The EU Mission Label is an important milestone as it recognises the cities' plans to achieve climate-neutrality already by 2030 and aims to facilitate access to public and private funding towards that objective. The first ten cities had received the Label in October 2023.
The 23 cities that received the label are: Ioannina, Kalamata, Kozani, Thessaloniki (Greece), Heidelberg (Germany), Leuven (Belgium), Espoo, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Tampere, Turku (Finland), Barcelona, Seville (Spain), Pecs (Hungary), Malmö (Sweden), Guimaraes, Lisbon (Portugal), Florence, Parma (Italy), Marseille, Lyon (France), Limassol (Cyprus) and Izmir (Türkiye).
The EU Mission Label is an acknowledgement of the successful development of Climate City Contracts, which outline the cities' overall vision for climate neutrality and contain an action plan as well as an investment strategy. Cities co-create their Climate City Contracts with local stakeholders including the private sector and citizens.
Congratulations to all 23 cities on this achievement! The label is an acknowledgement of your hard work and commitment to making your cities climate neutral and better places to live. I look forward to seeing the concrete projects that you develop as you move forward towards a more competitive, green and fair Europe. We will continue supporting you on this journey.
Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Read the European Commission's press release here!
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- Publication date
- 25 March 2024