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European Green Capital award scheme to be launched in Brussels

21-04-2008

On 22 May 2008, DG Environment will launch the European Green Capital award scheme in Brussels. The award marks a city's wish and capability to solve environmental problems in order to both improve the quality of life of its citizens.and reduce the contribution it makes to global environmental problems.

Each year a European city will be rewarded for having:

Remarkably improved the state of the environment and promoted sustainable development over the last five to ten years;
Worked in cooperation and partnership with its citizens, business, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders;
Committed to continuing a program of ongoing improvement thus ensuring a long-term effect of its measures on high urban environment quality;
The willingness to play a key role in promoting wider exchange of experience and best practice between cities on environmental management.

Cities will be invited to apply via an online application form from 22 May. The jury will select the award winner by the end of 2008.

The initiative comes from 15 European cities and the Association of Estonian cities. Currently, 36 major European cities, including 20 EU capital cities, are part of the initiative.

Source: Council of European Municipalities & Regions (CEMR)

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