European Capitals of Culture

Designed to "contribute to bringing the peoples of Europe together", the European City of Culture project has become ever more popular with the citizens of Europe and has seen its cultural and socio-economic influence grow through the many visitors it has attracted. The European Cities of Culture were chosen until 2004 on an intergovernmental basis; from 2005 onwards, the European Capital of Culture are decided each year by the EU Council on a Commission recommendation, which will take into account the view of a jury comprising seven prominent independent members, each of them experts in the culture sector.

The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/ecocs/cap_en.html