Call for applications for the 2021 European Capital of Culture

Call for submission of applications for the Union action “European Capitals of Culture” for the year 2021 for cities in candidate countries and potential candidates for EU membership

The European Capital of Culture action is an initiative of the European Union which aims at highlighting this richness and diversity as well as common cultural aspects in Europe with a view to contributing to bring the peoples of Europe closer together and improve mutual understanding.
Against this backdrop, the general objectives of the European Capital of Culture action have been defined as follows: to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area, on the one hand, and to foster the contribution of culture to the longterm development of cities in accordance with their respective strategies and priorities, on the other hand.
In line with these objectives, activities developped by the city that will be designated as European Capital of Culture will strive to enhance the range, diversity and European dimension of its cultural offering, including through transnational co-operation; to widen access to and participation in culture; to strengthen the capacity of its cultural sector and the links of the latter with other sectors and to raise its international profile through culture.

Deadline for submission of applications: 23/10/2015

Read more and submit applications here.