The Europe PrizeThe Europe Prize official web page was established in 1955 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It is awarded each year to one or more towns or municipalities that have made exceptional efforts to spread the ideal of European unity.
Winning cities demonstrate their commitment to European ideals through twinnings, European-themed events, exchanges and visits.
The Europe Prize award system Three other awards - the European Diploma, the Flag of Honour and the Plaque of Honour - form part of the Europe Prize system, allowing towns to progress through various levels before applying for the top award, the Europe Prize itself.
Winning cities Year City Country 1955 Coventry 1956 Puteaux Offenbach am Main 1957 Bordeaux Turin 1958 Vienna The Hague 1959 Istanbul 1960 Bruges Aarhus 1961 Rhodes Schwarzenbek 1962 Palerme 1963 Aubenas 1964 Innsbruck 1965 Tübingen 1966 Kristiansand 1967 Strasbourg 1968 Faenza 1969 Karlsruhe Nancy 1970 Sierre 1971 Udine 1972 Zelzate 1973 Würzburg 1974 Cesenatico Mâcon 1975 Darmstadt 1976 Devon 1977 Avignon 1978 Tubize 1979 Graz 1980 Passau 1981 Braunfels 1982 Braine-l'Alleud 1983 Lausanne 1984 Royal Leamington Spa 1985 Santiago de Compostela 1986 Klagenfurt Arnhem 1987 Neukölln (Berlin) 1988 Aalborg 1989 Lucca 1990 Plouguerneau 1991 Bursa 1992 Delfzijl 1993 Bocholt Mülheim an der Ruhr 1994 Linz 1995 Bologna 1996 Wansbeck 1997 Ratisbonne 1998 Częstochowa 1999 Speyer 2000 Cockermouth Marvejols 2001 Sankt Pölten 2002 Gdynia 2003 Klaipėda 2004 Oudenaarde 2005 Kaliningrad 2006 Szeged 2007 Nuremberg 2008 Katowice 2009 Ankara 2010 Kharkiv 2011 Hünfeld Landerneau 2012 Corciano Sighișoara 2013 Altötting Tata 2014 Słupsk 2015 Dresden Vara 2016 Girona 2017 Lublin 2018 Ivano-Frankivsk 2019 Donostia/San Sebastián 2020 Amilly 2021 Khmelnytskyi 2022 İzmir 2023 Bolesławiec 2024 Terrassa 2025 Gaziantep 2026 Reggio Emilia
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