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Quality of Life Survey: top 25 cities, 2019
What makes cities tick: security, nightlife, infrastructure? Join us on a round-the-world trip of places that we’d like to call home.
Monocle preview: July/August issue, 2019
If the sun is shining and there’s an ice bucket next to your lounger, it must be time for our Quality of Life Survey; find out which cities are up, down, in and out…
Cities
A multipurpose hospital in Milan, New York’s glass-skyscraper ban and Belgian bicycle taxes.
Rolling stone
Despite challenges both past and present, canny redevelopments, scrappy fundraising and passionate residents have ensured this city’s regeneration has rock-solid foundations.
Diplomacy
Bulgaria’s digital goodwill ambassador, Finland’s happy holiday and a Brazilian change of heart.
The opener
Are we about to call time on famed German efficiency? Don’t worry, these brief bulletins on Brexit and bragging won’t hold you up.
Politics
Kazakhstan’s retiring president, Denmark’s Green party leader and Nordic nations feeling postal pressure.
Rome improvements
In the face of mismanagement, poor planning and terrible transport, we meet the heroes helping to fix the Italian capital.
Centre stage
We meet the Norwegian prime minister, whose job is to keep her country on an even keel as it tackles extremism and an over-reliance on fossil fuels.
Street smarts
After a spin in a vintage Ferrari, Tyler Brûlé ponders the future of car design and mobility.
