2025
Source: Report from the Commission — first interim evaluation of the ECoC action 2020–2033, COM(2025) 587
Research. Studies, frameworks and papers across one or more cities, written by researchers rather than by a city. Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
First interim evaluation of EU's European Capitals of Culture action for 2020-2033 assesses effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, and added value. Findings show ECoC stimulated expanded cultural activities, significant investment, visitor increases of 30-40%, and stren
