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

9 documents of type bid book (final selection) for “Funding”

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Timișoara 2021

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.

Another exercise we conducted in the past few months was analysing the EU funding programmes for the years 2014–2020. This list was created with a particular focus on audience development, which is both the core of the TM2021 project, and…

Limerick 2020 — Final selection

Limerick · 2020

…15,000,000 City 8,300,000 Region 1,500,000 EU (with exception of the Melina Mercouri Prize) 1,500,000 Other 1,280,000 Total 27,580,000 Funding as a result of a series of Creative Europe EU funding stream applications % 54% 30% 5% 5% 5%…

Herceg Novi 2021 — Final selection

Herceg Novi · 2021

The National Government also formally com- mitted to its funding contribution on 25 August 2016. Operational budget support will be available through the Ministries of Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and…

Tartu 2024

Tartu · 2024

The funding is indicated in the State Budget Strategy 2020–2023 and the construction will take place in the same period. Additional investments amounting to several million euros for the same period will be made by the State to improve the…

Three Sisters 2020 — Final selection

Three Sisters · 2020

It is assumed that the funding from Central Government will be provided on a phased basis from 2018 to 2020 and that sponsorship will mainly be collected in 2019 and 2020.

Nürnberg 2025 — Final selection

Nürnberg · 2025

Applications to commitment EU funding programmes will be submit- ted from 2021 in line with the next fund- ing period. fig.16 fig.1 5. Management FUNDRAISING STRATEGY FOR OPERATING EXPENDITURE FROM EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAMMES PAST FORWARD is…

Rouen 2028 — Final selection

Rouen · 2028

…authorities Q19 In November 2022, the City of Rouen and the Rouen Normandy Metropolis voted to approve their contribution of 49% of public funding to the overall European Capital of Culture operating budget.

Narva 2024 — Final selection

Narva · 2024

…networks (such as Hor- ison 2020, COSME, Interreg, and others) because those networks are among the most successful in secur- ing funding. Given Narva’s loca- tion on the border of the European Union, special funds geared towards…

Oulu 2026

Oulu · 2026

EU Support for Operating Expenditure The City of Oulu prepared a strategy for EU and internation- al funding (incl. Nordic, national and regional funding) in 2019.