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Spain / Development / Energy efficiency

Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network

The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills

May 17, 2022 17:49
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France / Grenoble / Development

Grenoble: topless bathing and burkini authorised in municipal pools

The highly contested decision was approved yesterday with a minor margin

May 17, 2022 11:15

Economy and Finance

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Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Riga encourages the creation of private museums

For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming

May 17, 2022 15:13
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Austria / Vienna / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Start-up festival will turn Vienna into an international business hotspot this spring

ViennaUP’22 will bring people from over 40 countries to the Austrian capital in a business festival fuelled by the unique local atmosphere

May 10, 2022 14:41

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Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Could Berlin become a car-free city in the next four years?

An ambitious draft bill was championed by the Greens in the City’s Senate, but authorities shut it down for being too drastic. What happens now?

May 17, 2022 17:23
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Portugal / Lisbon / Politics and Reforms

Lisbon’s first Citizens Council took place over the weekend

An exciting avenue for random democratic participation

May 16, 2022 13:33

Innovation and Research

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Czechia / Plzen / Innovation and Research

Pilsen to showcase innovative technologies at three-day festival

Innovating Pilsen will take place during the first week of June

May 16, 2022 17:41
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces

Here’s a look at some of the urban design marvels on show at H22 City Expo

Helsingborg shows the creative power of architecture

May 12, 2022 15:56

Digital transformation

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Lithuania / Vilnius / Digital transformation / Welfare and Health

Vilnius gets more precise about air quality with online pollen map

The project is the first of its kind in Lithuania

May 13, 2022 16:49
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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Luxembourg: Futuristic VR tech will transport visitors to the past

It offers the chance to experience the city as it was in 1867

May 13, 2022 14:47

Energy efficiency

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Spain / Development / Energy efficiency

Valladolid to have Spain’s largest biomass-fed heating network

The promise is that it will save between 30% and 50% on users’ energy bills

May 17, 2022 17:49
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Spain / Energy efficiency / Public Spaces

This totem charges phones with solar energy

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria adds new type of urban furniture to the landscape

May 16, 2022 17:55

Mobility

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Germany / Berlin / Mobility / Politics and Reforms

Could Berlin become a car-free city in the next four years?

An ambitious draft bill was championed by the Greens in the City’s Senate, but authorities shut it down for being too drastic. What happens now?

May 17, 2022 17:23
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Austria / Czechia / Prague / Vienna / Mobility

Austrian Climate Minister wants to cut taxes on cross-border rail tickets

The announcement came just as authorities presented their plan for a Vienna-Prague direct train route

May 17, 2022 12:46

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Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places

In this way, it will reduce the levels of noise and pollution

May 18, 2022 12:19
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Luxembourg / Luxembourg / Public Spaces

Luxembourg City’s largest park will open next year

The €16-million-euro project in Gasperich will include sports facilities, a huge lake and a river with fish

May 17, 2022 15:42

Culture and Tourism

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Latvia / Riga / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Riga encourages the creation of private museums

For the first time there, financial backing is forthcoming

May 17, 2022 15:13
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Austria / Vienna / Culture and Tourism

4000-square-metre art piece will cover one of the tallest buildings in Vienna

The Ringturm has been used as a giant canvas since 2006. After a two-year break due to COVID-19, it will be wrapped in Hungarian artist Dora Maurer’s artwork called ‘Together’

May 16, 2022 13:13

Education and Sport

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Luxembourg / Education and Sport / Mobility

A campaign in Luxembourg will create bike-buddy groups

The Grand Duchy remains one of the most car-dependent countries in the EU, so the government is trying to break people's commuting habits

May 16, 2022 15:23
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Finland / Helsinki / Education and Sport / Welfare and Health

Helsinki offers refugees discounts for cultural and leisure services

One must present their residence card or a certificate confirming they have received asylum to be eligible for the discounts

May 13, 2022 11:51

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Czechia / Prague / Public Spaces / Welfare and Health

Prague wants to ban consumption of alcohol in over 1,000 public places

In this way, it will reduce the levels of noise and pollution

May 18, 2022 12:19
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Finland / Welfare and Health

Lahti to study the link between sustainable lifestyles and wellbeing

It is searching for people who want to take part in the experiment

May 17, 2022 17:13
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Greece / Athens / Interviews / Welfare and Health

Melina Daskalaki: Our mission is to promote the social reintegration of homeless individuals

May 16, 2022 11:04
Svilena Iotkovska
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Sweden / Interviews

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh: Malmö Resilience Hub will have the potential to connect cities on the Baltic Sea

May 11, 2022 15:26
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Bulgaria / Blagoevgrad / Interviews / Politics and Reforms

Ilko Stoyanov: Municipalities face the brunt of global crises

Apr 28, 2022 10:43
Denis Balgaranov
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Catarina Selada on the first-ever platform that assigns credits for saved carbon emissions

Apr 26, 2022 13:25
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Dubrovnik / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Interviews

Tanja Polegubic: The rise of digital nomads will reshape cities in 3 ways

Mar 23, 2022 11:13
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

A garden is a laboratory of coexistence, where humans and non-humans interact to create more diverse, rich and resilient environments

Feb 18, 2022 13:44
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Spain / Interviews

Inés Rey: We’ve been a 15-minute city even before the term became widely known

Feb 16, 2022 12:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Croatia / Jastrebarsko / Interviews

Zvonimir Novosel: Our main obligation is to serve our citizens and justify their trust

Feb 15, 2022 11:09
Svilena Iotkovska
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Spain / Interviews

Luis Salaya: We want to build tourism based on sustainability and digitization

Feb 10, 2022 12:51
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Austria / Interviews / New European Bauhaus

Back-to-roots revolution in construction, straight from Austria

Feb 9, 2022 11:30
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov

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Helsingborg is one of the oldest cities of present-day Sweden as the first recorded permanent settlement there dates to 21 May 1085. Helsingborg occupies the narrowest part of Øresund strait and its geographical position made it of vital importance for Denmark, which controlled both sides of that passage.

Denmark had to relinquish all of its possessions on the southern Scandinavian peninsula after the Dano-Swedish War (1657-1658) and the Treaty of Roskilde, so Helsingborg became part of Sweden. Denmark recaptured Scania, the southernmost province of Sweden twice, but its rule was short-lived. The last Danish attempt was in 1710, when a 14,000-strong invading army waged the Battle of Helsingborg just outside the city on the 28th of February. The city suffered heavy damage and needed a long time to recover.

Helsingborg was one of the fastest growing cities of Sweden starting from the mid-19th century, its population increasing from 4,000 in 1850 to 56,000 in 1930 due to rapid industrialization. In World War II, Helsingborg became instrumental in the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population during the Holocaust. 

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Sweden / Helsingborg / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces

Here’s a look at some of the urban design marvels on show at H22 City Expo

Helsingborg shows the creative power of architecture

May 12, 2022 15:56
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Green City

WWF and Urban Future team up to present winners of One Planet City Challenge

It’s the now-traditional competition among global cities to meet the standards of the Paris Agreement

May 05, 2022 12:14
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research

Helsingborg’s H22 City Expo will also host six European sustainable cities

The guest cities will all showcase their particular innovations

Mar 28, 2022 16:55
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research

Urban Future 22 unveils programme: Check out the highlights!

Global urban shapers will share their visions in Helsingborg, 1-3 June

Mar 21, 2022 16:55
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Culture and Tourism / Development

Helsingborg reveals an attractive program for its H22 City Expo

For 35 days straight, you can immerse yourself in the Nordic vision of the urban future

Mar 16, 2022 16:29
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Economy and Finance / Green City

Helsingborg is the first municipality to issue sustainability-linked bonds

You can now invest in the city’s environmental performance

Jan 26, 2022 12:10
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Green City

Urban Future is back in 2022 as key part of Helsingborg City Expo

The focus this time will be on the progress and opportunities available to small and mid-sized cities

Dec 16, 2021 15:54
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Italy / Spain / Sweden / Barcelona / Helsingborg / Milan / Growing City

UNDRR names first 4 European cities to become Resilience Hubs

Barcelona, Greater Manchester, Helsingborg and Milan comprise four of the first six cities awarded the title

Nov 18, 2021 14:10
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Bulgaria / Finland / Sweden / Helsingborg / Krakow / Sofia / Green City

European Green Capital 2023 and European Green Leaf 2022: The finalists are here

The European Commission announced the role model cities in Europe

Jul 06, 2021 17:24
Denis Balgaranov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Growing City / Public Spaces

Helsingborg is renovating not only the Central Station but also its adjacent square

The city is also inviting residents to help with the naming of a new pedestrian bridge

Apr 06, 2021 17:59
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Development / Innovation and Research

Helsingborg and IKEA team up for innovation at the H22 City Expo

Three projects have been planned to showcase the future of urban living

Feb 25, 2021 17:44
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Gabrovo / Gdansk / Helsingborg / Krakow / Pleven / Rzeszow / Sofia / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb

30 cities will compete for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards

The winners to the prestigious distinction will receive one million euros for environmental initiatives

Feb 18, 2021 16:36
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Welfare and Health

Helsingborg residents can now use an innovative tool to overcome divorce anxiety

The platform was borrowed from Denmark where it has become a legal requirement

Jan 27, 2021 15:13
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health

Sweden’s pandemic law awaits parliamentary approval

The legislation will give extraordinary powers to the government to manage the coronavirus crisis in a more hard-handed way

Dec 29, 2020 09:38
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Belgium / Estonia / France / Romania / Slovakia / Sweden / Bratislava / Cluj-Napoca / Helsingborg / Iasi / Leuven / Paris / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research

Tackling the corona crisis locally: lessons from EU cities

A selection of the best solutions showing that EU cities can solve big issues with restricted resources

Dec 22, 2020 13:38
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health

Sweden imposes toughest corona restrictions so far

Caps on customers in shops and restaurants, facemasks in public transport

Dec 19, 2020 11:09
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health

Sweden’s hospitals stretched to the limit

Finland and Norway have offered medical assistance, the government opts for emergency powers

Dec 16, 2020 11:06
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Helsingborg / Innovation and Research

What’s the temperature of a city's population?

The Swedish city of Helsingborg now has the means to measure that

Nov 28, 2020 13:46
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Helsingborg / Mobility

Helsingborg authorities get creative on road safety

A range of intelligent methods for reducing speed on residential streets are being tested out

Oct 29, 2020 15:12
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Cluj-Napoca / Espoo / Helsingborg / Leuven / Vienna / Innovation and Research

Leuven wins the iCapital 2020 Award

The lucky winner also receives 1 million euros from the European Commission to implement innovative projects

Sep 24, 2020 12:19
Aseniya Dimitrova
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health

Sweden lifts ban on elderly care home visits

The relaxation is due to slowing infection rate in the country and extra protective measures in care homes

Sep 16, 2020 10:52
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Welfare and Health

Sweden unveils record-high corona budget

Regional and local structures capable of acting quickly on signals of outbreaks will be central in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in 2021

Sep 08, 2020 08:46
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Education and Sport

Sweden considers easing limits on attendance of public events

Up to 500 people could be allowed at seated cultural performances and sports competitions

Aug 28, 2020 09:06
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Economy and Finance

Rescue package supports tourism in Sweden’s rural areas

70 million kronor complement huge allocations for the sector

Jul 20, 2020 07:07
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Swedish municipalities can close eateries that neglect health guidelines

The new law will last from 1 July until the end of the year

Jul 01, 2020 10:59
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Helsingborg / Welfare and Health

Helsingborg’s care homes circumvent ban on visits with meeting tents

The safe spots put up in gardens generate a lot of interest

Jun 15, 2020 13:12
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Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Culture and Tourism

Sweden to allow unrestricted domestic travel

All health recommendations and anti-crowding rules remain in place

Jun 10, 2020 07:37
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Helsingborg / Welfare and Health

Helsingborg volunteer spreads positivity amid the coronavirus scare

Parul Grosh uses her website to disseminate information about the pandemic and how people can help

Mar 20, 2020 08:29
Plamen Petrov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Innovation and Research

Swedish central bank tests solution for e-krona

The aim of the project is to determine the usability of the digital currency

Feb 21, 2020 11:54
Plamen Petrov
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Energy efficiency

Sweden recycles no plastic at all from scrapped cars

Still the country remains global leader in recycling, having nearly reached ‘zero waste’ levels

Feb 04, 2020 12:59
Plamen Petrov

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