Amsterdam News
Parking fines in Amsterdam hit record
Revenue from parking fines in Amsterdam totaled €166 million in 2013 or €9 million more than in 2012.
This is partly due to an increase in the parking spaces available, in part to an incr...
Dublin News
National Gallery of Ireland celebrates 150 years
Year of special anniversary events at historic Dublin art institutionThe National Gallery of Ireland celebrates its 150th anniversary with an expanded programme of exhibitions and events documenting i...
Vienna News
Schőnbrunn zoo reopens after day of ice
Bad weather in Austria closed the Schőnbrunn zoo for the first time in 260 years on 3 February. Dangerous black ice made it impossible to open the zoo grounds to visitors and although most of the...
Berlin News
The prestigious Berlin film festival opens on 6 February, with the important European film market as the first event on the schedule. In addition to the film screenings and the glamour of the celebrit...
Dublin News
Work begins on Dublin's Luas Cross City line
Utility services make way for tram tracks Construction work for Dublin's newest light rail link, the Luas Cross City line, has commenced at six sites in the city centre from St Stephen’s Green...
Dublin News
Clampdown proposed for noisy buskers in Dublin
Buskers in breach of rules could face hefty fines Buskers playing loud music on Dublin streets could be arrested under revised by-laws proposed by Dublin City Council. Councillors are considering a...
Dublin News
New Year's events held in Dublin over three days New Year's festivities begin on 30 December with Love Dublin Day which comprises live music and free family-friendly cultural events in various locati...
Dublin News
Increased powers recommended for Dublin mayor
Report reccomends transfer of local authority powers to Dublin mayor New executive powers including the funding, staff and management decisions of national tourist and transport bodies and the depar...
Barcelona News
Travel by train between Barcelona and Paris has now become 30 minutes faster and without any changes. The time between the two cites in the new TGV launched on 15 December now takes 6 hours 25 minutes...
Dublin News
Christmas traffic plan in Dublin
Traffic police in Dublin launched the capital's Christmas traffic plan on 8 December.
Operation Open City is designed to keep Dublin's public transport flowing and minimise disruption to private tr...
Paris News
Too little help for women from help lines
On the international day to eliminate violence against women an association to help women who are victims of abuse in France reported the lack of adequate assistance from help lines. Paroles de Femme...
Dublin News
Revamp for Grafton Street quarter
Pedestrian-friendly plan discourages cars around Grafton Street
A major upgrade is underway on Dublin's premiere shopping thoroughfare, the pedestrianised Grafton St, including works on the surroun...
Berlin News
Berlin senate bans short rentals
Berlin’s senate has voted against short term lets to tourists in an attempt to stop rising rents in the city.
It is estimated that as many as 12,000 apartments have been taken off the long-te...
Brussels News
The city’s Christmas tree is now on display at the Grand-Place. This year the 17-metre Norwegian spruce is a gift from Wallonia. It comes from the Natura 2000 site in Hertogenwald, Belgium&rsquo...
Oxford News
The third Refashion event returns to Oxford at the end of February 2014.
Up-cycled textiles, clothing and crafts will go on show in the main hall of Oxford town hall on 27 February. The event also...
Copenhagen News
English on the decline in Denmark
Danes used to the best non-mother tongue English speakers in the world, second only to Sweden.
According to the Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) Norway, the Netherlands and Eston...
Amsterdam News
Schiphol has now become the fastest growing airport in the European Union.
With an added one million passengers in 2012 it overtook Madrid to become the fourth busiest airport in the EU.
Passeng...
Vienna News
Unesco for Viennese coffee houses
Selected coffee houses in Vienna will be putting up the Unesco label in November to mark them as part of Austria's intangible cultural heritage.
It is not yet certain which coffee houses will be ab...
Madrid News
Madrid rubbish piles up in the streets
Rubbish has been piling up in the streets of Madrid since street cleaners went on strike against layoffs and salary cuts at the beginning of November.
The strike does not involve the collection of...
Brussels News
British School Brussels up for award
The British School of Brussels (BSB) has been shortlisted for the award of best British Independent School of the year. The winner will be announced on 14 November.
Also shortlisted are Christ's Co...
Barcelona News
Greenpeace activists scale the Sagrada Familia in protest
10 Greenpeace activists have scaled the Sagrada Familia cathedral demanding the release of the 30 activists who were arrested by the Russians on a Gazprom oil rig in mid-September.
Greenpeace suppo...
Oxford News
The Mini plant at Oxford is sponsoring the Christmas Night Light in Oxford to mark the 100th anniversary of car manufacturing in the city. The annual light procession on 22 November will focus on the...
Paris News
No safe haven for drug addicts in Paris
Plans for a safe facilty for drug addicts in Paris have been set back by a Conseil d'Etat decision that it would be illegal under a 1970 law banning the use of hard drugs. The city will now have to sh...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen makes space for homeless in Assistens Kirkegard cemetery
Copenhagen's homeless will now find their final resting place not far from such historic greats as Hans Christian Andersen and Soren Kierkegaard. The city has dedicated a burial plot to the city's hom...
Dublin News
ESB to redevelop Dublin headquarters
Development excludes Georgian façade restoration
Ireland's Electrical Supply Board (ESB) is to redevelop its headquarters on Fitzwilliam St in south central Dublin. The plans come almost 5...
Brussels News
Belgium appeals for world war one documents
Brussels City Museum is calling for the loan of documents, letters, correspondence, diaries and objects relating to world war one for an exhibition its is organising in 2014 to mark the outbreak of th...
Madrid News
Madrid World Hunger Day Concert
Madrid is one of three cities in Europe, along with Paris and London, staging a live concert against hunger on 13 October organised in conjunction with Action Against Hunger and the European Commissio...
Dublin News
Ireland votes to keep Irish senate
Voters reject proposal to scrap senate in shock defeat for government
Irish voters have rejected a government proposal to abolish Seanad Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's upper house of par...
Vienna News
Visitors to Vienna’s aquarium (Haus des Meeres) in Esterhazy park can now watch Caribbean hammer sharks, stingrays, and other exotic species in a new 150,000 litre tank at the top of the 50-m Fl...
Brussels News
This year the all-night opening of museums in Brussels is on 5 Oct. About 150 different activities are scheduled including concerts, exhibitions, dance events, guided tours and, for the second year ru...
