France · 2013
Source: Selection panel report — France ECoC 2013 (final selection)
Selection panel report. The EU expert panel's assessment of the bids in one competition, with its reasons and its recommendation. Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
A European selection panel unanimously recommended Marseille as the French host for European Capital of Culture 2013, chosen from eight applicant cities and four finalists. The decision was based on Marseille's coherent cultural programme, strong political and financial support,
