This was well above average across the cities surveyed. In , Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote. Dublin is also a major global hub for fund administration, aircraft leasing, insurance and a range of wholesale banking activities. All five feature in the QS World University Rankings, with three of them ranking among the top in the world. Surrounded by beautiful mountains and sea, Dublin is a European capital like no other. From the time of James Joyce to the present day, Dublin has been strongly associated with innovation.
The City Council is tapping into that spirit to develop governance and services fit for global recognition. In Dublin, this heritage house has become a conduit for personal and community memory, opening up years of birth, death and everything in between. How fast would you have to cycle a bike to power a lightbulb? What about making a cup of coffee? One of the things that makes it hard to save energy is that for most of us the ways that we use and lose energy seem fairly abstract.
Housing Ministers meeting under the Belgian presidency of the EU Council call for a platform supporting national, regional and local partnerships to end housing exclusion.
Cities welcome the initiative. Ahead of next year's European elections, city leaders and MEPs met in the European Parliament to discuss opportunities to work together more effectively. Common goals included urban climate action, EU democratic values, and support for a clearer EU urban policy.
The edition of European Mobility Week is about to kick off. In the wake of two years of pandemic, cities are facing many competing challenges, but are committed to learning lessons, and using the potential boost from recovery funding, to jump ahead of where they were pre-Covid The social economy has a new weapon for promoting local recovery: Social and Solidarity Ecosystems.
