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Lublin, administrative, economic, academic centre and the capital of the Lublin Region, and home to aprox. 365 000 inhabitants, is the biggest town in Eastern Poland. On an international scale, Lublin is the winner of the Golden Star of Partnership, the European Diploma, the Flag of Honour and the Plaque of Honour of the European Council for international cooperation. Lublin has been actively cooperating with international partners since 1990s. Today, Lublin has full twinning agreement with 26 cities and letter of intent with another 18 cities located on 3 continents. Lublin is also an active member of international organisations and cooperation networks. Every year, dozens of international projects and joint initiatives, studio visits, conferences, cultural, educational, and sports events are carried out. Bottom-up approaches and efforts of local communities are often the trigger for cooperation between local authorities. It may include cooperation between non-governmental organisations, cultural institutions, contacts between universities, schools, or business ventures. In last 3 years, as a partner City of Lublin implemented: AREA21 (Interreg Baltic Sea 2014-2020) ProVaHealth (Interreg Baltic Sea 2014-2020) RCIA (Interreg Europe 2014-2020) Com.Unity.Lab (URBACT III) CreArt (Creative Europe) EHL@N (Creative Europe) EPI (Horizon 2020) Making-city (Horizon 2020), and many others projects.
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