▁evaluate ▁the ▁motiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁authorities , ▁the ▁development ▁they ▁expect ▁through ▁plants ▁and ▁green ▁spaces , ▁how ▁they ▁communicate ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁about ▁it , ▁how ▁they ▁respect ▁the ▁environment , ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁ ▁The ▁evaluation ▁grid ▁compr ises ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁questions ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁answered ▁by ▁" non ▁exist ent ", ▁" init i ated ", ▁" real ised " ▁and ▁" con front ed ". ▁The ▁answer ▁to ▁each ▁question ▁determ ines ▁a ▁level ▁between ▁zero ▁and ▁four ▁flowers . ▁For ▁instance , ▁a ▁question ▁asks ▁if ▁the ▁local ity ▁displays ▁flowers ▁and ▁plants ▁all ▁year ▁round ; ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁initi ated , ▁it ▁can ▁pret end ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁flowers , ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁real ised , ▁to ▁three , ▁and ▁confront ed ▁four ▁flowers . ▁The ▁average ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁answers ▁moder ated ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁impression ▁of ▁the ▁exam in ers ▁determine ▁which ▁label ▁the ▁local ity ▁is ▁awarded . ▁ ▁International ▁competition ▁ ▁The ▁Conc ours ▁des ▁vill es ▁et ▁villages ▁fle ur is ▁has ▁initi ated ▁a ▁European ▁competition ▁called ▁Ent ente ▁Flor ale ▁Europe ▁(" Europe ▁Flor al ▁Harm ony "). ▁It ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁between ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁France ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁EF TA . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Austria , ▁Belg ium , ▁Cro atia , ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Germany , ▁Hung ary , ▁the