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Ljubhospice House
On 14 February 2016, the Ljubhospice House opened its doors in Ljubljana, a hospice providing free-of-charge comprehensive palliative care to the seriously ill.
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Against the Rules – Lesbians and Gays in sport
The City Hall is hosting the exhibition »Against the rules – lesbians and gays in sport« until 21 February 2016, and a round table on the same subject was held on 11 February.
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Athena Project – the power of social media in crisis
On 27 January 2016, the second testing of the mobile phone application and emergency services headquarters application was conducted in Ljubljana within the framework of the Athena research project, namely, the participating partners – among them the City of Ljubljana and the Ljubljana Fire Brigade – are exploring the use of social networks in cases of natural and other disasters to facilitate cooperation between emergency services and residents.
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Ljubljana received the title European Green Capital
On 9 February in Brussels, Ljubljana officially received the title European Green Capital 2016.
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Award-winning Website Ljubljana, European Green Capital
The website www.zelenaljubljana.si, that is, www.greenljubljana.com has received the professional award Special Kudos within the scope of the international awards platform CSS Design Awards.
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Ljubljana Best in Separating Waste
The European Commission has informed us Ljubljana has the best waste management system and the highest share of recycled waste. Separately collected waste in Ljubljana, European Green Capital, represents over 55% of total municipal waste, and the share of recycled waste amounted to 65% last year.
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Kinotrip for the Youth
The cinema Kinodvor presents a new youth film programme – Kinotrip (Cinematrip), ensuring a high quality film and educational programme for the young people and at the same time giving them the opportunity to actively co-create the said programme.
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Snaga's Shopping Centre
The public company Snaga is planning to open an alternative shopping centre in the heart of the city – the first Slovenian shop without packaging, rental shop and multipurpose coffee shop – enabling sustainable consumer experience in one place.
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February, Local Self-sufficiency Month
Ljubljana, European Green Capital, has entered the second month of the green year dedicated to local self-sufficiency. This theme is the common thread of the programme at the information office Point.For you. and of the green ambassador – the District Community Šmarna gora.
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Book and Documentary on Jože Plečnik
At Plečnik House on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, the newly published Plečnik House book was presented and the documentary on the renovation of the architect's home in Trnovo was pre-premiered.