Green cities: European Commission launched the competition of the EU Green Capital and EU Green Leaf Awards on 20 January 2023

The Awards promote and reward the efforts of European towns and cities striving to improve the quality of life for their inhabitants and reduce their impact on the local and global environment.

The Awards are open to towns and cities: the European Green Capital Award is open to cities with over 100 000 inhabitants, while the European Green Leaf Award is open to all towns and cities with 20 000 to 99 999 inhabitants.

Applicants will receive the application forms and have until 30 April 2023 at 23:59 CEST (GMT+2) to submit them. Green City Accord (GCA) signatories are particularly encouraged to apply. 

The winner of the Green Capital Award will receive €600 000 and up to two cities will receive €200 000 each as Green Leaf winners. The financial prize contributes to supporting the winning cities in implementing initiatives and measures to enhance their environmental performance and reach out to citizens, especially during their winning year.
 

For more information

European Green Capital website 

European Green Leaf website

Twitter: @EUGreenCapital

Facebook: EU Green Capital

LinkedIn: EU Green Capital

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