Marseille-Provence 2013 a larger, decades-long, multibillion-dollar development effort to revitalize the city. The official designation of European Capital of Culture was created in 1985 with the goal of building ties between citizens of the European Union by celebrating both the diversity of European culture and its common history and values. The event is also considered an opportunity for a city or region raise its international profile and to foster urban renewal through investment in culture and tourism. Thus far, more than 40 cities have received the European Capital of Culture designation. The city of Marseille launched its candidacy to host the European
2013 European Dressage Championship 2013 European Dressage Championship The 2013 European Dressage Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the "Blue Hors European Dressage Championship" was held between August 21 and August 25, 2013 in Herning, Denmark. It formed part of the 2013 FEI ECCO European Championships; other disciplines included were Showjumping and Para-Dressage. Germany, the historically dominant nation in European and World dressage, regained its European team title, which it had lost to Great Britain in 2011. The Netherlands edged out the British team, for whom Olympic team champion Laura Tomlinson was a late withdrawal, for the silver team medal. The individual competitions were