the Museum of Costume and Lace, the Cinematek, Belvue and the Museum of the National Bank....
