Barcelona has been recognised as the European Capital of Democracy (2023-2024), European Capital of Inclusion and Diversity (2022) and the Spanish State’s Culture and Science Capital (2021), designated the host city for the 2024 of the Manifesta Art Biennial, and distinguished as the World Capital of Sustainable Food (2021), World Capital of Time Policies (2022-2023), European Capital of Sustainable Mobility (until 2026) and World Capital of Architecture (2026).

In addition, our policies have received various awards and recognitions that reaffirm our commitment to fight for a fairer, more human and more sustainable city. Notable among these are the EU Health Award (2022), in the Local Government category, for Barcelona’s Suicide Prevention Helpline; the New European Bauhaus Award (2021) for the social flats and industrial modular construction promoted by the City Council (APROP); the Health Hotels project, finalist in the City Nation Place Awards and winner of the Responsible Tourism Awards (2020); the many United Nations recognitions given to Barcelona Activa for its actions to combat the effects of Covid-19 (2020), or the European Responsible Housing Awards for housing policies to combat gentrification 2019).