Namuhla, i-European Commission imemezele izindawo ezine ezifakwe ohlwini olufushane I-European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) 2023 umklomelo. Uhlelo lwe-EDEN luklomelisa izimpumelelo ezinhle kakhulu kwezokuvakasha okusimeme kanye nezinqubo zenguquko eluhlaza ezindaweni ezincane kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
Oyedwa waseSlovenia, oyedwa waseCypriot kanye nezindawo ezimbili zaseGreece eziqokwe ohlwini olukhethiwe lomncintiswano walo nyaka.
IGrevena (Greece), Kranj (Slovenia), Larnaka (Cyprus), kanye neTrikala (Greece) baqinisekisa iphaneli yochwepheshe abazimele bokusimama ngezicelo zabo futhi bakhethwa phakathi kwezindawo ezifaka izicelo ezingama-20. Uhlu lwabazofinyelela kowamanqamu lwango-2023 luhlanganisa izindawo ezine esikhundleni sezintathu, njengoba kushiwo ekuqaleni, ngoba izindawo ezimbili okuyiwa kuzo zinikezwe amaphuzu afanayo yiphaneli elizimele lochwepheshe bokusimama. Thola okwengeziwe mayelana nendawo ngayinye efakwe ohlwini olufushane lapha.
I-European Destinations of Excellence iwuhlelo lwe-EU, olusetshenziswa yiKhomishini YaseYurophu. Inhloso yawo ukuqaphela nokuklomelisa izindawo ezincane ezinamasu aphumelelayo okuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha ezisimeme ngokusebenzisa izinqubo zenguquko eluhlaza. Lo mncintiswano usekelwe phezu komgomo wokugqugquzela ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okuzinzile okuletha inzuzo emnothweni, emhlabeni, nakubantu. Lolu hlelo lubandakanya i-EU kanye namazwe angewona awe-EU abambe iqhaza ohlelweni lwe-COSME.[1]
Ukuze kuqhudelane umklomelo we-European Destination of Excellence ka-2023, izindawo ezaziya kuzo zacelwa ukuthi zibonise imikhuba yazo engcono kakhulu kwezokuvakasha okusimeme kanye noguquko oluluhlaza. Esinyathelweni esilandelayo, izindawo ezine ezisohlwini olufushane zizocelwa ukuthi zethule ukungenela kwazo phambi kwe-European Jury. I-European Jury izokhetha oyedwa owinile, i-European Destination of Excellence 2023, ezoklonyeliswa ngoNovemba 2022.
Indawo ewinayo izobekwa njengephayona lokusimama kwezokuvakasha ozibophezele ezinhlosweni ze-European Green Deal futhi izothola ukuxhumana kochwepheshe nokusekelwa komkhiqizo ezingeni le-EU unyaka wonke ka-2023.
Ukuze uthole zonke izindaba zakamuva vakashela Iwebhusayithi ye-European Destinations of Excellence.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Indawo ewinayo izobekwa njengephayona lokusimama kwezokuvakasha ozibophezele ezinhlosweni ze-European Green Deal futhi izothola ukuxhumana kochwepheshe nokusekelwa komkhiqizo ezingeni le-EU unyaka wonke ka-2023.
- Lo mncintiswano usekelwe phezu komgomo wokuphromotha ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha okuzinzile okuletha inzuzo emnothweni, emhlabeni, nakubantu.
- The shortlist for the 2023 finalists includes four destinations instead of three, as initially mentioned, because two destinations were awarded the same scores by the independent panel of sustainability experts.
