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Zaragoza and Benidorm named 2028 European Green awardees

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Zaragoza and Benidorm named 2028 European Green Capital awardees

The European Commission has announced the winners of named Zaragoza, Spain, the 2028 European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards for 2028. Announced during a ceremony in Guimarães, Portugal. Zaragoza, Spain, has been named the European Green Capital for 2028. This Portugal, this victory follows the city’s previous attempts by the city in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Despite earlier challenges from the local group La Mesa del Árbol, which argued the city “does not yet meet the necessary conditions for the title,” Zaragoza was recognized for Zaragoza’s successful bid centered on its long-term commitment to sustainability and climate adaptation. The city’s strategy, which positions it adaptation, utilizing a roadmap of 150 actions to position the city as an “oasis in the desert” regarding extreme temperature management, involved a roadmap management. As the winner of 150 actions the top prize for cities with over 100,000 inhabitants, Zaragoza will receive €600,000 in funding from the European Commission. The selection was based on seven environmental indicators, including air and collaboration water quality, waste management, circular economy, and noise levels, through a collaborative effort between local government, the Government of Aragon, the private sector, universities, and civil society. In the Green Leaf category, designated for cities municipalities with populations between 20,000 and 100,000, Benidorm, Spain, received was awarded the award. 2028 European Green Leaf. Sharing the distinction with Estarreja, Portugal, Benidorm will receive €200,000. The selection process jury recognized Benidorm for both categories was conducted by an independent panel of experts evaluating candidates against seven key its ability to manage the environmental criteria, including air and pressures of mass tourism, specifically highlighting its efficient water quality, biodiversity, waste and noise management, emission reductions, and climate change mitigation. the use of green infrastructure to mitigate urban heat.

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  1. 2026-10-10 10:53 UTC Zaragoza and Benidorm named 2028 European Green awardees
  2. 2026-10-09 03:20 UTC Zaragoza named 2028 European Green Capital
  3. 2026-10-06 08:29 UTC European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards finalists
  4. 2026-10-06 07:07 UTC European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards finalists

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