European Capitals of Culture: Essen, Istanbul and Pécs

Author (Corporate)	European Parliament
Publication Date	29/01/2010
Content Type	News
	Summary: Essen in Germany, Istanbul in Turkey and Pécs in Hungary are the three European capitals of culture for 2010. Further information: A variety of cultural events will be held throughout the year with the aim of showcasing the attractions the cities offer. The choice of Istanbul has a particular significance as it is a country that is a candidate for future EU membership.
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Related Links	Official The Telegraph, 16/01/2010: Istanbul launches year Europe Capital of Culture https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/7007229/Istanbul-launches-year-Europe-Capital-of-Culture.html European Commission: Press Release, 08/01/2010: Essen becomes European Capital of Culture 2010, in the presence of Commission President José Manuel Barroso https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-10-10_en.htm?locale=en European Commission: Press Release, 11/04/2016: European Capitals of Culture 2010: Essen, Pécs and Istanbul endorsed by the selection panel https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-06-489_en.htm?locale=en Website of Istanbul as 2010 European Capital of Culture http://istanbul2010.org/ Website of Essen as 2010 European Capital of Culture http://archiv.ruhr2010.de/ EUR-Lex: L324: Council Decision of 13 November 2006 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2010 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:324:0007:0007:EN:PDF EUR-Lex: COM (2006) 610: Recommendation for a Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2010 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2006:0610:FIN:EN:PDF News Euractiv, 08/01/2010: Cities kick off 2010 Capital of Culture celebrations https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/cities-kick-off-2010-capital-of-culture-celebrations/ BBC News, 16/01/2010: Istanbul becomes one of Europe's Capitals of Culture http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8463231.stm Deutsche Welle, 18/12/2010: Ruhr2010 boasts successful culture capital program https://www.dw.com/en/ruhr2010-boasts-successful-culture-capital-program/a-6346733 Commentary and Analysis Wikipedia: Ruhr.2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr.2010
Subject Categories	Culture, Education and Research
Keywords	European Capitals of Culture
Countries / Regions	Germany, Hungary, Turkey
International Organisations	European Union [EU]