Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes, future European Green Capitals

摘要

On 21 October and on behalf of the European Commission, Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik named Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and Nantes (France) winners of the European Green Capital Award for 2012 and 2013, respectively. The ceremony was held in Stockholm, the European Green Capital for 2010. The award encourages cities to improve the quality of urban life by systematically taking the environment into consideration in urban planning.