Living Cities

Southern Europe is sick of tourists – POLITICO

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Southern Europe is sick of tourists – POLITICO

In Venice, authorities introduced a symbolic €5 entry fee to limit the number of tourists. The measure, however, backfired, instead fomenting further protest from locals who claimed the city has been transformed into a theme park. Cities have been fighting over-tourism with fines, fees and bans — to varying degrees of success. | Jamie Reina/Getty Images … Read more

EU takes Germany and Italy to court over migrant worker ‘discrimination’ – POLITICO

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EU takes Germany and Italy to court over migrant worker ‘discrimination’ – POLITICO

“One of the fundamental principles of the EU is that people are treated equally without any distinction based on nationality,” the Commission said in a statement. “EU mobile workers who contribute in the same way to the social security system and pay the same taxes as local workers are entitled to the same social security … Read more

Affordable housing doesn’t have to be ugly – POLITICO

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Affordable housing doesn’t have to be ugly – POLITICO

Many of the architects who built Europe’s first affordable or social housing complexes made beauty a priority, Berlin-based architect and curator Ilka Ruby told POLITICO. “The large-scale housing projects of the so-called Neues Bauen after the First World War by architects such as Ernst May, Bruno Taut, Alvar Aalto, J.J.P. OUD and many others were … Read more

Paris’ Olympic promise falls short for unhoused people – POLITICO

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Paris’ Olympic promise falls short for unhoused people – POLITICO

Police evacuated an asylum-seeker encampment in central Paris, relocating its inhabitants 300km away from the French capital Non-profit organizations say this is part of a “social cleanse” ahead of the Olympics, while authorities say these procedures aren’t linked to the Games. pic.twitter.com/reZmck91fm — Victor Goury-Laffont (@Victorglaf) April 30, 2024 “The way this is being handled … Read more

Lisbon’s smokestacks are gone, but its industrial decor lives on – POLITICO

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Lisbon’s smokestacks are gone, but its industrial decor lives on – POLITICO

Lisbon’s smokestacks are gone, but its industrial decor lives on – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to … Read more

Cost-of-living crisis squeezes Europe’s housing – POLITICO

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Cost-of-living crisis squeezes Europe’s housing – POLITICO

Are you a 30-something professional looking to settle down and buy your first home in a friendly, welcoming European city? Think again. Rising real estate prices have turned home ownership into an increasingly unachievable dream for many Europeans — an issue compounded by the cost-of-living crisis, which has hit city residents and poorer households especially … Read more