Deadline: 19 October 2015
The European Commission is inviting call for applications from European Cities to compete in two award categories:
Award 1: 2018 European Green Capital Award.
Award 2: European Green Leaf 2016.
Award 1: 2018 European Green Capital Award.
The European Green Capital Award is given each year to a European city, which has demonstrated a well-established record of achieving high environmental standards and is committed to ongoing and ambitious goals for future sustainable development.
Award 2: The European Green Leaf 2016
The European Green Leaf 2016 recognizes towns and cities that demonstrate a strong environmental record, with a particular emphasis on efforts that engage citizens’ in environmental awareness, generate green growth and new jobs.
Focus Areas
For Award 1: 2018 European Green Capital Award.
- Climate change: mitigation and adaptation
- Local transport
- Green urban areas incorporating sustainable land use
- Nature and biodiversity
- Ambient air quality
- Quality of the acoustic environment
- Waste production and management
- Water management
- Waste water treatment
- Eco innovation and sustainable employment
- Energy performance
- Integrated environmental management.
For Award 2: The European Green Leaf 2016.
- Climate change and energy performance
- Mobility
- Biodiversity and land use
- Quality of air and the acoustic environment
- Waste and green economy
- Water management
Eligibility Criteria
For Award 1: 2018 European Green Capital Award
- EU Member States, EU Candidate Countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants are eligible to apply for the award.
- In countries where there is no city with more than 100,000 inhabitants, the largest city is eligible to apply for the award.
For Award 2: The European Green Leaf 2016
- EU Member States, EU Candidate Countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland cities with a population of between 20,000 and 100,000 inhabitants are eligible to apply for the award.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit European Commission Awards.
