EU Green Capital Valencia will host 2024 edition of European Urban Resilience Forum
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
Crucial aspects of resilience, sustainable development and recovery will be under the thematic spotlight
The island is dead set on doing something about the problem of overtourism
Legislators and magnates have to await a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice
Overall, the continent is getting more expensive for tourism
This, however, is likely to change soon
The event, officially called Krakow Equality March, will be held next week
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
It will serve as a virtual companion to the municipal network of libraries in the country
This is city twinning for the 21st century
People in both cities got to sit together both in person and virtually
You can find it in the capital Sofia, where it was installed upon the initiative of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The tests are also experimenting with a charging point that is easier to maintain
The aim is to have the public be able to admire the architectural design without distractions
It also features fast-charging stations for e-buses
And the current administration plans to make Jardin del Turia Europe’s largest city green space by extending it to the sea
The aim is to have the public be able to admire the architectural design without distractions
The installation has been thought out with the concept of letting people “talk” to their dearly departed
It’s an urban space that has undergone several large-scale transformations throughout its existence
The famed torch will pass through more than 400 cities and towns in both Metropolitan and Overseas France
Yes, you guessed it right, that also includes baguettes and cheeses
The scheme is primarily aimed at daily commuters
Two years after also being the first European country to decriminalize prostitution
Mārtiņš Staķis was born on 4 July 1979 in Tukums. He is the son of Dagnija Staķe, who used to be Latvian Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments. In 2004, he graduated from the University of Latvia with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Management, and also did a management programme at the Helsinki School of Economics.
After graduation, he has been involved in a variety of professional projects. Mr Staķis has worked as a marketing director at Narvesen, and since 2010 he has been an entrepreneur and a coffee distributor. He gained recognition in the public eye as the host of Saknes debesīs Tv show on LTV1.
He became prominent in politics with the founding of the Movement For! party in 2017. Between 2018 and 2020 he was an MP at the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) for that party representing the Riga constituency. Mārtiņš Staķis resigned his MP seat in order to run in the Riga local elections in which his party won and he was confirmed as mayor of the city on 2 October 2020.