P’tit Vélib, Paris’ bike-sharing programme for children

P’tit Vélib, Paris’ bike-sharing programme for children

Paris is increasingly embracing soft mobility, that’s why it created a special cycle-sharing service. Following the day without cars in late September, the Champs-Élysées were crowded with people, resulting in an increase by 32 percent in the use of bike-sharing service Vélib compared to a usual Sunday. Similarly, Paris’ white night, organised in October, encouraged citizens

Seville, southern Europe’s queen of bicycles

Seville, southern Europe’s queen of bicycles

Seville dreams big about cycling mobility, in the wake of the actions undertaken by cities like Nantes or Lubiana; so, not exclusively Northern Europe can invest adequately in bicycles as the means of transport of the future. Figures on bike infrastructures in Seville From 2006 to 2011, in the Spanish city the number of cyclists increased tenfold,

Volkswagen is about to recall 9.5 million cars worldwide

Volkswagen is about to recall 9.5 million cars worldwide

After the scandal of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, the new Chief Executive Officer Matthias Müller – appointed after the resignation of Martin Winterkorn – has announced the start of VW’s largest recall. Müller, former Porsche CEO, declared to the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that “if all goes to plan”, then the automaker will start recalling

Italians want gay couples to be recognised, but the government hesitates

Italians want gay couples to be recognised, but the government hesitates

Italy is the only country of Western Europe to not recognise same-sex marriages or any form of civil union between gay people.   France, Spain, the UK, but also the faraway Iceland, and the super-catholic Ireland allow people of the same sex to get married, according to the country’s regulations. On the other hand, Germany,

We are not gays and other provocative statements made at the United Nations

We are not gays and other provocative statements made at the United Nations

The General Debate of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly took place in the organisation’s headquarters in New York, USA, from the 23rd of September to the 3rd of October. The annual event brings together all 193 member states, the only one in which national leaders regularly participate. The theme chosen this

Dismaland migrates to Calais to house refugees

Dismaland migrates to Calais to house refugees

Banksy has announced that the timber and fixtures used to build Dismaland, which closed on the 27th of September, will be transferred to the Jungle refugee camp near Calais, in France. The camp hosts around 5,000 people who have escaped from countries including Syria, Libya and Eritrea. Many arrive in Calais in the hope of