Madrid News
Madrid cuts Sunday waste collections
Madrid authorities will no longer be collecting waste on Sundays and holidays, as a result of budget cuts. The new practices will come into force on 1 August, however the resulting 15 per cent cost sa...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen encourages pedestrians
City chiefs are planning to improve facilities for pedestrians and increase pedestrian traffic in the city by 20 per cent over the next five years, reports the Copenhagen Post.
Tourism experts, th...
Barcelona News
Metropolitan authority for Catalonia
Barcelona mayor Jordi Hereu has proposed that the city
Paris News
Arc de Triomphe gets a brush-up
The Arc de Triomphe is to undergo a three-month restoration to each of its four reliefs. One and a half million visitors a year visit the monument on the Place d
Madrid News
Madrid has been ranked 12th out of a list of 27 cities worldwide for global competitiveness, according to report by Deloitte and Madrid Global, higher than cities such as Sydney, Miami and Berlin....
Paris News
The 26-gigapixel picture of Paris
The largest photograph in the world, a panoramic view of Paris, has been unveiled. The 26-gigapixel picture, the work of photographer Arnaud Frich, would be as wide as two football stadiums if it were...
Berlin News
Some Germans nostalgic for the Berlin Wall
Germans think Berlin Wall was better for the city
International news agency AFP reports that almost one in four Germans
London News
Work has begun on the renewal scheme for Exhibition Road in the heart of London
Dublin News
Central to the newly drafted city development plan is the proposal that no new lands in Dublin be rezoned for housing until after 2017. The plan, which has been released for public consultation, also...
Dublin News
Dublin has become the first capital city in Europe to have its own city centre gift card. The Dublin-branded cards, which are blue in colour, feature the iconic Ha'penny Bridge and can be used in any...
Paris News
Multi-purpose pontoon docks in the Seine
A giant multi-use 62-metre pontoon, which is to house a hospital, restaurant and leisure space, has been docked between the Pont d
Copenhagen News
Traffic wardens get special training
Ex-special forces soldiers have been brought in to train Copenhagen
Brussels News
Brussels inaugurates new public toilets
Brussels has armed itself against the epidemic of people urinating on its streets by bringing in a new network of public toilets and urinals. The problem has become such that Brussels deputy mayor for...
Barcelona News
Barcelona residents complain most about noise
Rubbish and noise pollution are the biggest bugbears of Barcelona residents, according to a report in the Barcelona Reporter. Recent research conducted by Barcelona city council showed that litter in...
