Brussels is entering the last stretch of the race to become Green Capital of Europe in 2015. Analysis by the Economist Intelligence Unit international research bureau highlights the capital’s ecological improvements since 2009, but the study has also drawn criticism. During an event on the Kunstberg in the city centre, Brussels residents had the chance to present their vision of the future of the capital at the “ideas tree”. Brussels also had a visit from the airship Aéroflorale II (pictured), the symbol of Green Capital of Europe 2013 Nantes.