Entente Florale Europe


The Entente Florale Europe is an international horticultural competition established to recognise municipalities and villages in Europe for excellence in horticultural displays. Trophies are presented annually by tourist boards and horticultural societies of European countries. There are three categories:
  • "Cities"
  • "Town"
  • "Village".

    History

Entente Florale Europe is a competition for Towns and Villages. The competition name puns on the Entente Cordiale. Each participating country puts forward a representative Town and Village. The Town and Village are visited by the Jury and an assessment is made. The competition was founded in 1975, initially between Great Britain and France. At present there are eleven member countries and further applications are being processed.

In 1996, an international non profit association was founded under the name of Association Européenne pour le Fleurissement et le Paysage, with the responsibility of the overall organisation of the competition and to obtain support from official bodies in the different countries. The AEFP is incorporated under the Belgian Law of 8 September 1997, and the Statutes were published in the Belgian Monitor on 8 September 1998. The amended articles, by Law of 2 May 2002 were published in the Belgian Monitor on 28 April 2006.
Since 1998 under the aegis of the 'Association Européenne pour le Fleurissement et le Paysage', the association and the competition Entente Florale Europe are open to all countries in the European Union as well as to the EFTA members countries.
The competition has enjoyed the support of the International Association of Horticulture producers since its inception. In individual countries the competition is supported and organised by Ministries/Department of Agriculture, Tourism, as well as horticultural bodies and associations.
The President represents the association and is acting for 2 years. Each successive President shall be from a different country per alphabetic order.

Participation

The competition is open to all countries in the EU and in the EFTA subject to approval by the board of AEFP. There are three categories; every member country can put forward twoentries from two different categories.
  • Cities/Towns
  • Towns
  • Villages
Applications are made by the national organisation in charge of the competition. New members are elected by the Board of Directors of the AEFP, by simple majority, at its twice yearly meetings. Notification of entrants from existing members should reach the Secretariat before December 31 of the year prior to adjudication.

Organisation

Overall organisation is by the "Association Européenne du Fleurissement et du Paysage".
AEFP is a non-profit organization, incorporated under Belgian Law. Each participant country has its own organisation and is entitled to membership on the Board of Directors of the AEFP. The competition has enjoyed the support of the International Association of Horticultural Producers since its inception.
In individual countries the competition is supported and organised by Ministries/Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Tourism as well as horticultural bodies and associations.
The Aim of the Competition
The overall aim of the competition is the improvement of the quality of life for local urban and village communities. To this end the competition fosters:
  • The greening of towns and villages
  • Flowers, shrubs, green spaces, parks
  • Development which is environmentally and ecologically sensitive
  • Educational and communication initiatives which promote environmental awareness.

    Jury members in 2015

Austria

  • Martin Wagner, Horticultural engineer; Vice-chair of the jury
  • Johanna Renat, Spatial planner
Belgium

Czech Republic
  • Inka Truxova, Landscape architect
  • Petr Šiřina, Landscape architect
  • Jaroslav Brzak, Landscape architect
Germany
  • Dr. Rüdiger Kirsten, Landscape architect & Town planner; Vice-chair of the jury
  • Hildegunde Franziska Henrich, Landscape architect & Town planner
Hungary
  • Dr. Andrea Bocsi, Tourism expert & Economist
  • Dr. Ildikó Réka Báthoryné Nagy, Landscape architect
  • Szilvia Halász Spanyárné, Landscape architect
Ireland
  • Eamonn De Stafort, Tourism consultant
  • Dr. Christy Boylan, Horticulturist & Landscape architect
Italy
  • Anna Furlani Pedoja, Landscape architect
  • Jacopo Fontaneto, Agriculture and Green Journalist, Tourism consultant
  • Mauro Paradisi, Municipal urban designer
Netherlands
Slovenia
United Kingdom
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Towns/Cities

YearAustria

Villages

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