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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7 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “Crisis response”
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December 2014 94 economic crisis of 2008, when public budgets across Europe were increasingly strained. Despite the number and diversity of partners, not least the public authorities of different political persuasions, the governance…
(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.
The communications team faced a significant crisis during the year, after the tragic events at the Loveparade in Duisburg where 21 festival-goers were killed by overcrowding.
