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Eurocities Awards

Eurocities is the network of major European cities. Our members are the elected local and municipal governments of major European cities. Eurocities was founded in 1986 by the mayors of six large cities: Barcelona, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan and Rotterdam. 
 
Eurocities awards showcase outstanding achievements by our member cities in the delivery of local activities or practices which improve the quality of life for citizens. The theme of the awards changes every year in line with the Eurocities annual conference. 
 
Each year, we invite our member cities to submit examples of projects and practices of which they are particularly proud. Entries are submitted in one of three categories, which usually remain the same from year to year but occasionally change to accommodate the theme of the annual conference.
 
With the exception of 2013, the three Eurocities awards categories are as follows:
  • innovation: innovation in the planning and implementation of activities or practices by a local authority
  • participation: activities or practices of a local authority which are successful in actively promoting citizen participation
  • cooperation: awarding cooperation efforts undertaken by a local authority together with partner organisations 

The Eurocities awards have been running since 2006. Past examples of winning projects include a project encouraging citizens to become successful community leaders in Bristol; a cultural network designed to improve quality of life for elderly citizens in Espoo; and the renewal of an old industrial island in Bydgoszcz to become a centre of culture, leisure and entrepreneurship.

Many of these projects have gone on to achieve further success at national and European level.

Each shortlisted award entry is required to submit a short video of its project. You can browse the shortlisted entries and winners using the awards menu on the Eurocities website.

Website: www.eurocities.eu

Institutional profile: https://use.metropolis.org/experts/eurocities-awards

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Co-operative Glasgow
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Glasgow, United Kingdom

Co-operative Glasgow

The City of Glasgow is identifying effective and sustainable ways of addressing economic and social challenges by supporting cooperatives and social enterprises and devolving power to residents.

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27 Delvalle: an urban health living lab
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Nice, France

27 Delvalle: an urban health living lab

The City of Nice is responding to a growing community need for providing senior citizens with quality at home healthcare by establishing a centre dedicated to digital health innovation.

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OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participation
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

OpenBorough: active citizenship via e-participa...

The City of Amsterdam has embarked on a project to make democracy more dynamic and interactive by developing a digital participatory platform to engage with residents.

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Helsinki Climate Street project
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Greater Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki Climate Street project

The Climate Street project involves public agencies, residents and businesses working together to convert sustainable ideas into practical, replicable and scalable actions.

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Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project
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Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht Smart Solar Charging project

The city of Utrecht has capitalised on the high take-up by residents of electric cars and solar panels to develop the Smart Solar Charging project.

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Knowledge Society - citizen participation and open government strategy
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Gijon, Spain

Knowledge Society - citizen participation and o...

Gijon City Council in Spain has responded to the need for greater efficiency, transparency and participatory democracy by implementing a digital platform enabling residents to share responsibility for governing and managing the city.

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Halle 2: recycling, repair and reuse using a circular economy approach
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Munich, Germany

Halle 2: recycling, repair and reuse using a ci...

The city of Munich has taken its ambitious waste reduction strategy to the next level by developing an innovative reuse lab and shop concept.

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Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow
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Gothenburg, Sweden

Smart Map: rent, share, exchange, borrow

The city of Gothenburg's Smart Map platform shows residents where they can find things to hire, borrow, share or swap while simultaneously helping to reduce consumption based emissions and create services for the sharing economy.

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Brussels regional programme for a circular economy
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Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Brussels regional programme for a circular econ...

The circular economy is providing an innovative and sustainable way for the Brussels-Capital Region to address environmental, social and economic challenges.

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