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EU awards finalists announced

The European Commission has announced the six finalists of two awards which honour the actions of European cities in developing and promoting sustainable approaches to urban mobility. This year’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) award recognises cities with SUMPs illustrating the ‘integration of economic, social, and environmental policy criteria’, the theme of the 2013 awards. The award is presented to local authorities which demonstrate excellence in developing and implementing their sustainable
February 26, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
The 1690 European Commission has announced the six finalists of two awards which honour the actions of European cities in developing and promoting sustainable approaches to urban mobility.

This year’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) award recognises cities with SUMPs illustrating the ‘integration of economic, social, and environmental policy criteria’, the theme of the 2013 awards. The award is presented to local authorities which demonstrate excellence in developing and implementing their sustainable urban mobility plans to address their city’s mobility challenges. Applications were received from 21 cities ineleven1 EU.

The finalists for the 2013 SUMP award are: Rivas Vaciamadrid (Spain); Strasbourg (France); and Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain).

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The European Mobility Week (EMW) award rewards the local authority which is most actively promoting sustainable travel and introducing new measures to encourage a shift towards sustainable urban transport.

The cities of Budapest, Ljubljana, and Östersund have been selected as finalists for the 20134 EMW award for their ambitious and innovative campaign programmes and for the consistent manner in which they have linked their activities to the 2013 EMW theme of ‘Clean Air, It’s Your Move!’ The 2013 EMW award received 30 applications from 12 countries.

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European Commission vice-president Siim Kallas, in charge of transport, and commissioner for the environment Janez Potočnik will present the awards at a ceremony on 24 March in Brussels.

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