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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.

Cluj-Napoca

First, the European dimension, while being one of the initiative’s key component and current selection criteria, is often misunderstood and thus overlooked by applicant cities.

European Capitals of Culture: success strategies and long-term effects (Garcia and Cox, European Parliament, 2013)

2013

Respondents to the Post-2019 Online Consultation likewise thought that the European Dimension and the cooperation dimension of the action could be strengthened.

Impact assessment accompanying COM(2012) 407, SWD(2012) 226

2012

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…

Report from the Commission — first interim evaluation of the ECoC action 2020–2033, COM(2025) 587

2025

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

ANNEX to the Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL renewing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2034 to 2047 and repealing Decision No 445/2014/EU

Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca · 2026

EN 1 EN ANNEX Order of entitlement to nominate a European Capital of Culture 2034 Croatia Romania 2035 Ireland Greece 2036 Lithuania Austria EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the…

Proposal: renewing European Capitals of Culture 2034–2047 (COM(2026) 455)

Cluj-Napoca

Every application shall be based on a cultural programme with a strong European dimension, respect artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expression, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and…

How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?

Leuven

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How Will We Know If LOV2030 Makes a Real Difference?

LeuvenLeuven

Leuven & Beyond as European Capital of Culture 2030 is about much more than a year of events, festivals and artistic projects. LOV2030 aims to create lasting positive change for people, organisations and places across our region.

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