Marseille-Provence 2013 Capital of Culture in March 2004 and later expanded their bid to include neighboring cities in Provence. A French jury selected Marseille as its choice in September 2008. In May 2009, the European Council officially announced that Marseille would be the European Capital of Culture in 2013 in parallel with the city of Košice in Slovakia. In 2006, the official Marseille-Provence 2013 association was created under French laws for non-profit organizations. It brought together members of both the public and private sectors and was first directed by Bernard Latarjet and then Jean-François Chougnet. The association administrative council was led by
Capital (French magazine) Capital (French magazine) Capital is a monthly French economics and business magazine published in Paris, France. "Capital" was established in 1991. The first issue appeared in October 1991. Axel Ganz, head of the international operations section of Gruner + Jahr, was the founder of the magazine, which is published monthly by the Prisma Press group. The editor-in-chief is Jean-Joël Gurviez. Its target audience is the senior executives and decision-makers in the fields of industry, finance and politics. In 2015 "Capital" was redesigned and its logo was changed. In 1991 "Capital"'s circulation was 220,000 copies. Its circulation was 339,771 copies in