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

7 documents of type strategy or research for “Young people”

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Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All
Brno
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Strategy in Practice in Brno: Culture Accessible to All
Brno. Contributed by Brno and published to everyone.

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.

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Culture and Creative Industries Strategy 2026–2035

BrnoBrno · 2026

…practice CCIs education helps to better understand social values, traditions and history, thus promoting mutual respect and tolerance between people.

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

Brno

Plan

Strategy in Practice in Brno: Grants Powering Cultural and Creative Fields

BrnoBrno

…of the Brno City Municipality – for instance, the Education and Youth Department supports projects focused on working with children and young people, the Social Welfare Department champions the integration of national minorities, and the…

CultureNext_Culture-as-Care_AdvocacyThemeReport_June2026_FINAL.pdf

London

Traditional cultural institutions and programmes often continue to reflect established hierarchies and formats that young people perceive as distant or exclusionary.

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