Nijmegen is one of five cities on the shortlist to be named European Green Capital 2016, the European commission said on Thursday.

Essen (Germany), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Oslo (Norway) and Umea (Sweden) complete the line up. In total 12 cities were originally nominated.

The award is made every year and goes to the city considered to have achieved the most in environmental sustainability. The shortlisted cities will present their vision and strategy to the jury on June 23.