European Green Capital and Green Leaf
European awards recognising progress and ambition in urban sustainability.
Economic support
600.000 € Capital · 200.000 € Leaf
Dotación para las ciudades ganadoras, no para todas las candidaturas.
Convocatoria cerrada · importes de la edición documentada
- European Green Capital
- 600.000 € para la ciudad ganadora. Dirigido a ciudades de más de 100.000 habitantes.
- European Green Leaf
- 200.000 € por ciudad ganadora. Ciudades de 20.000 a menos de 100.000 habitantes.
- Destination
- Apoyar actuaciones y actividades de sostenibilidad asociadas al reconocimiento.
Before taking the next step
- Candidaturas de la edición 2028 cerradas. Las ciudades españolas pueden participar si cumplen las bases; consultar los requisitos de población y exclusiones.
Convocatoria de premios 2028 · Economic review: 8 September 2026.
Guidance summary, not eligibility calculation. They send the bases, their modifications and the applicable resolution. The total budget of the programme is not confused with what each beneficiary receives.
How It Can Help You
A way for municipalities to contrast their environmental performance and prepare a candidacy in the appropriate modality.
What should be taken into account
Capital and Green Leaf have different requirements, including population requirements. They are grouped as a family with two modalities, not as two identical opportunities.
Call or documented edition
Last call closedAwards 2028 · candidacy in 2025-2026
The nominations were closed on 1 April 2026. The prize-giving scheduled for October will not reopen the deadline.
Scope, modalities and versions
- European Green Capital
- European Green Leaf
Official sources
Identity and descriptive content 8 September 2026. La revisión no constituye una auditoría de elegibilidad o cumplimiento ni garantiza que la disponibilidad no haya cambiado.