Sıngapore World Cıty Prıze

epa02162042 Jon Azua , Former Deputy Prime Minister of Basque County , ( 1991-96 ) ( L ) congratulates Ibon Areso , Deputy Mayor , Bilbao City Hall after the announcement awarding the city of Bilbao , Spain with the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize in Singapore on 18 May 2010 . In awarding the honour the nominating commitee commended Bilbao City Hall ' s ' strong leadershipcommitment to a systematiclong-term plan has rejuvenated a post-industrial citytransformed it into a definitive cultural landmark in SpainEurope ' .  EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON