decis ec european parliament council establish commun action european capit cultur event year european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati histori europ site exception prolif vari artist activ urban life plai major role growth influenc european cultur articl treati grant power commun cultur field commun activ design promot cultur activ undertaken legal basi accord object mean assign commun treati june minist respons cultur affair meet council adopt resolut annual event quot european citi cultur quot main aim open european public aspect cultur citi region countri concern event commun provid financi support studi carri result achiev european citi cultur show event posit impact term media reson develop cultur tourism recognit inhabit import citi chosen posit impact produc result last durat project recognis compet decid content project attent public decis maker citi chosen drawn integr cultur project dynam medium term process initi import strengthen local region ident foster european integr discuss lead opinion april kaleidoscop programm establish decis ec european parliament ask commiss present specif programm european citi cultur year basi articl treati import impact citi cultur event call creation rotat system design ensur member state citi chosen regular interv predict consist transpar rotat system achiev singl decis order member state hold event decid council design capit cultur view great symbol import member state design commun initi promot european citi cultur satisfi predefin object resourc provid treati commun past made contribut european citi cultur european cultur month event kaleidoscop programm due expir septemb council adopt decis futur european cultur action call commiss accord articl treati tabl propos singl programm cultur action european capit cultur incorpor includ fund arrang commiss submit european parliament council commun european commun framework programm support cultur includ propos decis establish singl financ program instrument cultur cooper decid articl commun action entitl quot european capit cultur quot establish object highlight rich divers european cultur featur share promot greater mutual acquaint european citizen articl citi member state design european capit cultur turn set annex chronolog order set annex alter mutual agreement member state concern nomin nomin notifi european parliament council commiss committe region member state concern possibl accompani recommend year event question due begin commiss year form select panel issu report nomin nomin judg object characterist action select panel compos lead independ figur expert cultur sector appoint european parliament council commiss committe region select panel submit report commiss european parliament council european parliament forward opinion commiss nomin nomin month receipt report council act recommend commiss drawn light opinion european parliament select panel report offici design citi question european capit cultur year nomin articl nomin includ cultur project european dimens base princip cultur cooper accord object action provid articl treati submiss nomin citi intend highlight artist movement style share european inspir made signific contribut promot event involv peopl activ cultur citi member state lead last cultur cooper foster movement european union support develop creativ work essenti element cultur polici ensur mobilis particip larg section popul consequ social impact action continu year event encourag recept citizen union widest dissemin event emploi form multimedia promot dialogu european cultur part world spirit optimis open understand fundament cultur valu exploit histor heritag urban architectur qualiti life citi articl european member countri particip action countri nomin citi european capit cultur notifi nomin european parliament council commiss committe region council act unanim recommend commiss offici design nomin citi european capit cultur year bear mind desir year prepar time articl citi organis programm cultur event highlight citi cultur cultur heritag place common cultur heritag involv peopl concern cultur activ european countri view establish last cooper addit forego list indic plan evalu criteria set annex ii account greatest extent design citi plan programm principl programm year except design citi opt shorter period time citi choos involv surround region programm linkag programm design citi year made articl year commiss produc report evalu result previou year event includ analysi organis report present european parliament council committe region commiss make propos revis decis judg smooth oper action view futur enlarg union brussel european parliament presid gil robl council presid eichel oj oj opinion european parliament april oj council common posit juli oj decis european parliament march oj council decis oj oj decis ec european parliament council march establish programm support artist cultur activ european dimens kaleidoscop oj oj annex order entitl nomin european capit cultur gt tabl gt annex ii list indic plan evalu criteria element design citi programm promot share artist movement style develop citi plai role organis artist event music danc theatr visual art cinema improv promot manag art promot european public awar figur event mark histori cultur citi organis specif activ design encourag artist innov gener form cultur action dialogu organis measur increas access awar fix movabl artist asset artist product specif citi organis specif cultur project design bring young peopl art organis specif cultur project design increas social cohes take plan activ wider public multimedia audiovisu mean multilingu approach contribut develop econom activ term employ tourism develop high qualiti innov cultur tourism due allow made import connect manag cultur heritag sustain basi reconcil wish visitor local popul organis project design encourag develop link architectur heritag strategi urban develop joint organis initi design promot dialogu cultur europ cultur part world