Twelve cities chosen across two categories
The European Innovation Council (EIC) selected 12 cities from 10 countries under two award categories:
European Capital of Innovation:
- Başakşehir, Türkiye
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Lviv, Ukraine
- Warsaw, Poland
European Rising Innovative City:
- Bruges, Belgium
- Cork, Ireland (EIT Health partner)
- Leiden, The Netherlands (EIT Health partner)
- Linköping, Sweden (EIT Digital partner)
- Linz, Austria (EIT Digital partner)
- Padova, Italy (EIT Food partner)
The contenders were chosen by expert juries and will present at remote hearings before finalists are selected.