Madrid News
No smoking ban starts smoothly.
New anti-smoking legislation that came into force on 1 January has not been greeted by any serious protests, and the majority of bars, restaurants and company premises seem to be enforcing the new reg...
Berlin News
A survey published on 10 January by the German consumer watchdog Sifting Warentest claims that the World Cup football stadiums in Berlin, Kaiserslautern, Leipzig, and Gelsenkirchen are substantially u...
Paris News
Parisians and visitors to the city will be able to skate and even sled in a special complex just outside the Paris town hall and in Montparnasse until 26 January. There are two rinks near the town hal...
Vienna News
An enormous party to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart is planned in Salzburg on 27 January. In Vienna on this same day the capital will officially reopen the restored downtown house w...
Amsterdam News
Hourly parking rates in the centre of the city went up on 1 January from 3.40 to 4.40. The new rates apply around the Central Station, Dam Square, the red light district and Nieuwmarkt Square. This ri...
Dublin News
Motorists can now get the latest information on parking spaces in Dublin city car parks by sending an SMS to 53030. In reply directions will be given to a car park in either the north or the south of...
London News
The Jubilee underground line has reopened after a brief closure over the Christmas period for the introduction of a seventh carriage on all Jubilee line trains. With the extra carriages the line will...
Oxford News
Oxford city council has won a South East Renewable energy award for its commitment to renewable energy with its Solar Guide to Oxford. The guide contains a series of cycle rides to some of the solar h...
Copenhagen News
Recent figures from the real estate industry show that house prices nationwide in Denmark rose by 20 per cent in 2005, one of the largest annual increases ever. Demand for houses now exceeds supply as...
Barcelona News
The .cat domain name, which will be available from the end of January, is intended for use by institutions promoting and supporting Catalan language and culture. The initial registration process will...
Vienna News
Vienna exhibition shocks Austria.
The Austrian presidency of the European Union is off to a controversial start with the 25Peaces art exhibition by 150 artists from the EU. One set of posters, by Spanish artist Carlos Aires, of models...
Barcelona News
Cava boycott pushes regional sales up.
Calls by Spaniards to boycott Catalan cava have increased sales of the famous sparkling wine in Catalonia itself, the autonomous regions retail association, Confederacin de Comer de Catalua, has said....
Paris News
A special transport service has been laid on allowing passengers to travel free of charge throughout the entire Ile-de-France network, RATP, SNCF and Optile as of 17.00 on 31 December 2005 until 12.00...
Dublin News
Dublin has received an extra 20 buses under the 34.4 billion Transport 21 project to create a fully integrated travel system for the Irish capital and outlying areas. The new buses, which will start o...
London News
On 9 December 2005, Londons famous red Routemaster buses were finally decommissioned and taken off the city streets after 50 years of service. Two converted vehicles have been sent by London charity...
Copenhagen News
Foreigners wanting to be reunited with their families living in Denmark may find themselves being asked to take a Danish language test before entering the country under new proposed legislation being...
Amsterdam News
The city governments of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht have been given new powers to intervene in the local taxi market in response to problems following liberalisation in 2000. Since thi...
Madrid News
There are now 24 German shepherd dogs patrolling the capitals underground system in a pilot scheme involving eight metro lines and 57 stations. The idea is to make the Madrid underground a safer place...
London News
Strike threatens New Year festivities.
Workers on London underground will strike on New Year's Eve over disagreements with London Transport over the working week, mannning levels and safety. Negotiations broke down just before Christmas an...
Madrid News
There are now 24 German shepherd dogs patrolling the capitals underground system in a pilot scheme involving eight metro lines and 57 stations. The idea is to make the Madrid underground a safer place...
London News
Free transport on New Year's Eve.
Transport for London will be offering free services from 23.45 on New Years Eve until 04.30 on New Years Day. The free travel is being sponsored by Natwest Bank.
The London underground will begin a...
Copenhagen News
Overcrowded Tivoli recommends visiting on weekdays.
Copenhagens world famous amusement park is overcrowded with too many visitors paying their traditional Christmas visits. The park administration recommends weekday visits to avoid the Saturday post-sh...
Amsterdam News
Christmas lights for De Gooyer windmill.
The De Gooyer windmill at the eastern end of Amsterdams city centre has been given the Christmas treatment with lights now adorning its sails. The idea is to attract visitors and tourists to this part...
Paris News
Twelve specially designated areas of Paris will be decorated with artistically designed Christmas lights until mid-January in a project to highlight the diversity of the French capital, now in its sec...
Berlin News
Baltic Sea autobahn completed.
After 11 years and 2 billion, the four-lane A20 autobahn from the western German city of Lbeck to Stettin in Poland has finally beeen completed. The 325-km motorway runs parallel to the Baltic Sea and...
Dublin News
Ryanair to test online check-in.
Ryanair is to begin testing its new online check-in facility on its Dublin-Cork route at the end of January. The service will allow passengers to check in online and head for the departure gate if the...
Oxford News
Hospitals get clean bill of health.
Oxford hospitals, the John Radcliffe and the Radcliffe Infirmary, have cleaned up their act after criticism a few months ago for their lack of cleanliness and even unfriendliness. The spot checks cond...
Barcelona News
Articket to include Picasso Museum.
The Picasso Museum will be added to the special Articket system from 2 January 2006. The validity of the Articket will also be extended from its current three to six months so as to encourage local Ca...
Vienna News
Local government goes Open Source.
All civil servants working for Viennas city government have been given incentives to change from Microsoft Office 2000 to OpenOffice.org and from Microsoft Windows 2000 to GNU/Linux. Every city depart...
Madrid News
A two-week campaign to get people back to the theatre is underway in Madrid sponsored by the town council. Over 1,500 banners will be hung in the busiest parts of the city to promote the 23 privately-...
