Paris News
France sticks to November for breathalyser date
All vehicles in France must be equipped with a breathalyser by 1 November. At present there are shortages in supermarkets and pharmacies so the date has been extended from 1 July. There are no plans t...
Vienna News
Austrian Airlines to invest in quality
Austrian Airlines has announced plans to remodel ten of its long-haul planes to give passengers a better quality service.
Business class is to be equipped with beds, more comfortable seating arrang...
Berlin News
Berlin’s town pigeons on the decrease
The number of town pigeons in Berlin is estimated to have fallen to 10,000 from 30,000 in 2001 according to a report from the nature protection association Nabu, one of largest in Germany.
Part of...
Copenhagen News
Fashion week in Copenhagen comes around twice a year in February and August. This year the summer session runs from 8-12 August when about 200 fashion designers come to town.
The fashion shows are...
Dublin News
New code of practice for Dublin buskers
Buskers and street performers in Dublin have come up with a new voluntary code of practice which they developed in collaboration with local traders and Dublin City Council. The three-month pilot sche...
Madrid News
Renting media space on Madrid’s Puerta del Sol
It can cost the media up to €700 a day to hire a balcony in central Madrid to cover street demonstrations according to a report in El Pais newspaper.
A balcony space on the Puerta del Sol has...
Paris News
French police target sale of licence points
French police are cracking down on people who “sell” driving licence points to offenders who have had points deducted from their licences for driving offences.
A new crime unit has rece...
Jersey News
Passport fees in Jersey are coming down on 3 September to £72.50 for an adult (now £77.50) and £46.50 for a child (now £49).
In 2014 the island of Jersey will go over to a c...
Barcelona News
Barcelona tightens rules against prostitution
Barcelona is tightening up on prostitution by banning soliciting on the streets.
From the first of August soliciting in public will be banned and sex workers who refuse to move will be fined €...
Brussels News
Foreign voter registration low in Belgium
All foreigners living in Belgium have until 31 July to register for local elections on 14 October.
Foreigners – whether from the EU or elsewhere – qualify to vote in the local elections...
Amsterdam News
Rijksmuseum cycle path to reopen
The cycle path under Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum will open again, once the renovations to the museum are concluded in 2013.
The museum administration wanted to stop the path being used in order t...
London News
London Olympics opening ceremony still a secret
Details of the opening ceremony for London’s Olympic Games on Friday 27 July are still secret even though there have now been two rehearsals for a specially invited public.
Footage has been l...
Berlin News
Berlin’s S-Bahn looks for operators
Berlin is opening up its local train service to foreign competition in a move to keep down costs and put an end to the need for state and city subsidies. It is hoping that other European and also Asia...
Copenhagen News
Denmark consider dual citizenship
Most members of Denmark's parliament now support a measure in favour of dual citizenship that will be presented to the ministry of justice before the end of 2012.
If the proposal were approved it w...
London News
London finalises Olympic Route Network
London’s special network of high priority roads for the Olympic Games starts operating on Wednesday 25 July, two days before the Games open.
A workforce of about 2,000 is putting the final to...
London News
London’s population has hit a total of eight million according to the statistics for the 2011 census, 12 per cent over the previous census in 2001.
This is considerably higher than the averag...
Vienna News
Vienna is screening classical and pop concerts in the Rathausplatz until 2 September.
There will be 47 free events, including productions of the Vienna State Opera and some ballet galas.
The vas...
Barcelona News
The use of Catalan is growing in areas of Catalonia where it was previously used the least. It is also being used more in shops, bars, restaurants and in commerce, even among people who do not speak C...
Dublin News
Library for Dublin's Central Bank?
Independent architectural think tank ResPublica has suggested that Dublin's Central Bank on Dame Street could become a new central library, once the bank relocates to the North Wall Quay by mid-2015....
Madrid News
The popular Madrid arts festival, Veranos de la Villa, livens up the city until the beginning of September. It provides a mix of popular and classical music, dance, cinema and operetta.
It includes...
Copenhagen News
Denmark’s e-ticketing goes national
Electronic tickets can now be used throughout Denmark for all public transport.
However the Rejsekort system is still causing difficulties several years after it was rolled out at a regional level....
Madrid News
Thyssen-Bornemisza sells Constable masterpiece
The sale by Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza of John Constable’s painting “The Lock” in London at the beginning of July not only raised less money than had been expected (£22.4 millio...
Brussels News
Brussels Balloon Parade needs volunteers
The annual parade of comic book and cartoon characters takes place in Brussels on 8 Sept.
The parade of huge balloons, inspired by a similar one in New York, starts from Palace des Palais and ends...
Vienna News
Vienna reserves on-street parking for residents
Special on-street parking areas for cars of residents are now available in the Vienna centre-city districts of Mariahilf, Neubau and Josefstadt.
The special parking bays are reserved both for resid...
London News
The Shard, Europe’s tallest building, is to be officially inaugurated on 5 July in a spectacular display of light from 12 lasers and 30 search-lights, accompanied by classical music. Light-up is...
Brussels News
Brussels Beach opens 6 July-12 August along the Canal of Brussels, with culture, sports, activities for children and music. There are canal trips and a night-time programme. Free WiFi connections are...
Vienna News
Vienna’s Lipizzaner mares and foals on show
Six Lipizzaner mares and their foals are on show at the famous Viennese Spanish Riding School from 3-29 July. During this period the school usually takes a summer break while the stallions are away fo...
Paris News
French Railways to launch bus service
SNCF, France’s rail service, is launching a bus service to try to encourage people to travel long distances by public transport instead of by car. It will also provide a cheap alternative to the...
Paris News
A new regulation that requires neon shop signs to be turned off in France from 01.00-06.00 comes into effect from Sunday 8 July. The measure should save the equivalent amount of energy as that consume...
Oxford News
Oxford to celebrate Olympic flame
Oxford is to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame in the city on 9-10 July.
It will pass through Blackbird Leys, Cowley Road and St Clement’s areas in the east, south and centre of the...
