Amsterdam News
A myriad of cultural and economic exchanges between the USA and the Netherlands will commemorate 400 years since English explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam debates reducing districts.
A committee set up to examine the restructuring of Amsterdam
Barcelona News
Barcelona’s Diagonal development consultation.
The Avinguda Diagonal, the majestic 19th-century avenue which divides the Catalan capital diagonally from east to west, is to be the object of an unprecedented public consultation process in view of p...
Barcelona News
Barcelona town hall gets new image.
The Barcelona city council has launched a new space for citizens inside the Town Hall with interactive exhibitions and leisure and cultural activities for young and old. Conceived as a direct line of...
Amsterdam News
Three hundred years after his death, Jewish philosopher Baruch de Spinoza (1632-1677) has finally been honoured by his native city. A monument designed by local artist Nicolas Dings has been erected o...
Vienna News
Vienna hosts dozens of colourful Christmas street markets over the festive season including the Magic Hall of Advent in and around the Town Hall, where the nearby Rathauspark is lit up every evening w...
Paris News
The Paris city council has organized a programme of sports activities for school students during the Christmas break. Open to girls and boys up to the age of 16, the programme has been set up in partn...
Oxford News
Oxford launches photo competition.
The Oxford city council has launched a photo competition entitled
Oxford News
London names temporary police chief.
Sir Paul Stephenson has taken over as temporary head of the London Met, following the resignation of Sir Ian Blair. Seen as the most likely candidate in line for the permanent position as commissioner...
Oxford News
Oxford launches photo competition.
The Oxford city council has launched a photo competition entitled
London News
London names interim police chief.
Sir Paul Stephenson has taken over as temporary head of the London Met, following the resignation of Sir Ian Blair. Seen as the most likely candidate in line for the permanent position as commissioner...
Barcelona News
Barcelona’s eco-friendly Xmas lighting
Barcelona city council is celebrating an environmentally friendly festive season with six enormous steel Christmas trees designed to combine traditional seasonal cheer with a serious message about ene...
Paris News
Fee increase for Paris’ open-air food markets.
The cost of renting stall space in any of Paris
Madrid News
Madrid tightens security for Christmas.
The Madrid city council has announced a package of security measures for the Spanish capital over the festive season, which will see an extra 1,700 police officers on the beat, along with 200 more tra...
Brussels News
New Brussels city website inaugurated.
The mayor of Brussels, Freddy Thielemans, has inaugurated the new-look capital website, www.bruxelles.be, replacing the original site set up in 2002. Designed entirely by city council IT staff and cou...
Dublin News
The Christmas season in Dublin kicks off on Sunday 16 November with the lighting of the Docklands Christmas tree at the chq building at 17.30. A gospel choir will also be singing at the futuristic sho...
Jersey News
Cultural and business links between the capitals of Jersey and Madeira
Paris News
A report recently published by the UNPI, the French National Real Estate Union, has revealed that since the beginning of 2005 private rental rates have increased by 4.7 per cent for existing tenants a...
