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News and reporting about European Capitals of Culture over the years since the scheme began in the 1980s.

National Library of Scotland

Highlights of the 'Spirit of the City' inter-denominational celebrations during Glasgow's 'City of Culture' year in 1990.

Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster

The European Youth Card brings together 23 young film makers together in Dublin to make three short films as part of the city's year as European Capital of Culture.; Original language summary: -

Deutsche Welle

Today’s „Short films” look at the 1996 European Capital of Culture, Copenhagen, and at higher deductions on fees paid to foreign artists.

Deutsche Welle

Today’s Arts Unlimited "Short films" feature a Bochum theatre performance about the Marquis de Sade and Thessaloniki, the 1997 European Capital of Culture.

Deutsche Welle

Today’s "Short films" look at Stockholm, the 1998 European Capital of Culture, and an exhibition about the natural scientist Maria Sybilla Merian.

Deutsche Welle

Weimar is the 1999 European Capital of Culture. We show impressions from New Year's Eve, which marks the start of an exciting year for the Thuringian city.

National Audiovisual Institute France
Czech Televison

Transformation of the Portuguese Porto, the city of tripe and excellent wine.

Deutsche Welle

The Spanish city of Salamanca is 2002 European Capital of Culture. Actor and storyteller Fernando Saldana takes us on a tour.

Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

For the whole of 2003 Graz was the "culture capital of Europe", already on the first weekend a lot of people attended the various events and visited new sights like the artificial island in the Mur river.

Deutsche Welle

Lille is the European Capital of Culture for 2004. As was the case with Glasgow in 1990, the northern French city will use the year as an opportunity for a complete image overhaul.

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation

This report presents the declaration of Patras as the European Capital of Culture for 2006 as well as the need to save the antiquities in Iraq, following the decision of the Meeting of European Ministers of Culture. Excerpts from the statements of the Min…

Deutsche Welle

We visit Sibiu in Romania, which is the 2007 European Capital of Culture. Klaus Johannis is the city's mayor, and a member of the German minority, the Transylvanian Saxons.

Deutsche Welle

In the paragraph "European Cities", we take you to The City of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, an ancient city where the first universities in Europe were founded in the 16th century and vilnius was chosen as the cultural capital of the Europ…

Deutsche Welle

Essen and Görlitz are rivals in the contest to be the 2010 European Capital of Culture. Our presenters go and explore the two towns.

Deutsche Welle

Situated in southern Hungary, Pecs is one of three European Capitals of Culture for 2010. Rainer Traube meets proud director of culture Tamas Szalay, who underscores the multi-ethnic, cultural diversity of his home town.

Deutsche Welle

Guimarães is located in northern Portugal and is about 60 km from Porto and has a population of about 55,000. The city was chosen with the Slovenian city of Maribor to be the capitals of European culture for 2012.

Deutsche Welle

The two Slovenian cities Ptuj and Slovenj Gradec are part of the cultural program of this year's European Capital of Culture, Maribor. In Euromaxx we present these two places

Deutsche Welle

We visit this city in the south of France which is putting on its Urban Art Festival. Many of the events focus on specific features of urban cultures like street art, skateboarding, hip-hop and surfing.

Deutsche Welle

Since 1985, the European Union has been awarded the title of capital of culture to more than 40 cities. In addition to the French city of Marseille, Slovakia's Kochetse was first chosen as a city of European culture. On this occasion, the city plans t…

Deutsche Welle

Marseille was chosen as the capital of European culture in 2013. This is a title given annually by the European Union to a city famous for its culture or arts that reflects its history. This year, Marseille and the Provence region, along with the Slovenia…

Deutsche Welle

Entitled\ "Marseille-Provence," the port city in southern France is together with 80 other cities of Provence Cultural Capital 2013. From 1985, the European Union awarded the title to more than 40 Community cities. Since 1999, several cities fro…

Deutsche Welle

From 1985, the European Union awarded the title to more than 40 Community cities. In addition to the French city of Marseille, a Slovak city was also chosen for the first time as a cultural capital with Košice. More than 200 events are planned here for 20…

Deutsche Welle

The Latvian capital with nearly 700,000 people is the largest city in the Baltics. This year it is also a European Capital of Culture. Our reporter was there to see how people are banding together to make their city a "force majeure" of culture …

Deutsche Welle

The northern Swedish town of Umeå is Europe's most northerly capital of culture ever. The birthplace of thriller writer Stig Larsson starts a year of events and festivals with a spectacular ceremony on the frozen river Uma.

Deutsche Welle

In this 2014, the Latvian capital is European Capital of Culture. With the slogan\ ‘force majeure,’ Riga will show its best side. More than 200 events have been organized that will present some of the most attractive curiosities in the Latvian capital and…

Deutsche Welle

In 2015 the Belgian city of Mons will be a European Capital of Culture. Mons is already working on one of its projects which will appear like a street view of Google maps but with the help of locals, the shots of the city carry a comical and artistic them…

Polish Television

Wrocław, by the one voice decision of jury, became The European Capital of Culture 2016.

Polish Television

Before the final verdict, the representative of jury thanks and congratulates every single city, which took part in the ECC 2016 competition.

RTV Slovenia

Osrednja mozaična oddaja Uredništva oddaj o kulturi. Osmi dan je kozmopolitska oddaja, v kateri najdejo prostor vse oblike klasičnega in sodobnega umetniškega ustvarjanja, humanizem, kulturna dediščina, fenomenološko in sociološko obravnavanje tem in kult…

RTV Slovenia

Kultura je kratka aktualna informativna oddaja o kulturi in umetnosti, v kateri se praviloma izpostavljajo osrednji dogodki dneva. V njej najdejo prostor tudi mednarodne novice in problemske teme. V ustvarjanje oddaje so vključeni dopisniki doma in v tuji…

RTV Slovenia

Osrednja mozaična oddaja Uredništva oddaj o kulturi. Osmi dan je kozmopolitska oddaja, v kateri najdejo prostor vse oblike klasičnega in sodobnega umetniškega ustvarjanja, humanizem, kulturna dediščina, fenomenološko in sociološko obravnavanje tem in kult…