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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14 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “European dimension”
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…be broadly grouped under the three specific objectives set out in intervention logic, i.e. “developing cultural activities", "promoting the European dimension of and through culture" and “social and economic development through culture”.

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…

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…

…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…

…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.

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 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…

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.