EU ambassadors in London in Cycle Diplomacy ride
Malta’s High Commissioner in London, Joseph Zammit Tabona, joined Margot Wallström, vice president of the EC and other EU ambassadors in a Cycle Diplomacy ride from the residence of the Swedish Ambassador in Central London to Hampstead Heath – where a unique event with an environmental theme was held.
This was a Swedish EU Presidency initiative to promote the green agenda in general and green transportation in particular. The bikes – Puch electrical – were donated to all the EU embassies and high commissions that took part in the convoy.
Swedish Commissioner Margot Wallström urged EU ambassadors and other dignitaries to lead by example and ‘contribute when covering short distances by remembering to take the bike instead of the car’. She reiterated that ‘in the big cities, cycling has to be part of a sustainable transport system’.
At the end of the one hour ride, on the slopes of Parliament Hill, High Commissioner Zammit Tabona and other ambassadors joined crowds listening to former ABBA star, composer Benny Andersson and his band, the main attraction in the event ‘Sweden on Stage’.
