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Euro 2012 Warsaw stadium: once a bazaar hosting pop star popes
With its roof looking like a waving Polish flag, the national stadium became the newest addition to the Polish capital's fantastic skyline on 29 January. It opened seven months later than planned on the historic banks of the Vistula river but still in time for the 2012 European football championships this summer
city planning, football, solidarnosc, poland, best of cafebabel.com, travel, society
Port du Rhin: Strasbourg’s problem suburb (which is also on the border)
The suburb of Strasbourg which is part of the Franco-German border is famous for having staged anti-Nato protests in 2009. It's all the more reason for its politicians and town planners to realise the urban planning policy set in place to improve living conditions for its population. Mission accomplished?
city planning, urbanism, nato, strasbourg, violence, suburbs, demonstration
From Bergamo to Laos: parkour with Gato, Italian traceur
Federico, or 'Gato' ('Cat') as he likes to be known, is an Italian biologist. But his real passion is for parkour - or rather the art of moving, a discipline which allows man to discover his own body and its limits
city planning, urban dance, parkour, federico "gato" mazzoleni, culture calendar, sport, traceur
Architecture: sex up Brussels' EU quarter!
Remodelling plans hope to humanise Brussels' European quarter over the next fifteen years. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
city planning, european institutions, euweek, news, society, politics, brussels
Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe's 'greenest' cities
On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
city planning, green cities, copenhagen, ecology, stockholm, hamburg, transport
Tübingen, buses and Europe
Europaplatz (‘Europe Square’) is not just a bus station in Tübingen. It is actively integrated in the urban reality of this ancient charming town which lies on the river Neckar
city planning, tübingen, european elections 2009, the streets of europe, eudebate2009, grand projects, europe
Esplanade of L'Europe in Brussels: more rubbish than town planning
A space without appeal next to Brussels South railway station is far from what we expect from the capital of Europe
city planning, belgium, development, brussels, cities, europe, architecture
It's not just rubbish in Naples
Campania drowns in tonnes of refuse. The EU threatens the intervention of the Court of Justice. How did we get this far, asks a young Neapolitan reporter
city planning, italy, european court of justice, photogallery, stavros dimas, naples, politics
Let’s all go for a drive
60% of Europeans choose the summertime to escape from their daily routine and go on holiday. Of those, 55% take their car according to Eurostat
city planning, european commission, road safety, mailand, madrid, regions, paris
Olympic city - dizzy Catalonian heights
A long tradition of international events and Olympics throwbacks - like Fòrum 2004 - have regenerated urban Barcelona, but haven’t always helped improve its European image
city planning, berlin, culture, barcelona, spain, southern eu, cities
Squats vs. sharks in Barcelona
As riots hit Copenhagen after the demolition of a legal youth culture house, Barcelona considers its 300 squats in the look up to May’s municipal elections
city planning, immigration, barcelona, spain, southern eu, cities, economy
Skiing within four walls
In the style of Ski Dubai, the indoor skiing resort in the middle of the desert, ski domes are sprouting like mushrooms throughout Europe
city planning, sport, lifestyle, tourism, society, economy, europe
Built on Benzene
The city of Budapest wants to build a science park on the site of the former Óbuda gasworks
city planning, feature, environment, museum, central and eastern europe, hungary, budapest
Factories of culture: forging new from old
All over Europe, former industrial buildings are being rebuilt as centres of culture. Residents cherish the special charm of these old factories
city planning, contemporary art, germany, greece, london, focus, art market
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