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Antitrust: Commission publishes market study on hotels’ distribution practices

The market study was conducted in 2021 and covers the period between 2017 and 2021. It focused on a representative sample of six Member States (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Poland, Spain and Sweden) The study aimed to: obtain up-to-date facts on hotels' distribution practices, following up on a similar monitoring exercise carried out by the European…

Get support to develop and test local collaborative governance models to support your transition!

The CrAFt (Creating Actionable Futures) platform helps cities make their climate-neutral transformations beautiful, inclusive and sustainable Running until 2025, CrAFt supports the implementation of the Cities Mission, the NetZeroCities Mission Platform and the New European Bauhaus (NEB). CrAfT is currently looking for 70 cities (particularly small and medium-sized municipalities) that want to test and share…

Borrow this idea!

This article is from Bloomberg Cities, which is run by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Government Innovation program. We asked 10 city innovators from around the world: What’s an innovation you’ve helped develop in your city that another city should consider borrowing from you? Spreading ideas is what we’re all about at Bloomberg Cities. And it’s at the…

Identifying stories to inspire regeneration

The Maritime Belfast Trust has developed a Story Plan to inspire heritage-led regeneration initiatives along the city's historic waterfront Storytelling is a powerful tool to inspire action. Historic urban areas, with all the heritage sites they hold, are brimming with stories to be told. Some are well known, and others are just waiting behind faded…

Smart waste management using artificial intelligence

According to a World Bank report, the world's cities generate about 1.3 billion tons of solid waste annually, and these quantities are expected to rise to 2.2 billion tons by 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to systems or devices that simulate human intelligence to perform tasks based on the information they gather. According to researchers…

Why the European Union is opening a Silicon Valley ’embassy’

The office will facilitate cooperation between European regulators and major technology firms The European Union is opening a new office in California’s Silicon Valley, giving European regulators direct access to major digital technology companies—and vice versa. The office, officially opening on 1 September, comes as the EU prepares to implement two landmark technology regulations: the…

South Africa is already building the foundations of smart mobility

The move towards smart mobility, globally, is driven by growing populations and a broad consensus to put sustainability front and centre of our shared future Not many South Africans stuck in a bottleneck on a major highway entering or leaving a business node in our cities will believe the country is anywhere near the dream…

China’s crops have found an ally of natural solutions in Kimitec’s MAAVi Innovation Center

The largest technological hub in Europe dedicated to the agribusiness industry and headquartered in Almería (Spain) will be researching and developing natural products capable of replacing synthetic chemicals without reducing crop productivity Chinese consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about food safety and health. Larger cities are determined to prevent chemical and toxic residues from industrial…

World’s 20 best climate projects compete for the 2022 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards

Winners will be announced on 19 October at the C40 World Mayors Summit in Buenos Aires C40 Cities and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced 20 city finalists for the 2022 C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards. The awards celebrate the most ambitious and impactful projects spearheaded by mayors from around the world to tackle the global climate crisis. The…

Franz M. Bergmüller Appointed CEO of SEBA Bank

Following a successful CHF 110 million Series C funding round in January, SEBA Bank’s next phase of growth under its new leadership will focus on further expanding international growth and institutional business development SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, today announced that the Board of Directors appointed Franz M. Bergmüller…