The ECoC evidence base

The Archive

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

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.

10 documents of type bid book (pre-selection) for “Environment”

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

Found inside the documents

Kranj 2025 — Pre-selection

…changes is a necessary part of our daily routine, given that not only are social fabrics being changed at a lighting pace, but also natural environments around them.

Kuressaare 2024 — Pre-selection

Kuressaare · 2024

The living environment that has been pre- served over centuries, unique traditions, and our hard-working and humorous people have been especially acknowledged because we have managed to live in harmony with the nature.

Volos 2021 — Pre-selection

Volos · 2021

ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN LANDSCAPE Development of EU’s green directive on the protection of nature, on ensuring health and quality of life, environmental education and eco- tourism. Indicative actions.

Ioannina 2021 — Pre-selection

Ioannina · 2021

Other aspects of culture: natural environment and sports In a region with sizeable areas of wilderness and areas of particular natural beauty, where people lived and worked in close alignment with nature, the cultural connection between…

Hlohovec 2026 — Pre-selection

Hlohovec · 2026

Four areas of interest, four areas of response to 4Ds 1/Safe Environment vs. Destabilization Our dreamer faces the process of destabilization, uncertainty, and unveiling of our known world by deﬁning and creating a safe environment.

Évora 2027 — Pre-selection

Évora · 2027

…idyllic landscape, leading to a lack of water and a loss of biodiversity – all issues that will merit the attention of artists known for their environmental activism and critical stance on the exploitation of the land.

Perugia 2019 — Pre-selection

Perugia · 2019

…creation and policies - Employment relationships - Workplace conditions and social protection - Health and safety precautions in the workplace environment - Human development, training in the workplace and skills development - Fundamental…

Hildesheim 2025 — Pre-selection

Hildesheim · 2025

How can works of art add to the solution of funda- mental environmental questions? With Hi2025, we aim at contributing to a new responsibility for preserving nature and environment.

Varna 2019 — Pre-selection

Varna · 2019

…main entrance “Urban Texture: Rings and Paths” Project for Integrated City Transport and Sustainable Mobility Confirmed Projects Total Urban Environment – Zone of social impact (Mladost, Vladislav Varnenchik Neighbourhoods) Urban…