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

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

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Limerick 2020 — Pre-selection

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.

Initial funding will come from Limerick City and County Council, thus allowing time to further implement our fundraising strategy. 67 | 6.2.3 Have the public ﬁnance authorities (City, Region, State) already voted on or made ﬁnancial…

Ghent2030: Toopen Together. Cultural recharge for a common future

GentGent · 2024

As such, Ghent has considerable experience of projects with European funding (Interreg, EFRO, URBACT, European Urban Initiative, Horizon Europe), as a lead partner or project partner.

Tampere 2026 — Pre-selection

Tampere · 2026

As for the national government funding of Tampere’s capital expenditure, by far the biggest component in the near future will be for the Tampere tram. However, that governmental funding can only be applied for afterwards.

Savonlinna 2026 — Pre-selection

Savonlinna · 2026

…Regional Council has at its meeting 20.4.2020 decided to participate in the Savonlinna ECoC application and is bound to its proportion of the funding.

Hlohovec 2026 — Pre-selection

Hlohovec · 2026

Due to the fact that the cultural infrastructure will be completed, the funding will entail resources directed exclusively to living culture. Part of the 2030 cultural strategy is also to change the funding of culture in the town with the…

Ruse 2019 — Pre-selection

Ruse · 2019

…the estimated amounts are based on the experience we have gained during the now ending 2007-2013 programming period, nearly 2/3 of the public funding is expected to come from the EU funds; the remaining 1/3 will be formed by equally shared…

Narva 2024 — Pre-selection

Narva · 2024

In this case, we have included a certain percent of the annual cultural funding to the overall funding of the ECoC, but the funding will not be centralised to the the managing authority of the Nar- va2024, but will continue to be directly…

Sofia 2019 — Pre-selection

Sofia · 2019

…and transformation of the Munici- pal Cultural Institute “Sredets” into a centre for contemporary performing arts. 7,525,000 BGN 3,836,821 EUR Funding: JESSICA • Renovation and revitalization of The National Palace of Children and the…

Bodø 2024 — Pre-selection

Bodø · 2024

…contained here is a minimum, and that the scope to connect with other budgets – such as Education and Health, and synergies with development funding for Bodø’s new city project will allow us to grow the budget in Phase 2.