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European dimension The panel recommends that all four cities revisit this criterion with great care. Although with a promising approach to this criterion, the proposals failed to engage fully with the challenges.

Focus groups highlighted the growing interest in assessing the impact of culture, with many European city networks creating dedicated workstreams on cultural impact assessment.

European dimension The European dimension being the raison d’être of an ECoC the panel expects to find Europe at the heart of both final bids and permeated throughout the cultural and artistic programmes.

European dimension The panel felt that this criterion was promising, but considerably under-developed. At this stage, the proposals are too much looking at the surface of the challenges.

The overall vision of the whole programme must be European, and the European dimension must therefore be reflected in the cultural and artistic content as well as in the objectives set for the ECOC project and the corresponding indicators.

The monitoring and evaluation procedure is described in quite a reasonable way but not sufficiently in detail European Capital of Culture 2023 in Hungary The Expert Panel's report – Selection stage 9 to allow a concrete assessment related…

As required by Decision 1622/2006/EC, the “European dimension” was one of two main criteria used to select the ECoC in 2017. It is therefore important to consider how the European dimension featured in the eventual programme of Aarhus…

European dimension The European dimension being the raison d’être of an ECoC the panel expects to find Europe at the heart of the final bids and permeated throughout the cultural and artistic programmes.

European dimension The panel recommends that all three cities revisit this criterion with great care. Although with a promising approach to this criterion, the proposals failed to engage fully with the challenges.

Local or national themes Mechanism for undertaking cultural activities Events featuring European Collaboration, co-productions, exchanges between operators in different countries Events featuring local or national artists Events featuring…

An important part of the planned ECoC Ptuj 2025 programme includes a European dimension in one form or another, most often involving partners from abroad, foreign experts from various fields being involved in our programmes, the emphasis on…

…to clarify unique elements that specifically tie the concept to the city, rather than presenting a generic concept applicable to any European city. Consistency between the selected vision and all other elements of the bid must be ensured.

…weakened European achievements for the fu- ture, like the Green Deal, that are foundational for our solidarity with the future generations of our con- tinent.

…through large scale mass participation projects- but rather through more intimate setting, with small [audiences] in personal settings’. 2.3.2 European dimension One of the overarching objectives of the ECoC Action is around ‘enhancing the…

Selection of the European Capital of Culture in 2020 in Ireland Pre-selection Stage 17 A city’s cultural strategy will normally be wider in scope than the objectives of an ECOC.

…through large scale mass participation projects- but rather through more intimate setting, with small [audiences] in personal settings’. 2.3.2 European dimension One of the overarching objectives of the ECoC Action is around ‘enhancing the…

Another strong aspect of Leeuwarden-Friesland’s ECoC approach to the European dimension was the existence of funding to specifically help projects find and secure partners and activities from across Europe.

It cannot be limited to relations with other, former and future ECoCs, existing European cultural networks or twin cities, which has been understood in most of the final selection bids. The European dimension has a two-way direction.

The emphasis on collaborations has been a way to balance out the doubt of Umeå’s lack of European Dimension due to their periphery position. This indicated that Umeå’s bid, and the informants all speak of Umeå as having a blended identity…

It is not as coherent and strong a part of the programme as the rest is. ● The programme presents 30 interesting projects with a strong European dimension, which make a firm commitment to low carbon impact and follows the 2030 climate…

…Promoting the cultural diversity of Europe, intercultural dialogue and greater mutual understanding between European citizens The idea of exploring the European Dimension is fascinating for us.

While several programme elements have a development potential, the wider coherence of the projects proposed with a specific and targeted European narrative is not made fully visible.

Perhaps as a consequence, the European dimension of the ECOC Action was interpreted in very different ways by the 2007 and 2008 ECOC (ECORYS, 2009a: vi).

As regards “The European Dimension”, how does the city intend to contribute to the following objectives: a) to strengthen cooperation between the cultural operators, artists and cities of your country and other Member States, in all…

3.5.2 European dimension To date, the online survey has generated a very low response rate. However, a large majority of organisations which responded identified that they included organisations or artworks from other countries in their…

European dimension: It is a key aspect of the ECoC action (and one of the criteria for selecting title holders), but it is not often fully understood by many stakeholders.

Problem n° 2: the limited European dimension The ECoC are not the only culture-led regeneration strategy that can be used by a city. The opening of a new museum for example such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao or the Centre Pompidou in Metz…

European Dimension The panel felt that this criterion was considerably under-developed in both bidbooks. At this stage the proposals are too inward looking in their local context in the city, the region and country.

…and quality of the activities: Promoting the cultural diversity of Europe, intercultural dialogue and greater mutual understanding between European citizens; Highlighting the common aspects of European cultures, heritage and history, as…

European Dimension In November 2012, the selection panel observed that the Valletta 2018 bid needed improvement in highlighting the European dimension of the programme and that this should not be solely interpreted as a showcasing of Malta…

The European dimension of Umeå2014 was based on the overarching concept of the “The Northern Room”. This concept was intended to convey different ideas, such as Umeå as a room in the European “house” and Umeå as a place for border-crossing…

European dimension The bid-book highlights the role of Mostar with its complex history as reflecting the dilemmas of today’s Europe. The main topics the ECOC wants to tackle are for example migration, war refugees, integration of refugees…

Promoting the European dimension was relevant for Turku 2011 and featured in the project selection criteria. It was reflected in the objective relating to internationality within the original application.

Enabling participation of European citizens who cannot come or stay in Timișoara, including diaspora European dimension Programme examples Invisible/Visible Fluid Views Chiaroscuro Energy Incubators Bright City Spotlight Heritage Moving…

…through this interaction and co-creation can we develop Arts of Survival for the whole of Europe – to spread more eco-friendly lifestyles in European cities, to bring gener- ations and diverse walks of life together for exchanging skills…

These studies empha- size interaction and exchange as crucial to the European dimension of these ECOC initiatives. Speaking of the ECOC bid by Santiago de Compostela, Sharon Roseman (2004:84) argues that “in contrast to the earlier image…

…but will be published in 2019 – impacts evaluation, in 2021 – mid-term progress, in 2022 – ECoC impact and in 2025 – Legacy evaluation. 16 European Dimension 17 9. ― Elaborate on the scope and quality of the activities. a.

Every application shall be based on a cultural programme with a strong European dimension. The cultural programme shall cover the year of the title and shall be created specifically for the title, in accordance with the criteria laid down…