The European Commission announces the 4 finalists of the 2025 Access City Awards

This year’s edition is particularly important as it marks the 15^th anniversary of the Access City Award. It has also received the highest number of applications in the last decade: 57 cities applied for the award, of which 33 candidates were pre-selected by national experts. The four finalists were then shortlisted by an EU jury. 

Following the spirit of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Commission will award this year a Special Mention for “Accessible Sports Infrastructure”.

The 2025 Access City Award winners will be announced at an award ceremony  on 29 November 2024 during the European Day of Persons with Disabilities conference, organised jointly by the European Commission and the European Disability Forum. Journalists can EMPL-EDPD-ACAec [dot] europa [dot] eu (register) to attend in person. The ceremony, starting at 9.30, will be broadcast live, with international sign interpretation, audio-description and English captioning.