TUNÇ SOYER: WE ARE GLAD TO BE A PART OF EBRD'S GREEN CITIES PROGRAMME
Press release... Izmir and EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) to join forces to tackle environmental challenges... Bank to help Turkey’s third-largest city develop comprehensive step-by-step investment programme... Sustainability at the core of EBRD’s work in Turkey... The EBRD and Izmir are joining forces to work on an action plan that will improve the urban environment and lives of the 4.3 million people who live in Turkey’s third-largest city. The action plan will be a comprehensive step-by-step investment programme addressing the city’s most pressing environmental challenges. These priorities were discussed today in Izmir during a one-day workshop. Mayor of Izmir Tunç Soyer said: “We are glad to be a part of the EBRD’s Green Cities programme. We have ambitious goals in terms of the environment and investment in public transport, as shown by the Narlidere and Buca metro projects. The cooperation with the EBRD will support our strategic plans to ens...