The ECoC evidence base
Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.
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39 documents for “Crisis response”
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…2.3 Key thematic discussions Culture as preventive care A central theme was the idea of culture as preventive care , rather than merely a response to crisis.

The “Culture to the Courtyards” project is a good example of such a creative and timely response to the crisis, with a strong involvement of both artists and local people.

Preparedness and capability for a quick response to unforeseeable circumstances and just as important for the success of LJ 2025 as long-term strategy, a thoughtful programme and an effective organizational structure.

TO RESPOND TO POLYCRISIS: by addressing chal- lenges such as climate change, global conflicts, migration crises, mental health conditions, disin- formation and rapid digital transformation and in- viting audiences to participate in finding…

UNESCO, October 2016. 113 “UN Framework for the immediate socio-economic response to the COVID 19 crisis”. Website accessed on 8 July 2020.

…Siena is that, after a long period of negative attention from the me- dia at the national level, the Sienese community would judge a negative response on the bid as a further sign of distrust in the city’s capacity to stand back up, and…

…Slovenia, elementary and secondary schools of Gorenjska, museums of the region, Kovačnica, Open Lab 38 THE PIONEER AWARD - The Pajer Award for Crisis Zone Photography Our development of a program for documenting crisis zones turns…


We aim to turn the crisis of a centralised Greece (over 40% of the population resides in Attica) into a chance to transform a small peripheral city into a new vibrant cultural hotspot with a high quality of life.

More importantly, we want to focus on preventive measures rather than just curative responses. We believe culture can provide the collective oxygen – not by chance this is the title of our Cultural Strategy – that everyone needs.

…culture and the ECoC project, given the difficult times Europe is going through, post pandemic, with an ongoing economic / cost of living crisis and the war in Ukraine.

…communication, the Panel questioned how the new challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic were addressed, in particular the impact the crisis might have on the tourism industry in 2022.

…Royal and Wexford Arts Centre, in collaboration with the German art collective ‘Centre for Political Beauty’, which is pioneering the creative response to Europe’s migrant crisis and the existential crisis that foregrounds it.


But today there are also new issues that have come to anchor the bid's approach – issues generated and amplified by the pandemic crisis, as well as by collective responses being developed at the European level, where new challenges are…

Galway Web Mirror Pavilion Mirror Pavilion by John Gerrard is a response to the escalating climate crisis and pushes the boundaries of digital art using simulation.

Potential threats and crisis communication The project Management group must be prepared for several po- tential sources of risk: 1. The potential change of political power on local and national level, and a potentially poor interest in…

…35.50 Figures in millions of euros NB: The reduction in the total annual budget is the result of local and central government cutbacks in response to the financial crisis.

The aim was formulated in response to the expe- rience of war and displacement that Europe had undergone – a history which the city of Nürnberg had played a pivotal role in shaping, with disastrous conse- quences.

The region feels it has to counter the crisis; the ECOC is considered an essential element of their recovery plan. The two most affected sectors (i.e. tourism and culture) are at the core of the ECOC bid.

…especially in the field of education and social innovation such as the projects The Мobile Educational Centres in Stolipinovo and is a complex response to the complexity of challenges in urban, social and cultural contexts.

Find a response to the crisis of representation in France and in Europe by integrating local and European citizens into the governance of Bourges 2028 and exploring cultural rights.

(Each respondent could choose only ONE of the following responses.) Response Total % of responses 1 Much better image 18 2 Slightly better image 8 3 About the same 1 4 Worse image 0 5 Don't know 5 Total respondents: 32 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%…

The ECOC also had the misfortune to be struck by a major external problem: the 2008 financial crisis which caused problems in government budgets and the collapse of the country's main airline.

…of ‘Namur Safe and Secure’ (integrated safety management for a safer province), the measures to reduce risks, be ready to offer an appropriate response to incidents and increase resilience are involving five steps: — monitoring events…

…coordination platform for bigger events Poor accessibility of venues Possible Critical - Conduct accessibility analyses and remedy problems Crisis in data infrastructure, climate, health, mobility, etc.

The Memorandum is subject to change, without compromise to its clarity and usability. (http://del- phi2021.eu/emergency-response) The aim is to obtain specific and detailed answers to the questions: WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY.

The very next day, the Mayor, following the instructions of the Civil Protection Headquarters, a national crisis management body, informed the public about the postponement of all public events, and the company RIJEKA 2020 did the same for…

…have already es- tablished can actually be main- tained remains to be seen, and depends heavily on how the econ- omy fares in the wake of the crisis.

The city must be further solidified, to make the bid even more credible as a concrete, widely agreed response to the city’s main urgencies; • Finally, the same tendency to individual- istic isolation that exists at the people level also…

Despite the pandemic crisis city, district and district municipalities remain fully committed to the project and their budgetary decisions. The Federal State of Lower Saxony as well as a number of sponsors already confirmed their…

…has given the institutions and citizens a common objective that has led to the singling out of new models for socioeconomic development in response to the structural crisis of the old paradigms.

…find themselves forced to redefine their identity, due to the decrease of other types of industries under the impact of the global economic crisis and the economic reset.

…partners, as well as goodwill and consultation between the stakeholder (Port of Brussels, police, Bruxelles Mobilité, STIB-MIVB) and emergency response disciplines. Medical services, food safety experts and fire assistance.

Crisis (from the Greek word krisis) as the turning point, the selection, the judgment, opening up opportunities, for talent (inclination, desire, will) to emerge and be integrated, to bring into being, produce, production, leading to…

Wise words, which take on even greater significance in times of crisis. On its way to 2018, Utrecht will throw all its windows and doors wide open.

DEPRESSED ECONOMY CREATES DEPRESSED PEOPLE3 Nowhere does the economic crisis last as long as in Croatia! Even the majority of European countries are officially out of recession a few years ago, the situation in this part of Europe is…

An increasing recognition of the nature of the pandemic made it clear that it was not a short-term crisis. A proposal was put to the Department by the Galway 2020 Board and Senior Management as to how Galway 2020 could continue.

…more important – and we’ve started to think how to use our toolkit (of which cultural sustainability is an integral part) to recover from the crisis.