Interested in applying for this year’s Award? Take a look at the Eligibility & Evaluation Criteria.
Eligibility Criteria
Local authorities are eligible to enter the European Mobility Week Award scheme if they:
- register their activities online at:
www.mobilityweek.eu/registration,
- fulfil the three criteria of the European Mobility Week Charter (organise a week of activities, implement at least one new permanent measure, organise the “In Town Without My Car!” event),
- are situated in the: EU-27, EU candidate countries, potential EU candidate countries that are part of Stabilisation & Association Process (SAP), European Economic Area countries (EEA) or European Free Trade Area countries (EFTA).
40 countries altogether: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo under UNSCR 1244, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Evaluation Criteria
Important evaluation criteria for the independent expert jury are:
- the quality of activities taking up the focal theme of European Mobility Week 2010: “Travel Smarter, Live Better”,
- the comprehensiveness of the action plan regarding events, individual activities and involvement of citizens,
- the strategic approach in communicating and promoting the Week towards the citizens and the media,
- the innovativeness of the permanent measure(s) implemented on the occasion of the Week, regarding its/their public awareness-raising impact and its/their effectiveness in terms of sustainable mobility,
- the quality and scope of the partnerships with local stakeholders for organising the European Mobility Week.
