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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

documents

cities
190

cities

evaluations
53

evaluations

bid books
182

bid books

1985–2031

title years covered

All shelvesEvaluations 53Monitoring and progress reports 1Bid books 182Selection and monitoring reports 111EU framework and official documents 27Strategies and action plans 5Research, guides and frameworks 33Shared by cities 1Sent in by members 59Published by cities 12
TypeBid book (pre-selection) 9Bid book (final selection) 18Ex-post evaluation 14Strategy 2Action plan 1Research 4Other 4 Any type

14 documents of type ex-post evaluation for “Young people”

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  • Luxembourg 2007 — final report (Richards)
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.
Luxembourg · 2007

Rotunda 2/EXIT 07: Youth Programme One of the main aims of the ECOC for 2007 was to target young audiences. The main reason for this was a sense that these groups had been poorly catered for in the past, because:  Cultural initiatives…

  • Luxembourg City 2007 — Evaluation Report
    Luxembourg & Greater Region · 2007

    They were responsible for the events held in Rotunda 2, which was designated as a specific venue for young audiences. They were supported during the ECOC by 11 trainees and three European Volunteers.

  • Novi Sad 2022 — Evaluation Report
    Novi Sad · 2022

    RESULTS 18 19 Enable and encourage informal education of young people and children in the field of culture and art. Involve young people in all spheres of social and political life in the city through participation in projects.

  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2015 (Mons & Plzeň)
    Mons & Plzeň · 2015

    Second, the application listed four groups that were to be specifically targeted by the activities of the cultural programme.  Young people; the focus on young people was based on the theme “I’ll be 20 in 2015” (“J’aurai 20 ans in 2015”).

  • GarciaEtAl(2025)FINAL-Monitor2024_Assessing-Bodo2024-European-Capital-of-Culture_small.pdf

    …highlighting achievements and challenges experienced. 3) Potential impacts and implications. 5 4 | | 4.1 Strategic Priority: “Children and young people” 4.1.1 Bodø2024 ambitions – Empower the youth with culture!

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