London News
Giant incinerator for southeast London.
The government has given the go-ahead to plans for a waste incinerator to be built in Belvedere in southeast London. The decision to build the incinerator was made following a public inquiry into the...
Amsterdam News
Tackling crime in the red light district.
The Amsterdam city council has refused to renew the operating licences of 37 of the citys 170 brothels on the grounds that they may be involved in criminal activity. The decision was enacted under the...
Vienna News
New centre for Hakoah sports club.
Viennas Jewish sports club Hakoah, founded in 1909, is to get a new centre on the Vienna Prater near the Ernst Happel stadium. Construction of the centre, which will include a swimming pool, is due to...
Copenhagen News
Low-cost airlines move to Copenhagen.
Europes top budget airlines have begun shifting their flight routes from Sweden to Denmark as a result of the progressive reduction of passenger departure taxes at Copenhagens international airport. A...
Berlin News
A recent study has revealed that illegal work in the building and trades sectors accounts for around a fifth of Berlins gross domestic product, while up to half of those working on the capitals buildi...
Paris News
The Paris Town Hall and the association of volunteer lawyers Droit durgence have launched the Barreau de Paris Solidarit bus to take free legal aid onto the streets. The blue bus can be found near the...
Madrid News
Summer camps for young and old.
Madrid city council is running three months of free educational activities, including courses, workshops, summer camps and guided tours, until mid-September. The Escuela de Verano focuses on respect f...
Oxford News
Cutteslowe pool closed due to water shortage.
The popular open-air paddling pool at Cutteslowe Park has been shut down until September as a result of the hosepipe and sprinkler ban imposed on 3 April and attempts by Oxford city council to save wa...
Barcelona News
Catalonia votes for greater independence.
Voters in Catalonia approved a new charter giving the region greater independence in a regional referendum on 18 June. Just under 74 per cent voted yes to the autonomy plan, which is backed by the Spa...
Vienna News
Danube Island open-air festival.
More than 300 bands, cabaret and theatre groups will present over 600 hours of free entertainment on 22 stages along the length of the Danube Island and the banks of the river for the 23rd annual Danu...
Paris News
Parisians consulted on smoking ban.
Following the French governments decision to postpone potentially unpopular legislation banning smoking in bars and restaurants, the Ville de Paris is inviting Parisians to have their say online. The...
Berlin News
The long-awaited Deutsches Historisches Museum, housed in a former Prussian armoury building, the Zeughaus, on Berlins famous Unter den Linden boulevard, has been inaugurated by the German chancellor,...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen is the fourth most expensive European capital for real estate according to a report by the European Council of Real Estate Professionals (CEPI). The cost of a square metre in the Danish cap...
Barcelona News
Only 3,459 of the 6,580 families applying to enrol a child in one of Barcelonas crches this year have been successful due to a shortage of places in the city. There are nearly 100 crches currently ope...
Oxford News
Parking fees for Oxford residents?
The Oxfordshire County Council is to consult residents in 26,000 homes across Oxford about the possibility of charging for parking permits. Currently residents receive the permits free of charge. Howe...
London News
Londons historic Roundhouse Theatre has reopened following a 29.7million revamp financed by English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Torquil Norman, the inventor of Polly Pocket dolls, who boug...
Madrid News
The Madrid municipal tourist board has increased the number of guided walking tours of city sights on offer, at the same time more than doubling the number of tours available in foreign languages. Ele...
Amsterdam News
For the first time in its 33-year history, the popular Vondelpark open-air theatre one of the highlights of Amsterdams summer season has been obliged to charge a nominal entrance fee of 1 due to in...
Dublin News
Construction is underway of the new Pier D at Dublin airport, which will accommodate 14 aircraft and speed up departure times. Green technology is being used to reduce the concrete apron of the site t...
Berlin News
Reichstag hosts World Cup Arena.
A replica of Berlins Olympiastadion in front of the historic German parliament building is to give football fans the chance to watch the screenings of 2006 Football World Cup matches broadcast live in...
Paris News
Two new branches of the car-sharing company operated by Caisse-Commune have just opened in Saint-Michel and Mairie in the 17th arrondissement, bring the total number of auto-partage stations in Paris...
Dublin News
New national childrens hospital for Dublin.
A new national childrens hospital is to be built on the campus of Dublins Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in the northern inner city. The heath service executive has confirmed the recommendati...
Oxford News
The Oxfordshire Waste Partnership, made up of the county council and five district councils, has launched a public consultation initiative to help draw up a new county waste management strategy this s...
Barcelona News
Barcelona city council has launched a comprehensive drive to improve the capitals beaches. A recycling awareness campaign, with posters featuring four comic strip super-heroes in the act of collecting...
Madrid News
On 3 June Madrids municipal outdoor swimming pools open for 3 months from 11.00 to 21.00 every day. As part of an updated health and safety programme, the water of the pools will be analysed four time...
Madrid News
Municipal pools open for summer.
On 3 June Madrids municipal outdoor swimming pools open for 3 months from 11.00 to 21.00 every day. As part of an updated health and safety programme, the water of the pools will be analysed four time...
London News
The London Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has invited Londoners to take part online in consultations to decide community policing priorities for 2007/8. Phase 1 of the online consultation process...
Vienna News
After renovations lasting several years the new-look Karlsplatz square has been ceremoniously rededicated by city officials. Improvements to the busy traffic and transport hub in central Vienna includ...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen's official tourist board, Wonderful Copenhagen, has announced a three-year plan to attract more tourists, stressing the need for more cruise ships, conferences, cultural and sporting events...
Amsterdam News
An answer to Amsterdams traffic congestion is at hand. The Tuk Tuk Company is introducing auto rickshaws known as tuk-tuks in October. The three-wheeled tuk-tuks are a common sight in South East Asian...
