Ghent: wins Eurocities award for Cooperation 2012

We celebrate the City of Ghent for winning the Eurocities Award for Cooperation 2012. Along with Berlin and Oulu the winners were announced at a ceremony during AGM in Nantes. Eurocities states that ' The awards recognise outstanding achievements by city councils in developing and implementing innovative measures to engage citizens in the local political process.

Climate Alliance (Ghent): helping formulate Ghent’s transition to a greener future, citizens participate in working groups to formulate ideas, use online tools to calculate their energy use and confirm their commitment by signing a charter.

For more information: http://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/news/Berlin-Ghent-and-Oulu-win-EUROCITIES-awards-WSPO-8ZTHBY