The EU mission label was awarded today to 23 cities that are part of the EU mission focused on climate neutral and smart cities, which is one of the EU missions within the Horizon Europe program. The brand recognizes cities' plans to achieve climate neutrality as early as 2030 and aims to facilitate access to public and private funding to achieve this goal. The first ten cities received the mark in October 2023.

The EU Mission Brand was awarded by Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, during a ceremony with mayors and city representatives at the EU Research and Innovation Days, Europe's largest forum to discuss the future of science and innovation and to creating solutions with citizens and stakeholders.

23 cities received the label: Ioannina, Kalamata, Kozani, Thessaloniki (Greece), Heidelberg (Germany), Leuven (Belgium), Espoo, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Tampere, Turku (Finland), Barcelona, Seville (Spain), Pecs (Hungary). , Malmö (Sweden), Guimaraes, Lisbon (Portugal), Florence, Parma (Italy), Marseille, Lyon (France), Limassol (Cyprus) and Izmir (Türkiye). (More on ec.europa.eu)