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On 20 July, the Commission announced the finalists for the European Green Capital and European Green Leaf awards. These awards recognise outstanding efforts by cities to improve their living environment for the benefit of their citizens and stimulate further transformative activities towards a green transition. The three finalists for the European Green Capital 2025 award are the cities of Graz (Austria), Guimarães (Portugal) and Vilnius (Lithuania).
The Green Capital Award recognises and rewards local efforts to improve the environment and thus the economy and quality of life in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The prize is awarded annually to a city that is at the forefront on the road to environmentally friendly urban living. Two cities were shortlisted as finalists for the European Green Leaf Award, which recognises the sustainable efforts of small cities (20,000 to 99,999 inhabitants): Treviso (Italy) and Viladecans (Spain).
The finalists were chosen on the basis of 7 environmental indicators for the Green Capital and Green Leaf awards. In October, the jury will examine the overall environmental vision and governance of the finalist cities, as well as their communication strategy if they win. The winning cities and municipalities will be announced on 5 October 2023 at the award ceremony of this year's Green Capital, Tallinn.
Source and image: Press Office of the European Commission Representation in Italy