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European Green Capital Award 2019

The supporting role of the Secretariat

7/6/2016 [email protected]; #egc2019

Representativesof the EGC Secretariat

Ilka Neumann, Project Manager

Nicolas Hemeleers, Technical Team

Ralf Tinga, Communications Officer

Nathan Brettschneider, web editor


How to reach us?

By email: [email protected]

By telephone: +32 (0)2.340.30.64

+32 (0)2.663.30.47

Offices located at PRACSIS sprlAvenue H. Debroux 44,B-1160 Brussels (Belgium)


mailto:[email protected]

Key Roles

1 - Communications

2 – Follow-up of the application process


Communications

EGC website

Social media communication channels

Promoting the European Green Capital Award at events

Public and press relations

Liaising with relevant networks

Production of promotional material


EGC Websitehttp://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/

• About EGCA

• Winning cities

• Applying for EGCA

• Publications

• News & Events

• Media Corner

• Contact Us


Winning Cities

Requirements & Benefits

Finalist Cities

Winners


Full Applications;

Jury Presentations;

Reports

Applying for EGCA

Eligibility checkEvaluation processExpert panelThe JuryApplicant Workshop


Key dates; Expert profiles;

WS material

Publications

Competition Reporting:

Technical Assessment Reports

Jury Report

Good Practice Report

Application Form

Guidance Note


News & Events


Social Media

Twitter: @EU_GreenCapital

Facebook: EuropeanGreenCapitalAward

YouTube: EGC Secretariat

Flickr: European Green Capital


Events


Promotionalmaterial

FlyersCity brochures


Follow-up of the application process

Helpdesk during application period

Eligibility check

Organisation of technical expert assessment

Reporting


May 2016 – Launch of call for applications

1st July 2016 – EGC Applicant Workshop

3rd November 2016 – application deadline

November 2016 to March 2017 – Technical expert assessment

December 2016/ January 2017 – Requests for clarification sent to cities

March 2017 – Announcement of shortlisted cities

April 2017 – Technical Assessment Reports

June 2017 – Jury presentation & Award ceremony


EGCA Calendar

Helpdesk

Answering of questions

Assisting cities withthe submission of

applications via CIRCABC

Sending of documentation

Management of online

application portal


EligibilityCheck

Is a city eligible?

Mayoral declaration signed?

All parts of the application completed?

Limitations (word count, n° of graphs and images) respected?

Application submitted on time?

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What next?

Transfer of all eligible applications to the expert panel

Publication of applicant city press release

Distribution of ‘Applicant city’ logo


Technicalassessment

Organisation of three expert meetings

Compilation of evaluation data

Management of annual revision of application documents

How do experts evaluate applications?

Experts work in pairs

Clarifications (December 2016/ January 2017)

Experts prepare: ranking, comments, suggestions for good practice

Presentation, discussion and finalisation during expert meeting

Decision on finalist cities; list submitted to jury members


Reporting

Technical Assessment Report


Background Research Report

Jury Report


TechnicalAssessmentReport

Published when finalists are announced

Includes:• Ranking per Indicator• Expert comments per Indicator

Dissemination:• Report on Finalists is

published on website• Non-shortlisted cities receive

their individual city report (not public)


s-Hertogenbosch Nijmegen Umea

Climate change:

mitigation & adaptation 1 4 2

Local transport 3 1 2

Green Urban Areas 2 1 4

Nature & Biodiversity 1 2 4

Ambient air quality 1 4 3

Quality of the Acoustic

Environment 3 2 1

Waste Production & Management 4 1 2

Water Management 1 2 3

Waste water management 3 1 2

Innovation & sustainable

employment 3 2 1

Energy performance 3 2 1

Integrated Environmental Management 3 1 2


Includes good practices from all applicant cities

2-3 examples per Indicator

Good practices regarding: Technical developments

Awareness raising & education

Citizen involvement

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Dissemination via website, social media, at events


Background ResearchReport

Internal document listing for all finalists: Ongoing infringement cases of EU legislation

Complaints, petitions etc indicating environmental controversies

Online sources supporting candidacy or green initiatives –documenting city’s environmental engagement

How is research done? European Commission services (legal check)

Complaints received by the Secretariat

Monitoring and keyword research of online sources in English and national language

Document submitted to jury members, together with TechnicalAssessment Report


Jury Meeting and Report

Finalist Cities are invited to give a presentation to the jury

WHEN? Just before the Awards Ceremony (June 2017)

WHERE? In the European Green Capital (2017: Essen) - TBC

Presentation and Q&A session

Jury Report (announcing the winner and listing strong points of all finalists) is drafted by the Secretariat and published on the website.


Jury Members


Jury Meeting -Evaluation Criteria

1) The city’s overall commitment, vision and enthusiasm as conveyed through the presentation.

2) The city’s capacity to act as a role model to inspire other cities, promote best practices and spread the EGC model further – bearing in mind city size and location.

3) The city’s communication actions including:

• Citizen communication to date in relation to the 12 environmental criteria, effectiveness via changes in citizen behaviour, lessons learned and proposed modifications for the future.

• The extent to which the city’s local partnering has gained social and economic advantages.

• Outline of the city’s EGC communication strategy should it win.


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