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Belgium / Development

This Belgian town will pay you to protect your home from burglars

And it will also advise you on the right way to do this

Jun 28, 2022 17:02
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France / Development / Public Spaces

This bench stores water and irrigates plants while you rest

The innovative project received funding from the participatory budget in Lille, France

Jun 24, 2022 14:06

Economy and Finance

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Bulgaria / Economy and Finance

Three Seas Initiative acquires large share in Port of Burgas

This is the first investment in port infrastructure by the international forum’s development fund

Jun 21, 2022 10:33
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Lithuania / Vilnius / Economy and Finance

Vilnius honours local start-up unicorns with bus stop name

The symbolism belies the city’s vision to transform the Naujamiestis district into a globally-known tech industry centre

Jun 20, 2022 15:31

Politics and Reforms

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Czechia / Politics and Reforms

Czechia takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU

As France’s term of the rotating Presidency ends on 30 June, it is time for the second member of the trio to carry out the European agenda

Jun 30, 2022 15:02
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Czechia / Prague / Culture and Tourism / Politics and Reforms

Prague getting ready to become the “capital of Europe”

The Czech city is in active preparation for the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU which will start on 1 July and will last for six months

Jun 23, 2022 16:00

Innovation and Research

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Finland / Vantaa / Green City / Innovation and Research

Finnish air-fed protein could solve world hunger

The invention promises to be revolutionary as it can decouple food production from agriculture and its environmental impacts

Jun 27, 2022 15:50
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Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Lleida Airport will serve as research centre for drone traffic management

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will far outnumber their crewed counterparts by the end of the decade and solutions are urgently needed

Jun 24, 2022 12:58

Digital transformation

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Croatia / Digital transformation

Croatian town covers banking fees for utilities in digitalization bid

The town of Makarska has recently launched a new mobile service, aiming to cut down on paper use and stimulate citizens to go contactless

Jun 27, 2022 16:00
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Italy / Rome / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation

Rome VR Bus will carry tourists 2000 years back in time

Unique technology and design convert the vehicle into a mobile, multi-sensory cinematic hall

Jun 22, 2022 17:52

Energy efficiency

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Finland / Energy efficiency

Finland to establish a national hydrogen network

The country wants to become a leader in hydrogen production and export

Jun 27, 2022 14:41
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Belgium / Antwerp / Energy efficiency

Antwerp will offer citizens heat without emitting a single gram of CO2

City authorities just announced that they would develop a central heating grid that will use waste energy from industry and will cover half of the city by 2050

Jun 21, 2022 14:22

Mobility

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Germany / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Lufthansa cancels further 2,200 flights

The cancellation hits in the middle of the travel season and is caused by serious labour shortages coupled with a sudden rise of Covid cases

Jun 24, 2022 13:33
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Spain / Innovation and Research / Mobility

Lleida Airport will serve as research centre for drone traffic management

Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will far outnumber their crewed counterparts by the end of the decade and solutions are urgently needed

Jun 24, 2022 12:58

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Italy / Turin / Public Spaces / Social City

Turin snatches an ex-mafia castle

The property, together with others that have been confiscated, will be converted for social welfare uses

Jun 28, 2022 16:05
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Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery

The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition

Jun 24, 2022 17:56

Culture and Tourism

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Lithuania / Vilnius / Culture and Tourism / Public Spaces

Vilnius’ bus stops host the city’s largest art gallery

The splendid initiative that turns advertising spaces into art canvases is back for its third edition

Jun 24, 2022 17:56
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Germany / Munich / Culture and Tourism / Mobility

Lufthansa cancels further 2,200 flights

The cancellation hits in the middle of the travel season and is caused by serious labour shortages coupled with a sudden rise of Covid cases

Jun 24, 2022 13:33

Education and Sport

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Portugal / Braga / Education and Sport / Green City

Braga offers а free bio-shredding service

The city also led awareness-raising actions to show the impressionable youths how circularity is created first-hand

Jun 28, 2022 13:31
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Sweden / Education and Sport / Green City

Linköping gets a weather-sensitive air dome

The inflatable sports arena provides flexibility and cost effectiveness and is a good alternative to permanent construction

Jun 22, 2022 15:22

Welfare and Health

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Finland / Helsinki / Green City / Welfare and Health

How Helsinki’s air quality has improved over the past 30 years

Dust particle concentrations can still present a tough challenge to beat, though

Jun 24, 2022 15:55
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Spain / Green City / Welfare and Health

It’s official: Seville starts giving names to extreme heat waves

This makes the Andalusian city the first in the world to raise warnings about the harmful weather phenomenon

Jun 23, 2022 15:06
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Portugal / Matosinhos / Interviews

Luisa Salgueiro: Climate resilience work is never completed, it’s a continuously upgraded project

Jun 23, 2022 12:41
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Interviews

EBRD's aim is to support increased climate ambition within cities

May 18, 2022 13:33
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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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Lund is known as the oldest town in present-day Sweden, it is so old that its origins are unclear, but it is believed that it had already existed by the end of the Viking Age.  

In 1048 the city was made an episcopal see and was united with Dalby in 1060. In 1103 it became the see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lund, whose ecclesiastical province comprised Scandinavia and even Garðar on Greenland. Lund Cathedral was also built sometime around 1103. In 1152, the Norwegian archdiocese of Nidaros was established as a separate province of the church, independent of Lund. Sweden became entitled to an archbishop of its own in 1164, although he was nominally subordinate to the archbishop of Lund. Nowadays it is the diocese of Lund, a diocese in the Church of Sweden.  

In 1085 the Lund Cathedral Scholl was founded by the Danish king Canute the Saint.  It is the oldest school in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Northern Europe. Many prominent received their educations in this institution.

In 1658 Lund was ceded to Sweden as part of the terms of the Treaty of Roskilde but in 1676 it was recaptured by Denmark during the Scanian War. In 1679 the bloody Battle of Lund was fought just north of the city and ended in a decisive Swedish victory. A short while later, Swedish control of Scania became official through the Peace of Lund. In 1720 Sweden's control over Scania, and hence Lund, was formalised by treaty.

The Academy of Lund, the first Scandinavia's University was founded in 1425, however it was heavily suppressed during the Danish Reformation in 1536. Present-day Lund University was established in 1666.

In 1943, during the Second World War, Lund was bombed by British aircraft, but no deaths were registered, though some people were injured.

During the second half of the XX century the population of Lund doubled, driven in large part by the development of the university and high-tech industries. 

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Sweden / Lund / Green City

Lund wins the WWF One Planet City Challenge

It shares that distinction with Bogotá, the capital of Colombia

Jun 02, 2022 13:40
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Sweden / Lund / Mobility

Lund’s tramway receives the Architecture Award 2021

The Swedish city has been recognised for the ‘seemingly impossible task’ of fitting a tramway in its historic city centre

Apr 08, 2022 11:33
Svilena Iotkovska
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Denmark / Spain / Sweden / Barcelona / Copenhagen / Lund / Mobility

Smart City Mobility Index: European cities rank highest

EasyPark Group has revealed the leaders in mobility innovation

Feb 09, 2022 16:54
Svilena Iotkovska
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Sweden / Lund / Education and Sport / Green City

Lund takes action on climate anxiety among youngsters

A new project will show both teachers and students how to cope with that particular challenge

Nov 24, 2021 17:22
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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Denmark / Finland / Germany / Netherlands / Sweden / Aalborg / Amsterdam / Berlin / Copenhagen / Espoo / Lund / Stockholm / Innovation and Research

Cities of the Future Index: 3 European metropolitan areas rank highest

Easy Park has found the world’s 150 most intelligent cities

Oct 14, 2021 12:04
Svilena Iotkovska
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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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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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Lund / Mobility

Lund’s new tramway will start operation on 13 December

The planned folk festival is cancelled and the inauguration will be held in a digital format only

Nov 20, 2020 08:43
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Lund / Culture and Tourism

New initiative in Skåne will fight against cultural isolation

25 of the region’s music and culture schools will cooperate to offer a more varied curriculum

Sep 25, 2020 08:26
Tzvetozar Vincent Iolov
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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 / 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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Lund / Mobility

Lund’s biking initiative for businesses gets a prize

Businesses throughout the municipality can lease bicycles from the city’s mobility company and enjoy many benefits

Apr 29, 2020 07:32
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Lund / Energy efficiency

Wild nature meets organized park in Lund

The emerging Knowledge Park is one of the Swedish city's largest green initiatives in many years

Apr 07, 2020 14:12
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Lund / Culture and Tourism

Iconic hotel and green square get Lund’s City Building Award for 2019

Joint winners are the creators of Grand Hotel's verandas and the redevelopers of subway square Bantorget

Mar 11, 2020 13:50
Plamen Petrov
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Lund / Economy and Finance

The municipality of Lund embarks on a business tour

The aim is to create a better dialogue with companies in different industries

Mar 02, 2020 17:09
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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Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Energy efficiency

Sweden mulls banning old wood burning stoves

Each year about 7600 Swedes die prematurely due to exposure to air pollutants

Jan 14, 2020 09:42
Plamen Petrov
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Lund / Mobility

Lund’s new tramway is ready to roll

The 5.5 km long line extends between Lund Central Station and the Science Village of ESS

Dec 18, 2019 11:44
Plamen Petrov
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Lund / Interviews

In Lund tradition meets innovation, distances are short and research is among the world's best

Interview with Philip Sandberg, Mayor of Lund in Sweden

Nov 29, 2019 14:12
Monika Dimitrova
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Sweden / Helsingborg / Luleå / Lund / Stockholm / Mobility

Swedish municipalities’ parking fee revenue up by 50 per cent since 2014

Local and regional councils collect 2.4 billion kronor a year in parking charges

Nov 27, 2019 09:50
Plamen Petrov
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Lund / Mobility

The Swedish city of Lund to build a brand-new tram line

For a more modern urban mobility and infrastructure

Jul 30, 2019 09:34
Monika Dimitrova
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Lund / Mobility

The city of Lund with an electric road that will charge your car as you drive

It will be among the first in the world

May 13, 2019 08:42
Monika Dimitrova

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