Viladecans was the first city to kick off its celebrations on 18 January 2025 Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall sent video greetings and renowned science communicators shared their insights and experiences on how to care more for the environment and sustainability Local dance schools also energised the crowd while Borja Sand Art captivated attendees with a sand show depicting Viladecans' natural heritage Treviso celebrated the start of its Green Leaf Award year on 2 February where its main square was transformed with newly planted trees reclaimed wood structures and benches decorated by local artists inscribed with "Green City of Europe" the ceremony highlighted Treviso’s commitment to sustainability and featured a large participation of citizens of all ages The ceremony provided an opportunity to show what it means for Treviso to be a Green Leaf Award winner Mayor Mario Conte showcased the year's planned sustainability initiatives and highlighted how this was made possible not only by the administration and public service companies responsible for waste collection water services and public transport but also by the dedication of citizens Following speeches by city officials and stakeholders wooden games spread across the square and the unveiling of the event’s official mascot Earlier this year, the mayor of Treviso was also received by Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace for the recognition of the city as a Green Leaf city for 2025 Could your city be the next European Green Capital or be awarded the Green Leaf? Applications for the 2027 titles are now open! Find out more about the application process the key dates for 2027 and the eligibility rules Watch the recording of our recent Applicant City Workshop or download the slides. EU Environment newsletters deliver the latest updates about the European Commission’s environmental priorities straight to your inbox. have started issuing fines to non-authorized vehicles driving within their low emission zones as of Monday Only non-polluting vehicles can drive in the towns on working days Vehicles without any of the Directoral Generate for Traffic office’s environmental stickers (blue and yellow) can ask for a temporary permit to drive in one of the cities without facing a fine While fines for cars and motorcycles started on Monday and buses will only come into force in 2025 will also start sanctions in the coming weeks delaying after they were expected to start coinciding with El Prat and Gavà Sant Boi de Llobregat and Cerdanyola del Vallès will issue fines from January 1 Sanctions can reach as high as €260 when pollution is particularly high while they can be up to €200 on normal days All low emission zones in the Barcelona metropolitan area can be checked online and each plate's environmental category can be found by using a search engine The low emission zone (LEZ) was implemented in Barcelona on January 1 The Catalan High Court annulled the LEZ regulations in March of 2022. They argued that there were not enough studies on the matter.  The court also ruled that the ordinance surpassed the council's jurisdiction, and there were some deficiencies in the types of vehicles excluded from entering Barcelona.  As such, Barcelona City Council canceled 140,000 fines given to drivers who entered the city's low emission zone with old and polluting cars.  The fines add up to approximately €20.1 million.  Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone mister-baseball.com Passionate about European baseball since 2007 Press release Catalan Baseball and Softball Federation which currently has the honor of being the “Catalan city of baseball and softball” during 2017 will host a weekend full of activities and tournaments during November 25 and 26 after all the improvements it has suffered including artificial grass placement and a new set of lights will host the first edition of the “Núria Escrich International Tournament” The international tournament this year will include 4 teams the Fenix from Valencia and Collecchio Softball A total amount of 8 games distributed between Saturday and Sunday will be the ones who which will hold the opening ceremony on Saturday with life music “Kanaloa Batucada” and the tradicional human tower Els Castellers between 6 and 7 in the afternoon just before the game between the locals and the Italian players The ceremony will atend by local sports authority Mr.Richard Calle the President of Catalan Baseball and Softball Federation Mr.Jordi Vallès and all of the new and old board members of Viladecans club Along with the 1st International Nuria Escrich Tournament the already traditional “Bateja per la Marató” tournament will be held which will collaborate with this year’s “La Marató de TV3” which follow the U12 baseball category regulations will host a total of 8 teams: three representatives from CBS Sant Boi two from CB Barcelona and one from CB Viladecans Throughout Saturday a total of 15 games will be played in the 3 fields organized in the baseball stadium the All Stars game of the 1st Catalan Division will take place brings together two teams made of the best players of all who played the catalan league and makes them fight to be the best All Star team the catalan city of baseball and softball will enjoy a funny and family day where there will be full of good matches and will be accompanied by activities for everybody We won’t only enjoy good baseball and softball matches but also enjoy the activities that will be carried Also we will be able to enjoy the opening of the softball camp in Viladecans in the best possible way: with an international tournament spanish practice ramon esteve estudio has won a competition to extend and renovate the hospital of viladecans in barcelona. their architectural design for the surgical hospital will call for the existing historical building to be adapted and connect with a new addition to form one single entity ramon esteve estudio will be collaborating with sulkin marchisio arquitectos to realize the 35,000 sqm project the building will feature two longitudinal volumes which intersect inside it will host the wards and various care services and as the body is recessed from the street façade in order to lessen the dominance of the larger building opposite the spanish studios won a competition for their hospital proposal the older building will facilitate administrative and the care supporting services with the new permeable complex formed by connecting the old with the new a new main entrance serves also as a pedestrian internal link to the square that gives access to the former hospital this former entrance square will be renewed as a pedestrianized space without flow of people or vehicles the new construction will be made of exposed concrete that is integrated to the surroundings and the existing buildings color will be introduced into the concrete bringing dynamism the contemporary and coherent design glass will be predominantly used to bring surroundings and light into the interior  the new main entrance is also a pedestrian internal link to the square that gave access to the former hospital AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style One of the shows calendar’s most anticipated extravaganzas is back for 2022 as elrow Barcelona announces its return to Viladecans on Sunday February 20th with the Rowsattack theme The hard-working team behind the event knows that all of their elrow fans and family had been waiting for elrow Carnaval and the chance to dance amongst the craziness once again The response they’ve received and the unconditional support has been immense Now they are ready to give it all back through an epic show especially at a time when people need it the most They’ve designed for you the perfect and complete pack to make you feel incredibly happy and part of this carnival tribe music and performance are the key of the party elrow is ready to announce the names involved in these two incredible days Headlining this trip we will have the Italian captain Joseph Capriati with an 8 hour extended set and the Swiss musician Andrea Oliva Enrico Barbuti and The Deals complete the full list of artists Get ready to get into another dimension in a new 12h non-stop festival edition. In Rowsattack territory, reality becomes fantasy and dreams become true. Put on your best costumes, and enjoy one of the craziest parties of elrow without limits The Sant Climent Riera crosses Viladecans from north to south to end at sea after crossing the Delta del Llobregat Park it had become a physical frontier for urban growth The project sought recovering the space as a natural corridor connecting the agricultural park and the mountainside via the city and turning it into a park filled with local vegetation The Sant Climent Riera Park is set forth as a sequence of parallel paths of clearly differentiated materials and with rows of trees of varied species A large system of footbridges addresses the accessibility of the open spaces resorting to a unitary language in the choice of materials: wood and steel spans the interruption caused by Siglo XXI Avenue and guarantees accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists It is here that environmental criteria mark the proposal: the buildable area is denser along the edges of the sector freeing up a space of 90,000 square meters where the riera finds a natural flooding valve and the city of Viladecans a green lung and quality public space Mario Suñer (arquitectos architects); Teresa Galí-Izard (ingeniera técnica agrícola technical agricultural engineer); Elena Mostazo (ingeniera técnica agrícola y paisajista technical agricultural engineer and landscape architect); Diana Calicó (arquitecta técnica quantity surveyor); Static: Gerardo Rodríguez (ingeniería de estructuras structural engineering) there arent any match using your search terms The initial €12m cleanroom will have a footprint of 500 m² in Viladecans to develop and produce organic semiconductors The cleanroom will have a production capability of 5 to 20m units a year for chip development for the Internet of Things and Internet of Everything (IoT/IoE) The company says it is close to agreements with large global companies in sectors such as telecommunications During 2023 the company plans to hire 100 staff with expertise in thin film processing for the clean room as well as technology modelling This would be a dramatic expansion over the current 100 researchers the cleanroom will be expanded to 2,500 m² which would cost up to €200m and create 500 jobs The pilot cleanroom is backed by the Government of Catalonia with a E6m loan as well as by ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment the agency for business competitiveness in the Spanish Ministry of Business and Labour “There is a lot of talent in the country with an enormous capacity to develop disruptive technologies which today are mostly developed abroad: until now Catalan professionals in this sector have had to go to work in other countries,” said Eduard Puig “Apart from serving companies that today are suffering from different logistics problems to source chips due to the current international situation in Ideaded we are also open to collaborating with our top-level facilities to help make this technological ecosystem a reality in our country,” he said This follows Cisco opening its first European chip design centre in Barcelona and Monolithic Power Systems creating 150 new jobs by expanding its presence in Catalonia Intel is also opening a design lab in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) ideaded.com cronaca mondo After the severe flooding last week in Valencia where at least 220 people lost their lives a new red alert was issued yesterday for Catalonia The weather system caused devastating flooding in Barcelona In 4 hours a big amount of water fell and the accumulated rainfall in 12 hours was equal to 180 liters per square meter These footages are coming out from the airport in Barcelona , SPAIN is struggling with the worst floods ever. pic.twitter.com/NBZYYQzxYp As it can be seen from the photos cars were partially submerged on a highway making it difficult for the rescue operations to help people that were trapped More than 80 flights have been canceled or delayed Intense rain and thunderstorms in Barcelona this morning has resulted in flooding with red warning issued. pic.twitter.com/cxhrVTnqfq Massive flood due to powerful strom in Viladecans in the province of Barcelona, Spain (04.11.2024)TELEGRAM JOIN https://t.co/9cTkji4D9Spic.twitter.com/wleUbi0BQ4 Iscriviti alla nostra NEWSLETTER regionale e resta aggiornato sul Meteo nella tua Città beating Marijn van den Berg (EF Education-EasyPost) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) in a hectic bunch sprint in Viladecans The victory is the 22-year-old's second win of the season after a stage in the Ètoile de Bessèges and his first at the WorldTour level in his debut season in the top tier so to be able to win a stage in a WorldTour race in my first year at the WorldTour is really nice for sure," Laurance said Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) put another stage behind him in the lead of the Volta a Catalunya even mixing it up briefly with the sprinters in the final 500 metres before wisely sitting up Mikel Landa (Soudal-Quickstep) finished safely in the bunch to hold his second place overall at 2:27 while Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) remains third at 2:55 Pogačar dominated the summit finishes on stages 2 and 3 but said today's stage was tougher "I think it was one of the hardest of all stages until now - it was one of the most attacking-wise He now faces the final two rather unpredictable stages - a shorter summit finish at Queralt with five major climbs on Saturday and the punchy circuits in Barcelona to close out the race It's one big question mark all over it because there are very steep climbs and a lot of climbing in a short period of time It's going to be really aggressive from the start The 167.3km fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya from Altafulla to Viladecans featured two category 2 climbs - the Coll de les Ventoses after 64.9km of racing and the Alt de la Creu d'Aragall with 30km to go There was an intense battle to make the breakaway with Herold Tejada (Astana) and Idar Andersen (Uno-X) kicking things off from the flag drop Although Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) was the best-ranked at 8:08 from leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) the escape group boomeranged and with 40km down The situation remained the same through the intermediate sprint where Garcia Cortina claimed the three-second time bonus with teammate Enric Mas just behind and Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) securing one second when Attila Valter (Visma-Lease a Bike) led over the top his teammate Steven Kruijswijk leapt away on the uncategorised climb that followed - but he too was brought back immediately five riders got away and the breakaway finally was clear with 85km to go The quintet included Oscar Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) Georg Steinhauser (EF Education-EasyPost) and Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AlUla) They gained 2:30 on race leader Pogačar and despite Paleni being the highest of the five in the GC he had a problem with his shoe and had to change it on the fly while being held by his team mechanic in the car but the breakaway was otherwise unremarkable Their advantage fell below one minute as they approached the final ascent of the Alt de la Creu d'Aragall a 6.5km climb that pitches up to 13% in places Steinhauser attacked into the base of the climb Rodríguez continued to chase and joined the EF rider midway into the ascent but the gap to the peloton tumbled to 17 seconds who surrendered with a fist bump before settling back into the slipstream but they could not resist the pace of the chasing peloton A reduced peloton bunched up behind Israel-Premier Tech the rest of the bunch rejoined with 5km to go with race leader Pogačar staying close to the front but Laurance held on by a slim margin to win the stage Results powered by FirstCycling VILAWATT aims to drive forward energy transition in the Catalan city of Viladecans. The project has set up a public-private-citizen partnership (PPCP) to manage the different aspects of the process. Foremost amongst these is a local energy operator (LEO) producing and supplying renewable energy and offering energy saving and renovation services. The wider goal is to ensure efficient energy use as part of a socially just community in which citizens play an active role. The model is based on four principles: guarantee of supply, local renewable energy, energy savings and citizen participation. To translate this into action and determine the right structure for the project, 31 initiatives from around the world were analysed. A priority for VILAWATT is energy renovation of residential buildings in the Montserratina district and improving energy contracts for local people. In addition, the setting up of supply and renovation services is contributing to the creation of a local industry cluster. Capacity building and engagement are raising awareness of energy efficiency in the community. Savings from efficient consumption can be converted into an alternative currency for local use, thus boosting the city’s economy. Energy retrofitting of buildings in Viladecans had not progressed as planned, partly due to lack of private investment. VILAWATT takes a more inclusive approach. Home to some 20 000 people, 30 % of the city’s population, the district of Montserratina is a good starting point. Most of its dwellings were built before 1976, when Spain began to adopt energy legislation.Income is 15 % lower than the city average, so residents are more likely to live in fuel poverty. Creation of a local currency, the Vilawatt, provides efficiency incentives for participating families, who are paid in the currency in return for any savings they make. This encourages loyalty to local shops where purchases can be made with the Vilawatt. To raise awareness, several knowledge exchange spaces bring together community representatives who have launched activities aimed at cutting energy consumption, encouraging citizen involvement and promoting behavioural change. 50/50 communities is an initiative based on a nine-step method focused on saving energy and money through a community approach. Further awareness-raising workshops run educational programmes co-designed with participants to reduce households’ energy dependence. A capacity-building plan helps local energy workers develop skills to meet demand for building renovations. It also trains around 200 people from other fields who want to acquire such skills, thereby strengthening the local economy by generating jobs and expertise. The training is complemented by creation of a cluster of companies working for energy efficiency, and compilation of a catalogue of energy products and services available to residents. Total investment for the project “Vilawatt - Innovative local public-private-citizen partnership for energy governance” is EUR 5 300 000, with the EU’s European Regional Development Fund contributing EUR 4 269 862 through the “Urban Innovative Actions” Initiative for the 2014-2020 programming period. The 2023 edition of Catalonia’s National Cultural Awards recognized storied singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat, who put an end to a career spanning six decades last December among other creators in a variety of fields.  The awards also went to painter Joan-Pere Viladecans and the multi-disciplinary festival Eufònic as announced on Friday by Catalonia’s National Council for the Arts and Culture (CoNCA) The award is the most important cultural distinction in Catalonia It is awarded every year to people and organizations that contribute to culture and creativity.  Serrat is one of the most outstanding Catalan and Spanish singers in music and the award judges wanted to recognize how Serrat got through very diverse publics throughout his career.  When speaking with Catalan News Agency (ACN) Serrat assured that he is “very grateful for this prize as it was awarded at home It is more pleasant and satisfactory when this happens at home” Joan-Pere Viladecans’ inspiration for nature  1948) was awarded this recognition for his painting career since 1969 in the field of visual arts.  CoNCA’s jury highlighted how the artist “created his own language for his art pieces so it compensates when you see your work has been of some use,” Viladecans told ACN.  Dolors Udina Abelló: Translating the greatest books to Catalan Translator Dolors Udina was awarded the prize for her “excellent” task on literary translations Her job contributed to incorporating more than 200 titles from authors such as Virginia Woolf saxophonist and circus director Alba Sarraute got the award for her “education in various scenic disciplines and fields,” as well as her artistic background that awarded her international recognition.  The National Cultural Award also recognized Sarraute’s creations about “women’s body and maternity”.  The Festival for sound arts, visuals and digital performances from Terres de l’Ebre, Eufònic Festival, received the National Cultural Award for the “successful combination of innovation and tradition in a festival that links art closely to the territory and the patrimony in Terres de l’Ebre”.  “After 12 years working on this project, the award is an incentive and a boost to continue with the festival for 12 more years,” Vicent Fibla, director of Eufònic Festival, told ACN. Ten cities with populations over 100,000 will be competing for the European Green Capital Award 2025: Brasov (Romania) Four smaller cities (population between 20,000 -100,000) will be  competing for the European Green Leaf Award 2025: Riba-Roja de Turia (Spain) In the coming weeks, in the first stage, a panel of seven independent experts will assess each application on 7 environmental indicators Based on the experts’ technical assessment the Commission will announce a shortlist of finalist cities during the summer of 2023 the finalists will present a summary of how they govern their green transition and their pitches in front of an international jury panel chaired by the European Commission Their presentations should include an overall strategy and commitment to sustainability as well as their planned communication strategy to all stakeholders especially their citizens and how they count on inspiring other cities The jury panel will take place on 4-5 October and the winners will be announced on 5 October 2023 at a festive ceremony in Tallinn The European Green Capital winner will receive a €600,000 financial prize to implement key actions across six areas: waste The European Green Leaf will be awarded to one or two cities each of which receives a financial prize of €200,000 The winners will join the 15 already awarded cities in the Green Capital category (since 2010)  and 15 in the Green Leaf category We invite you to follow the social media accounts of the Awards to discover which cities are going to be the 2025 EU Green Capital and EU Green Leaf winners. Being a European Green Capital or a European Green Leaf brings many benefits long after the designated ‘winner’ year ends. Winners get attention on a European or international scale and attract investments and tourism. Greener cities cope better in times of climate change and biodiversity crisis. Frontrunner cities create a spirit of optimism in their city, create a better quality of life for their citizens and thus get public support, which attracts more investors from private business but also national funding. The route for the 2024 Volta a Catalunya cycling race has been confirmed, throwing up three mountain stages for riders to contend in the 103rd edition of the race.  Some of the best cyclists in the world will compete again on Catalan roads in a new edition that also features new locations. The historic UCI World Tour Catalan race will have seven stages, starting in Sant Feliu de Guíxols and finishing in Barcelona. For the second year in a row, the Volta will have three high-altitude finishes, at Vallter, Port Ainé, and Queralt.  Finishes at Queralt and Viladecans are new features for this year's tour, as is Altafulla as a stage departure point.  There will also be long-awaited returns in Berga, which will host a stage start six decades after it last did; Lleida, for the first time in 11 years; and departures from Sort and Sant Joan de les Abadesses. For the third consecutive year, Sant Feliu de Guíxols host the beginning of the race as the start and finish point of the first stage, as well as hosting all the preparations prior to the race. Last season, Primoz Roglic saw off Remco Evenepoel in Sant Feliu in the first chapter of the duel that ultimately saw Roglic victorious. The route for the Women's Volta has not yet been defined, but the race will take place from June 7-9, 2024.  v1.1.0. Copyright © 2025. Powered by EBANTIC. All rights reserved. Tamara Carrasco can’t leave Viladecans despite dismissal of initial charges of terrorism and rebellion from pro-independence protests pro-independence activist Tamara Carrasco remains confined to the Catalan town of Viladecans after initial charges of terrorism and rebellion were dismissed over lack of evidence "It’s like a jail without bars,” she said in an interview with the Catalan News Agency A rare precautionary measure—which is more often applied in cases of gender violence—the restriction on Carrasco’s freedom of movement will be in place at least until a new court assumes her case Carrasco was arrested by Spanish police on April 10 She was accused of instructing a local branch of the activism group Committees in Defense of the Republic (CDR) to protest Beaches near Barcelona are in a state of "maximum fragility" after storms over Easter, the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) has warned.  On some beaches, including Montgat and Badalona to the north of the Catalan capital, and Viladecans to the south, there has been an "unprecedented" loss of sand, in some cases measuring up to 25 meters in width.  Storm Nelson also caused landslides and damage to some equipment.  AMB's Daniel Palacios, who oversees the metropolitan area's beaches, said that there has been an increase in south-westerly storms, which used to be less frequent on the Barcelona coast:  "This configuration of wind and waves has a much greater impact on the beaches because their morphology is based on a maritime climate of easterly systems."  Specialists at the AMB say that climate change is causing "abrupt oscillations" in seasonal patterns, which has implications for beach management: "Preparations for the high season overlap with the arrival of strong storms."  The scenario is repeated at the end of the high season: "Summer stretches into autumn and maritime storms are tending to arrive more prematurely."  Gonzalo Simarro, a civil engineer at the Marine Sciences Institute, believes that it may be worthwhile reconsidering the long-term use of beaches and coastal spaces.  As Barcelona's beaches are "artificial," constructed with sand brought in mainly from central Catalan coastlines, they are costly to maintain and will always continue to lose sand.  "These beaches are not stable so they keep losing sand," Simarro explains to Catalan News. He points to the "huge regeneration" project that Barcelona undertook in 2010 to fill the city's beaches with sand again, and 14 years later, authorities are facing the same question again.  "We have data because we have cameras looking at the beaches over the last 20 years so we have daily shorelines of Barcelona’s beaches and they’re getting narrower," Simarro points out. "Bogatell beach, for instance, in the last 14 years has lost 20 meters of width, on average." The scientist believes that maintaining Catalonia's beaches as they look today "is going to be too expensive." Authorities are already considering other solutions, he says, new ways of conceptualizing how people enjoy coastal spaces.  Some of these ideas involve platforms for people to enjoy the seaside without sand. "For instance, keep the best beaches, the easiest ones [to maintain], and others just lose them because they are too expensive," Simarro ponders.  However, all such ideas are only drafts and not concrete plans as of yet Simarro points out. When asked about potential future solutions, Simarro believes that "you have to think about different solutions for every different place." For some places, "you just have to forget about the beach," while others will be worth putting the effort and resources into saving. "It depends a lot, each place has to be studied differently."   The Spanish government is considering declaring an emergency on the Catalan coast to speed up recovery efforts at beaches.  The government's delegate in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, met sub-delegates and other officials from Barcelona, Tarragona and Girona on Tuesday evening to assess the situation caused by Storm Nelson.  An emergency could be declared via a resolution from the Secretary of State for Ecological Transition.  Prieto gave assurances that summer tourism "will not be harmed" by the effects of the storm.  Only 8% of public spaces in the Catalan capital are named after women, as the city also removes the name of a slave trader from a square ACN | Barcelona The authority in charge of naming public spaces in Barcelona has approved new titles for 21 streets Among the changes are nine new spaces named after women and gardens in the city are named after women.  these are women who stand out for their local activism Two of the nine names will be for streets and seven will correspond to squares.  The squares that will now have female names are Plaça de Valerie Powles in Sant-Monjuïc; Plaça de Ros Galobardes i Alsina and Plaça Ramona Fossas i Puig both in Horta-Guinardó; Plaça de Lolita Torrentó i Prim in Sant Martí; Plaça d'Angelina Trallero i Bullich in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi; Plaça Francesca Vergés i Escofet while Carrer Duc is renamed Carrer Josefa Vilaret The Barcelona Nomenclature Conference also approved two changes to add the feminine gender in names that so far only referred to the masculine They are the Placeta de les Àvies i els Avis which until now was called Placeta dels Avis; and the Parc de les Treballadores and els Treballadores de la Maquinista The approved changes are also aimed at promoting the recovery of names of places that locals used informally in the city Barcelona has removed the name of Antonio López from the square at the bottom of Via Laietana The green light to change the name of the square was already given in June 2021 but the city had not made the change effective until now.  and they are now called Plaça Idrissa Diallo and Plaça Correus (Post Office Square).  In late January, an artist placed an anti-racist statue on the plinth where the former statue of Antonio López once stood. The bright red statue titled ‘Humanity’ featured a teddy bear and a young man hugging. The Team Italy women's softball squad was put to the test by Germany in the European Softball Championship at Camp Municipal de Sófbol de Viladecans in Viladecans (Barcelona) The Germans scored twice in the top of the second inning and added another run in the top of the third inning Team Italy starting pitcher Laura Bigatton gave up one earned run on five hits with one strikeout and one walk in two innings of work Reliever and hero Alice Nicolini entered the contest in the top of the third inning with a runner in scoring position and no outs the lefty pitcher struck out Germany's Noemi Weyel and Lara Brockmeyer to stop the bleeding That would be the difference in the ballgame as Alice Nicolini earned the win after throwing five scoreless innings and issuing just one hit with four strikeouts and no walks Team Italy was gifted one run by Germany in the bottom of the fifth inning Back-to-back walks to Sarah Edwards and Giulia Koutsoyanopulos followed by two consecutive wild pitches allowed Sarah Edwards to cross the plate Down 3-1 and running out of time in the top of the sixth inning the Italians scored three runs to come from behind and take a slim 4-3 lead After singles by McKenzie Barbara and Elisa Cecchetti Giulia Longhi put down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners into scoring position Team Italy slugger Sarah Edward followed with a two-run double and later scored on an infield error by German third baseman Lara Brockmeyer trying to throw out speedy Fabrizia Marrone at first base ITALY-GERMANY BOX SCORE ITALY-GERMANY LIVESTREAM REPLAY Team Italy manager Federico Pizzolini sent out pitching ace Ilaria Cacciamani against Ireland in the afternoon She threw six scoreless innings and allowed just four hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks The Italians took advantage of walks and errors to take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning Both Alessandra Rotondo and Melany Sheldon walked and later scored on two throwing errors by the catcher Team Italy added one run in the bottom of the third inning when cleanup hitter McKenzie Barbara hit a solo home run The Azzurre softball squad put up three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning After Laura Vigna reached first base on a fielder's choice Alessandra Rotondo walked and Melany Sheldon singled to load the bases for slugger McKenzie Barbara A walk to McKenzie Barbara allowed Laura Vigna to cross the plate Then Elisa Cecchetti delivered a two-run single to give Team Italy a comfortable 6-0 advantage The Italians nailed the coffin shut when scoring another run in the bottom of the sixth inning McKenzie Barbara led off with a single and was replaced by pinch runner Laura Bigatton who later scored on an RBI single down the left field line by Giulia Longhi to end the six- inning mercy-rule 7-0 shutout over Ireland IRELAND-ITALY BOX SCORE IRELAND-ITALY LIVESTREAM REPLAY Team Italy plays two round-robin games on Wednesday The first contest against France takes place at 9 am (local time) at Estadio Municipal de Sófbol Antonio Hervás The Italians return for a second game against Great Britain at 1:30 pm (local time) The international competition continues through Saturday EUROPEAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS EUROPEAN SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LIVESTREAM TEAM ITALY ELITE SOFTBALL NEWS (Photo of Team Italy reliever Alice Nicolini pitching against Germany in the 2022 European Softball Championship by Ezio Ratti/Nadoc) Reserved area Transparent Federation Privacy policy Copyright © 2022 FIBS (Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball) - Viale Tiziano 74 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial - Share with same attribution 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA) which is available on the Internet The route profile of stage 5 of the 2024 Volta a Catalunya Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya 2024 Axel Laurance scores first WorldTour win ahead of Van den Berg and Coquard Volta a Catalunya: Axel Laurance wins stage 5 sprint with bike throw Hello and welcome to our live coverage of stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya Around half an hour to go until today's stage gets underway Here's a look back at the results of yesterday's fourth stage which ended with a sprint finish A look at Marijn van den Berg celebrating the win in Lleida Volta a Catalunya: Marijn van den Berg charges to stage 4 sprint victory Dutchman surges ahead of Liepins and Marit on flat finish There was no big change in the GC yesterday Tadej Pogačar remains in the overall lead by 2:27 ahead of Mikel Landa while Aleksandr Vlasov is in third at 2:55 Volta a Catalunya leader Tadej Pogačar ‘not missing’ the Classics as E3 and Wevelgem loom UAE Team Emirates racer finishes safely in main peloton on bunch-sprint stage 4 The riders will soon be heading to the start of the stage The riders are rolling out in the neutral zone in Altafulla The flag has dropped and stage 5 is underway Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) and Idar Andersen (Uno-X Mobility) are on the attack early on Tejada is in the mountain classification jersey though he's only third in the competition Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal-QuickStep) and Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X Mobility) were on the move but nothing has gone away so far Rolling roads to start the day but not major hills as are Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Attila Valter (Visma-Lease A Bike) Patrick Konrad (Lidl-Trek) and Ivan Garcia Cortina (Movistar) are among the other riders on the attack The nine-man attack group have around 30 seconds.so Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R) is chasing the break Leknessund have Darren Rafferty (EF Education-EasyPost) and Jarrad Drizners (Lotto-Dstny) with them in the move as the riders near the first intermediate sprint of the day at La Bisbal del Penedes Geraint Thomas among the riders attempting a break not so long ago Still no break as the peloton passes through the intermediate sprint EF's Georg Steinhauser tried an attack but he couldn't get away Garcia Cortina led Enric Mas and Sepp Kuss over the sprint line The second-category Coll de Les Ventoses is coming up now Andreas Kron (Lotto-Dstny) made a move but he's been caught The climb is 7.7km at 4.5% and there's a hard pace going up A look at the peloton during today's stage Valter led the way over the top of the climb for five KOM points How to watch the 2024 Volta a Catalunya Watch Tadej Pogacar in action on his debut at the mountainous stage race Steven Kruijswijk (Visma-Lease A Bike) tries a move but he can't get away Alex Baudin (Decathlon AG2R) the next to attack There's decidedly more action going on in the E3 Saxo Classic at the moment.. You can follow the race live with us here On the long descent off those mid-stage climbs now And more riders are trying to make it away Steinhauser on the move again along with Oscar Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) UAE Team Emirates led the front of the peloton Around 35km to go until the day's second and final climb An average speed of almost 46kph so far today It's still mostly downhill on the way to the Alt de la Creu d'Aragall The break remain at over two minutes up the road The riders now coming towards the day's final climb Steinhauser is still up there as the riders push on uphill Rodriguez now back with Steinhauser on the climb It's almost over for them now as they begin the descent It's over for the break and now it's all downhill and flat to the finish at Viladecans A fast descent towards the final intermediate sprint at Sant Vicenç dels Horts Meanwhile, it's over and done with at the E3 Saxo Classic today. Here's the report and results from the race. Riders trying to move off the front on the way down Around 40 riders left in the lead currently 'I'd like to be racing at full fitness' - Mark Cavendish resets spring racing programme after illness Manxman out of Belgian Classics due to effects of a cold Sepp Kuss among the riders trying to go for it at the intermediate sprint And now Valter puts in an attack at the front More riders trying to move away at the front and Marc Soler were among those on the move Things should stick together for a reduced brunch sprint now Israel-Premier Tech back on the front of the group ahead of Movistar There's a high pace on the run towards the finish and no further attacks Still all together as the riders speed towards the sprint And now an attack from Juan Pedro Lopez (Lidl-Trek) He gets a small gap but he's quickly brought back More riders counter-attack at the front now Caja Rural and Kern Pharma on the move here Up and down a flyover and it's strung out at the front The final 700 metres or so are slightly uphill It was close between the trio with Orluis Aular just behind Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has just edged it to win stage 5 of the Volta a Catalunya The 22-year-old scores his first WorldTour win Here's what Laurance had to say after his win.. It's my first year in the WorldTour team so to be able to win a stage of a WorldTour race as a first year is really nice for sure "I think I was in really good shape coming here I was focussed on the first stage and this stage in particular Yesterday was not the plan to sprint for me and I had to do it by myself." Tadej Pogačar will retain the overall and mountain classification lead after stage 5 Pogačar continues in the lead by 2:27 over Mikel Landa and 2:55 over Aleksandr Vlasov Van den Berg will be in the points jersey after his second place Lenny Martinez continues in the youth classification jersey Here's what Pogačar said after the stage.. "Today was actually a super super hard stage I think it was one of the hardest of all the stages until now I'm happy it's over and tomorrow is a big mountain day and let's go for it There's one big question mark over it because there are steep climbs and a lot of climbing A lot can happen and I'm looking forward to it." That's all from us for today's live coverage Be sure to come back tomorrow for more racing from Catalunya including the brutal mid-stage Coll de Pradell (14.6km at 7.1%) and the finale at Queralt (6km at 7.2%) With an investment of 1.5 million euros per year the Gavà-Viladecans sorting plant will be able to increase its container recycling capacity by 40% The goal is to increase the number of containers recycled from 24,000 to 33,000 tons per year The investment budget includes the hiring and training of personnel for a new night shift through the incorporation of 16 workers which was added to treat a greater volume of waste seeks to process all the containers unloaded by the garbage trucks The new shift will move to a 24-hour operation for five days the annual processing capacity will increase by almost 40% It is estimated that the total workforce will consist of approximately 50 employees Due to increased social awareness of the impact of plastic and packaging on the environment the amount of packaging and bags in yellow garbage cans through separate collection or smart garbage cans is increasing This growth in the volume of plastic collected has led to the need to recycle and thus to increase the capacity of the Gavà-Viladecans sorting plant The plant separates and presses the containers and provides this service to half of the municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona complemented by another in Montcada i Reixac more than 100 garbage trucks pass through the plant every day carrying the containers collected in the yellow garbage cans they are separated according to type: cans a machine filters them by size and discards what cannot be recycled The next step is a manual check and pressing the resulting bales are auctioned or sent to recycling companies The growth in recycling is not only in the AMB where there are a total of 13 container sorting centers Ecoembes in Cataluny (a private organization and technical advisor to sorting plants) determined that during 2021 a total of 279,000 tons of packaging were recycled in this autonomous community It also forecasts a 7% year-on-year growth in plastics recycled last year a percentage that exceeds the Spanish average This percentage growth is concentrated mainly in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, where it increased by 15%, thanks to new collection strategies and contracts, as well as the promotion of selective collection and other recycling mechanisms Stock images by Depositphotos La venta de la nuda propiedad Copyright © 2022 Salirporbarcelona , All rights Reserved. Created by JEZZ Media The new facilities for Barcelona’s Nou Barris and Sant Andreu districts seek to blend into the context, creating a system of green spaces for the zone that emphasize pedestrian routes. The envelope is materialized in brick, playing with openwork and the arrangement of bonds in accordance with the needs of a one-level building topped with a garden roof that incorporates photovoltaic panels. The funeral parlor has four rooms where wakes are held, and they include courtyards with vegetation to bring in natural light. The chapel is a hexagonal hall with a sloping slab of exposed concrete and clad in vertical panels of grooved oakwood with two different cuts. A large window faces a triangular courtyard presided by a Ginkgo Biloba tree, a symbol of life and renewal. Sorry, there arent any match using your search terms, please try again using other terms. Mossos police strike a blow against one of the "most important" crime organizations in and around the city of Badalona ACN | Badalona First published: November 29, 2019 11:48 AM The Mossos d'Esquadra Catalan police arrested some 40 people on Friday morning in an operation against drug and weapons trafficking and money laundering in the Sant Roc neighbourhood of the city of Badalona, just north of Barcelona. In a series of raids, some of which took place in other towns in the metropolitan area, the Mossos said they had dealt a blow to one of the "most important" crime organizations devoted to trafficking drugs and weapons in the Barcelonès Nord area. The raids ordered by a Badalona court saw the participation of a number of different Mossos d'Esquadra units, including the team dedicated to working below ground and in confined spaces, to avoid the suspects trying to get rid of evidence in the sewer system. The first news of the raids came at around 6.30am, when the Mossos police posted a tweet announcing the start of the operation, saying "we are doing some 30 forced entries and raids in Badalona and the metropolitan area." It later became clear that about half the raids were in Badalona, with the rest in different towns in the local area, such as Barcelona, Alella, Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Viladecans, and at around 11am the police said they had made about 40 arrests. The Mossos police had cordoned off a number of streets in Badalona's Sant Roc neighbourhood, where most of the raids took place, while throughout the operation a police helicopter flew over the local area. The operation, one of the largest ever carried out in Catalonia and involving some 600 Mossos officers, is the result of a year-long investigation that was launched after police noticed a rise in the amount of illegal drugs and weapons in Badalona. "For a while we've seen a rise in the presence of weapons in the area, above all caused by an upturn in the sale of certain drugs," said the head of the Criminal Investigation Division, Antoni Rodríguez, who added, "this rise in the presence of weapons alarms us." With a population of almost 94,000 inhabitants now recognised as sustainable example among small European cities Treviso showed a powerful commitment in terms of communication and storytelling Treviso is an active of the Covenant of Mayors and a Green City Accord signatory Treviso impressed the jury with their powerful commitment to embrace change and their variety of innovative approaches but also their commitment from all of their citizens They also showed impressive skills of pushing boundaries in terms of sustainability as well as various ambitions and measures proposed by the city by doubling the number of trees for example Treviso Application EGLA Technical Assessment Report Award Cycle 2025 Jury Report - Award Cycle 2025 Photos from the Awards Ceremony in Tallinn (October 2023) Treviso and Viladecans celebrated becoming Green Leaf cities for 2025 with engaging initiatives and events showcasing their commitment to sustainability is earning recognition across Italy and Europe for its sustainability achievements NewsIván Gil Joins UD Las PalmasThe player arrives as a free agent from FC Andorra and signs for three seasons. Copy linkThere are no reactions yet Barcelona) and UD Las Palmas unite their paths until June 30 The player joins as a free agent from FC Andorra a club he has been with since the 2021/22 season Iván Gil is a versatile player with a high technical level who can play as an inside midfielder or winger His strengths include striking the ball with both feet and on set pieces His sporting career began in the youth ranks of RCD Espanyol where he played 49 matches for the club's reserve team the player from Viladecans played 97 matches in the Principality he participated in 40 matches (39 in the league and 1 in the Copa del Rey) and scored 6 goals After rain denied opening day in the Spanish Division de Honor for the FC Barcelona and Halcones de Vigo last week they get a chance to start the 2010 season on Saturday “Barca” hosts Baseball Navarra at the ballpark in Montjuic Not only new starting pitcher Delio Miguel Martinez and new shortstop Oscar Angulo were expected to arrive this week but they also welcomed a new coach with the Dominican Eric Concepción who has worked with the Baltimore Orioles in the past Navarra started with a split against CB Viladecans into the season In the 10-5 win in game one Luis Villanueva and Victor Martinez put on a show with seven RBI combined In the second match they couldn’t do much against the pitching of the Spanish record champion Juan Jose Lopez and Andres Casado are probably starting again in Barcelona The two-game series is listed as the top game of the week in Spain and can be followed via live play-by-play Halcones de Vigo has to travel to Pamplona for their opening twin bill In 2009 both teams split the season series against each other including two complete different games in Pamplona In the first match CD won 2-0 thanks to a five-hitter by Patrice Briones Three more matchups are scheduled this weekend in the Spanish elite league El Llano hopes for their first runs of the season against Sant Boi The Astros Valencia make the trip to Bilbao and have to show that last week’s shutouts against El Llano were no fluke San Inazio on the other hand started with two losses on Tenerife Defending champion Marlins Puerto Cruz will play a doubleheader in Viladecans CB Viladecans improved to 18-12 in 2011 with wins of 5-4 and 7-5 over Halcones de Vigo last weekend in the Spanish Division de Honor With the sweep they are comfortably in fifth in the standings and could make a late-season run towards fourth place Box score 1 Box score 2 CB Sant Boi swept a doubleheader against CD Pamplona at Burlada In game one Ruben Fente (W 1-2) went the distance to lead CB to a 4-2 victory Gabriel Guerrero hit a solo homerun for Pamplona Rafael Rivas scored twice for the guests from Catalonia Alexis Fumero (L 4-11) kept his team in the game three runs (1 ER) and no walks in eight frames In the second match Sant Boi scored five runs in the fifth and six in the eighth for a lopsided 16-1 win William Domero and Xavier Civit hit homeruns and combined for seven RBI Daniel Matias (W 2-0) conceded two hits and a walk in five scoreless innings Box score 1 Box score 2 Leading 2-0 after seven innings in game two of a doubleheader against the Tenerife Marlins the FC Barcelona was just six outs away from celebrating the championship in the Spanish Division de Honor last Saturday But the Marlins rallied for four runs on a wild pitch a big two-run error and a bases loaded walk in the top of the eighth en route to a 4-3 win but only managed a one-out RBI single by Jason Friedman to cut the deficit to a run Jesus Golindano and Pau Sancho had driven in runs earlier in the game three runs and two walks in nine innings for the win Jorge Balboa (L 10-1) was charged with his first loss of the season four runs (2 ER) and seven bb in 7 1/3 innings Reliever Andres Gimeno walked six of the ten batters he faced In game one the FC Barcelona had prevailed 6-3 Emmanuel Febles went 4-for-4 with a double and three runs Richard Montiel gave Puerto Cruz a short-lived 2-1 lead with a two-run double in the third Ricardo Hernandez (W 13-0) struck out eleven in nine innings six runs (5 ER) and three bb in 3 1/3 innings But even though the FC Barcelona couldn’t complete the sweep the championship will be eventually in the books as they still sport a five-game lead with six games to go Box score 1 Box score 2 The Astros Valencia dispatched the Sevilla Red Sox 18-3 and 14-1 In game one the Astros scored twelve runs in bottom of the fifth to blow things wide open Whitney Robinson-Pierce highlighted the rally with a pair of three-run homeruns Raul Pena hit a three-run homerun for Sevilla eleven runs (10 ER) and nine bb in 4 1/3 innings In the second match Sandel Cuevas hit a grand slam and drove in five to lead Valencia to the victory Kevin Malone went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI Pedro Luis Peraza (W 2-2) issued eight hits an unearned run and a walk in five innings seven runs (4 ER) and a bb in 4 2/3 innings Box score 1 Box score 2 San Inazio Bilbao swept their two-game series against Baseball Navarra In game one three runs in the sixth helped Bilbao to overcome a 1-2 deficit in a 6-3 win Kelvin Marianucci homered and drove in two for San Inazio scored all three Navarra runs and also went deep Fidel Torres Mane (W 2-2) picked up the win with 5 1/3 innings of solid relief four runs (2 ER) and six bb in six innings In the second match Alberto Magallon (W 6-8) led Bilbao to a 4-1 win The International Environmental Film Festival was born with the intention of being a pioneer and world reference festival of environmental cinema there are already 30 editions through which thousands of films and documentaries from many countries have passed SUNCINE is a multi-screen festival (in-person online and television) whose main objective is to promote environmental audiovisuals to raise awareness and sensitize about the state of the environment biodiversity and sustainability of the planet This festival is the only one that has a competitive section that does not accept productions older than one year before the year of the event which places it at the forefront of festivals in this field SUNCINE received in 2000 the Princes' Award granted by the European Environment Agency of the EC and the Princes' Award Foundation The SUNCINE International Environmental Film Festival has already announced the films selected in competition for its sections: Official recognized as the oldest of its kind in the world Calafell and Viladecans with in-person screenings and a wide online offer to reach all audiences interested in environmental awareness through film SUNCINE will reach all of Spain this year thanks to its multi-screen offer: its own SUNCINE APP platform and through Play RENFE; in addition in Catalonia and Barcelona there will be special programming on Betevé and the new 3Cat platform The on-site offer in Barcelona is extended to the cinemas of Calafell and Viladecans each with its own identity and different programming The Golden Sun is the oldest environmental film award in the world and rewards the documentary feature film of the Official SUNCINE International Environmental Film Festival SUNCINE has also awarded the Special Golden Sun to a person or entity in recognition of their important work in raising awareness both in environmental activism and in the film industry filmmaker and activist who has coordinated several projects of the Hommes de Parole Foundation and has participated in the organization of several Israeli-Palestinian congresses and events In 2007 he created the Colibris Movement (an environmentalist association fighting for energy transition and environmental protection) together with philosopher and farmer Pierre Rabhi for whom he has produced some documentaries he wrote and directed the documentary Demain César Award for Best Documentary Film in France which became a social phenomenon that garnered more than 1,000,000 viewers The festival's Official Section brings together the most outstanding international feature film productions that address critical issues such as the climate crisis and environmental challenges Each film offers an artistic and committed vision of these global issues showing the importance of sustainability and the environment These works compete for the festival's main prize underlining the relevance and quality of the selected films Dedicated to new perspectives and narratives Miradas presents innovative works of up to 60 minutes which explore the relationship between human beings and the environment from disruptive approaches This section is aimed at young people and features short films and animations designed to inspire future generations in their commitment to the planet The Official Ñ section focuses on national productions highlighting documentaries that portray the diversity of environmental problems in Spain while the Miradas section explores new creative perspectives on the relationship between human beings and the environment through innovative productions of up to one hour in length Program and tickets Box score The FC BARCELONA won its make-up game against BASEBALL NAVARRA on Saturday evening They scored five runs in the first four innings en route to a 6-2 victory Jesus Golindano and Jehan Machado each drove in two Jorge Miqueleiz went three-for-five with a double Pedro Belmonte (W 7-0) gave up seven hits and a walk in eight scoreless innings for the win Juan Miguel Marte (L 2-3) allowed ten hits The FC BARCELONA was supposed to play a second rescheduled game on Saturday morning against EL LLANO But the club from Gijon didn’t travel to Catalonia and the match was ruled as a 9-0 victory for BARCA They are now three games behind leader TENERIFE MARLINS and two in front of third-ranked CB SANT BOI The second half of the regular season starts next weekend VILADECANS crushed the ASTROS in a make-up game on Sunday improving to 8-8 in the Division de Honor standings They are tied with SAN INAZIO BILBAO and HALCONES DE VIGO They also lost each of last year’s 32 league games but prevailed in the relegation series against the RED SOX SEVILLA The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Please log in here to leave a comment Only 30 seconds left to enjoy all our advantages: and many other surprises that you’re going to discover.. 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Monbus has launched the VB4 line that connects the centre of Viladecans with Platja de la Murtra This is a daily service that will operate until 13 September 2020 the service will leave from the CAP Maria Bernades located in Avenida Josep Tarradellas with the following route on its way to Platja de la Murtra: Carrer de la Mare de Déu des Sales Generalitat and Carretera de la Vila.  the bus goes through Camí de les Filipines Carrer d'Eslida and Carrer d'Àngel Arañó before returning to the starting point.   Complete information about schedules and stops can be checked on this link.  For more information, users can contact via telephone (93 339 63 63), email (info@monbus.es) o redes sociales (Facebook, Twitter e Instagram) Scheduled transportation We use our own and third-party cookies in order to improve our services by analysing your surfing habits. If you continue to browse and/or accept this notice, we consider that you accept its use. 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The MGI chain of toy, household goods and small appliances stores now has 2 stores in Catalonia. Appliances from 10, toys from 5 euros, and household items for 20. With this fixed price strategy, MGI stores have extended their presence throughout the Peninsula, including Catalonia, where they already have two stores in Viladecans and Reus. This Malaga-based chain has become a benchmark for discounting. MGI’s business model is based on rounded prices, large purchase volumes and a varied offer of toys from the main franchises, with up to 360 products available in this category. During the Christmas and summer campaigns, MGI positions itself as an alternative to the large supermarkets. In its stores you can find products for all areas of the home, such as small garden furniture and household appliances such as mixers or portable ceramic hobs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Isa Romero || Travel ✈️-Planes📍-Food🍔 (@lasis.si) MGI’s pricing policy has remained almost unchanged with some exceptions both below (from 5 euros) and above (from 25 euros) MGI currently has more than 80 stores in Spain following a rapid expansion in the last two years A report in The Objective highlights that inflation has boosted the group’s revenue growth thanks to its competitive pricing MGI stores in Catalonia are located in the following locations: the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf Awards ceremony took place announcing Vilnius as the European Green Capital for 2025 and both Treviso and Viladecans as European Green Leaf cities Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart stated that holding the title of European Green Capital has given Tallinn confidence and motivation to act more boldly and innovatively the title made it easier to focus on several important topics that required a change in people’s mindset and brought some initiatives to the city the Test-in-Tallinn initiative provides a favorable environment for green technology companies to test their solutions Another innovation that significantly impacts Tallinn’s sustainability and resilience is the joint venture with Utilitas and using renewable energy derived from sea and wastewater in district heating and cooling,” he added “Winning the title of Green Capital is not the end or the beginning – it is a milestone on the path to achieving climate neutrality and making our world better,” concluded the Mayor stated that throughout the year as the Green Capital Tallinn has tirelessly worked to create environmentally crucial innovations for its citizens “Tallinn has been a true inspiration to cities across Europe,” he added The Commissioner emphasized that it is crucial that a city is there for its citizens because true success comes when everyone is involved in the efforts The European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards recognize cities that do this successfully The candidates for the 2025 European Green Capital title were Graz (Austria) The finalists for the European Green Leaf title were Treviso (Italy) and Viladecans (Spain) The most remarkable part of the evening was the premiere of the nature film “Rohelisem Tallinn” (“Greener Tallinn”) created for the European Green Capital Awards by Joosep Matjus and Katri Rannastu featuring original music “Aastaajad”(“Seasons”) composed by Tauno Aints and performed together with the film by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste A speech titled “A city full of life” was delivered by young Derek Kadu from Tallinn English College Vox's deputy Sergio Macián presenting the proposal | Parlament POLITICS The Case of the Squatters of Viladecans That Has Generated an Intense Debate in ParlamentThe proposal presented by Vox to expel criminals has highlighted the polarization of the parties21/02/2025 05:03:00h by Redacción Vox brought a resolution proposal to the Interior Commission of Parlament this week to evict the squatters from the Casino de Albarrosa in Viladecans The residents have been suffering assaults thefts and death threats from the squatters for years The proposal did not succeed due to the opposition vote of all parties except Vox and PP The case of the squatters in Viladecans has caused an intense debate in Parlament where the parties' positions on the squatting problem have been established focus of conflict | CedidaVox presented the resolution proposal as "a cry for help" from the residents of the Albarrosa neighborhood in Viladecans The Casino had been the social headquarters of the residents and since 2019 it has been subject to several squattings The situation became complicated in 2023 with the entry of a group of criminals with records who make life impossible for the residents thefts and drug use in public areas" that have created an "unsustainable situation" they requested that Parlament urge the issuance of appropriate orders for the immediate eviction of the building They also requested negotiations with SAREB for the transfer of the space to the city council for social use The current squatters have terrified the residents with continuous fights and assaults The worst part is that the complaints are always joined by threats On one occasion they even shot at the door of a neighbor's house who had reported them They have also assaulted residents with bricks and glass bottles in addition to having to endure daily thefts and parties late into the night The worst for those affected is the feeling of abandonment by the administration and police forces that have already given up the fight Now Parlament has also turned its back on them Junts described the squatting as "a violation of the law and an attack on private property" They recalled that squattings "generate social alarm coexistence problems and a sense of impunity" They also equated the right to decent housing with the right to private property In Junts they claim to be leading a legal offensive to recover illegally occupied homes proposing that the judge order immediate eviction if the occupants can't prove they have a legitimate title The congresswoman who defended Junts's position | ParlamentBut they asked Vox "not to make proposals to us or pretend to teach us how things are done" They justified their opposition vote because "we will not shake hands with far-right groups that do not seek solutions but rather make a banner of insecurity to sow hatred among the population" ERC also opposed the proposal because "eviction doesn't guarantee the safety and rights of all people involved" "it could worsen the situation and cause more conflicts in the area" They also requested "a more inclusive approach" with "housing and social alternatives for the people living in this space" PP took a very harsh tone against squatting and its consequences "This is an example of how squatters are capable of expelling a population How a meeting point for residents becomes a concentration of professional troublemakers and scoundrels," said deputy Alberto Villagrassa He also reproached the pro-independence parties for their hypocrisy in asking for powers that are then not used He recalled that there is a Catalan law that allows eviction if the building is occupied without an enabling title and the squatting generates coexistence or public order problems Assumptions that "are met" in this case without the administration acting to protect the residents Comuns defended the residents' right to live in peace and recalled that there are already precautionary measures for swift eviction But they accused Vox of "wanting Mossos to act like Desokupa" "Like it or not the only one who can order an eviction is a court," justified deputy Andrés García Berrio He added that "what we will not allow is for this country's police forces to become Desokupa" requested guaranteeing a housing solution for the squatters They also defended that buildings managed for SAREB PSC asked Vox "to respect the rule of law" and accused them of proposing "magical solutions" that "only serve to instill distrust toward institutions" Deputy Judith Alcalá said that the building is occupied "and like it or not it is protected by current legislation" "Institutions and police forces do everything possible to ensure safety in Viladecans But we can't feed populist discourses manifestly contrary to the law that generate distrust