The ECoC evidence base

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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

documents: 472
cities: 190
evaluations: 53
bid books: 182; 1985–2031

4 documents of type strategy or action plan for “Economic impact”

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Ask Encore: “Economic impact”An answer from across the Archive, every claim cited to its document.

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Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2035
Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.Brno · 2026

What the document types mean

Bid book (pre-selection): A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Bid book (final selection): A shortlisted city's full, final application for the title, with its programme, budget and plans.; Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
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.
Monitoring panel report: The EU expert panel's report on a designated city's preparations before its title year, with its advice.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
Ex-post evaluation: An assessment, written after the title year or a programme, of what it actually achieved, usually by independent evaluators.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Monitoring or progress report: A city's own report on how its programme is going, written while it runs, with the figures it has tracked.; Evidence of outcome: what actually happened.
Strategy: A city's long-term plan or policy for culture, including legacy strategies and council decisions.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Action plan: A concrete plan of what a city or organisation will do, by when and with what resources.; A plan: how a city meant to deliver and keep going.
Guide or toolkit: Practical how-to material that others can reuse: guides, toolkits, handbooks and templates.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.
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.
Other: Anything else: news, memos, programme brochures and documents that fit no type above.; Context: useful background, not a city's own evidence of what happened.

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All

Brno

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Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All

BrnoBrno

When the word 'strategy' is mentioned, many people simply roll their eyes and assume it amounts to empty words with no real impact. But this is not true in our case, and you can see for yourself in the first article of the Strategy in…

Action Plan No. 1: Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2027

BrnoBrno · 2026

Activity 10 CCIS DATA Priority Important Activity description Data on CCIs provide a better understanding of their needs, benefits and impact on the city and its residents.

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

Brno

Plan

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

BrnoBrno

We regularly talk through its format not just with specialist evaluators of grant applications, but directly with support applicants too. Every two years, we run an evaluation of the grant system – usually through an online survey of…