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European Capital of Culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (749 words) |
 | The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. |
| Conceived as a means of bringing European citizens closer together, the European City of Culture was launched on June 13, 1985 by the Council of Ministers on the initiative of Greek Culture Minister Melina Mercouri. |
| The European Cities of Culture were designated on an intergovernmental basis until 2004; the Member States unanimously selected the cities most likely to welcome the event and the European Commission granted a subsidy to the selected city each year. |
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| The European Institute of Cultural Routes was endorsed by the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to organise seminars of reflection in the European cultural capitals. |
| The European capitals of culture are a growing success with the public and the media, often with durable effects on the cultural and tourist development of the selected city. |
| The action "European city/capital of culture" falls under the current tendency followed by local communities and in particular by cities to be primarily interested in cultural and cultural heritage questions, questions in addition related to their tourist concerns. |
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