Budapest Awarded the EU Mission Label

The EU Mission label was awarded to 39 new cities, including the Hungarian capital during the Mission Label Ceremony at the Cities Mission Conference 2025 in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, the Budapest Mayor's Office told MTI. This recognition that highlights the participants' ambitious plans to reach climate neutrality by 2030 and is designed to help them unlock public and private funding to support this goal was handed over by the European Commission to Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony at the event this Wednesday.

According to the announcement, the Municipality of Budapest joined the European Commission's Mission of 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities in 2022 and has prepared its Climate Deal, which sets out a comprehensive roadmap for achieving climate neutrality.

The Climate Contract aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% and neutralize the remaining 20%, they said, adding that the European Commission's Climate Neutrality Mission Award recognizes Budapest's climate neutrality action and investment plan.

The adoption of the Climate Change Treaty will help to mobilize further EU funds and implement climate protection projects, they stressed.

The mission aims to make participating cities a role model as centers of innovation in the fight against climate change.

The role of cities in climate change is outstanding: 75% of EU citizens live in cities and more than 70% of global CO₂ emissions are attributable to cities.