Access City Award 2020, Brussels - Main contents
| date | November 29, 2019 |
|---|---|
| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Brussels, Belgium  |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
EU regional and urban development,
The Access City Award is a prize for Europe's most accessible cities. All European cities with a population over 50,000 are eligible. This is a great opportunity for cities to showcase their initiatives to become barrier-free, and to be better places for everyone to work and live in.
On 29 November 2019, the European Commission will announce the winners of the 10th Access City Award edition (1st, 2nd, and 3rd places) at a ceremony closing the European Day of persons with disabilities’ conference (28-29 November) in Brussels.
A financial prize will be given to the winning cities for the first time in the award's history, to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
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