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Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.

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  • Eindhoven 2018 — Pre-selectionBid books · Eindhoven · 2018ThEME: yOUNG PEOPlE, hERITAGE AND TRADITIONAl SkIllS The province of Brabant has a wide range of heritage sites for which it wants to devise new, sustainable functions.
  • Zadar 2020 — Pre-selectionBid books · Zadar · 2020YOUTH Even though today youth problems are recognized in most European and even global development policies, and “young people” being the most fre- quently cited social group whose problems are being addressed, these problems are expressed…
  • Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Pre-selectionBid books · Veliko Tarnovo · 2019Are some parts of the programme designed for particular target groups (young people, minorities, etc.)? Specify the relevant parts of the programme planned for the event.
  • Liepāja 2027 — Final selectionBid books · Liepāja · 2027This is how the three-day programme will work: Democracy for non-ideal people. In the programme, we will talk about a form of society for non-ideal people – a democracy where there is room for everyone.
  • Essen / Ruhr 2010Bid books · Essen / Ruhr · 2010…organisations and towns in the whole of Europe and throughout the world TWINS LOTS TO EXPERIENCE BRIdgES BRIdgES LOTS TO EXPERIENCE 108 109 Young people will be creating a contemporary interactive exhibition entitled “inter_ cool” in…
  • Maastricht 2018 — Final selectionBid books · Maastricht · 2018Five young women from Lyon: ‘They had been hearing about Europe since they were youngsters. When they heard about Europe at school, they always associated it with trade agreements. Nothing that concerned them directly.
  • The Hague 2018 — Pre-selectionBid books · The Hague · 2018Young people liv- ing in The Hague want to make the city a more beautiful and in- teresting place: they are chockfull of ideas and want to put them into practice right now.
  • Broumov 2028 — Pre-selectionBid books · Broumov · 2028…Landscape is our strong partner and its focus on nature and water protection leads us back to the strong topic around which we want to engage people.
  • GarciaEtAl(2025)FINAL-Monitor2024_Assessing-Bodo2024-European-Capital-of-Culture_small.pdfEvaluationsYoung people reported feeling recognized, useful, valued, and part of something they found to be meaningful. Surveys show a high level of satisfaction with their engagement (scores up to 6.7 out of 7) and a strong willingness to volunteer…
  • Utrecht 2018 — Pre-selectionBid books · Utrecht · 2018It is therefore only logical that the pro- gramme for 2018 devotes extra attention to young people, both in the Netherlands and throughout Europe. Young people were invited to submit programme ideas and many have done so.
  • Split 2020 — Pre-selectionBid books · Split · 2020We also intend to create a Youth Advisory Group, a body of young people whose role will be inform and challenge the team developing our 2020 programme, as well as directly developing key content for the new House of Youth and for the new…
  • Osijek 2020 — Pre-selectionBid books · Osijek · 2020…parental care and children placed in foster care, as well as extremely gifted children; • The youth - high-school and university students and young unemployed persons; • Adults - especially persons with disabilities, persons…
  • Bodø 2024Bid books · Bodø · 2024…with their attention on climate, democracy, My Life Is Somewhere Else… is all about getting the young people to stay in or return to the region, like the whole idea of the Bodø2024 legacy.
  • EC Ex-Post Evaluation — 2015 (Mons & Plzeň)Evaluations · Mons & Plzeň · 2015Second, the application listed four groups that were to be specifically targeted by the activities of the cultural programme.  Young people; the focus on young people was based on the theme “I’ll be 20 in 2015” (“J’aurai 20 ans in 2015”).
  • Luxembourg 2007 — final report (Richards)Evaluations · 2007Rotunda 2/EXIT 07: Youth Programme One of the main aims of the ECOC for 2007 was to target young audiences. The main reason for this was a sense that these groups had been poorly catered for in the past, because:  Cultural initiatives…
  • Leuven 2030Bid books · Leuven · 2030…Dance Academy (HR, MK, RS, SI), Tanzarchiv Deutschland (DE), ZKM - Centre For Art And Media Karlsruhe (DE) CLTS 5, 8 BUDGET €€€ THE NIGHT IS YOUNG ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC CULTURE, CAPACITY BUILDING, YOUNG PEOPLE, REGION A future-forward…
  • Bodø 2024Evaluations · Bodø · 2024In 2024, 210 open call applications from young people were evaluated, resulting in NOK 4 million being distributed across 77 projects. A total of 300 youth representatives were actively engaged in program events, which reached over 10,000…
  • Banja Luka 2024 — Final selectionBid books · Banja Luka · 2024…in your city new and sustainable opportu- nities for wide range of citizens to attend or participate in cultural activities, in particular young people, volunteers and the marginal- ised and disadvantaged, including the minorities?
  • Lund 2014 — Final selectionBid books · Lund · 2014Date: 2014 SWITCH—REVEALING HIDDEN AGENDAS IN FASHION, THE MEDIA, GAMING AND MUSIC Switch is a competition of power strategies, where young people are given the opportunity to swap places with a hidden wielder of power within the fields of…
  • Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Veliko Tarnovo · 2019The local secondary schools and universities have been identified as the best in the country, and thus many young people enrol in local institutions to get a good education.
  • Debrecen 2023Bid books · Debrecen · 2023…focus on young people from high schools becom- ing trained to promote the programme and to facilitate relations with other young people. In addition, Horizon Corners will be a web of location in schools (a specific corner within the…
  • Kaunas 2022Bid books · Kaunas · 2022We changed the title of the project Centuryans to Kaunas Challenge after young people’s feedback. We feel that the Kaunas Challenge is one of the most in- novative, interactive and proactive of the Kaunas 2022 initiatives.
  • Larnaka 2030Bid books · Larnaka · 2030Co-Creators Network: Bi-Communal WG, Women WG, Youth WG, Regional WG Partners: Museum of People (CY), New Famagusta Museum (TkCyp), Passaji (TkCyp) busart (GR), Freedom Theatre (PL), Association of Asia Minor Elefsina (GR), Novi Sad 2022…
  • Évora 2027 — Final selectionBid books · Évora · 2027Fostering intergenerational theatre through the formation of three groups of different ages – young people, adults and older people – and creating new theatre productions.
  • Novi Sad 2022 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Novi Sad · 2022RESULTS 18 19 Enable and encourage informal education of young people and children in the field of culture and art. Involve young people in all spheres of social and political life in the city through participation in projects.
  • Varna 2019 — Final selectionBid books · Varna · 2019A Special Responsibility to Young People Young people will always constitute a special group, if only for the fact that they hold the keys for the cities of tomorrow.
  • CultureNext_Culture-as-Care_AdvocacyThemeReport_June2026_FINAL.pdfFrameworks & researchTraditional cultural institutions and programmes often continue to reflect established hierarchies and formats that young people perceive as distant or exclusionary.
  • Gabrovo 2019 — Pre-selectionBid books · Gabrovo · 2019In the field of performances there will be events targeted to this young audience, such as concerts, contemporary formats of youth and children theatre, video films and competition.
  • Hlohovec 2026 — Pre-selectionBid books · Hlohovec · 2026In the years 2026 to 2030, a whole group of people who will lose their jobs in factories due to the business cycle will certainly be a disadvantaged group.
  • Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008On the other hand, there is an enhanced return rate from specifically disabled-oriented events, and so the attendance rate of disabled people here may be inflated relative to their attendance at other events.
  • Luxembourg City 2007 — Evaluation ReportEvaluations · Luxembourg & Greater Region · 2007They were responsible for the events held in Rotunda 2, which was designated as a specific venue for young audiences. They were supported during the ECOC by 11 trainees and three European Volunteers.
  • Ljubljana 2025 — Final selectionBid books · Ljubljana · 2025…new and sustainable opportunities for the involvement or participation of various groups of citizens in cultural activities, particularly of young people, volunteers, the disadvantaged and underprivileged, including minorities?
  • Nova Gorica 2025Bid books · Nova Gorica · 2025As Andrej Sluga, a successful owner of an IT company and a craft brewery with clients on all five continents puts it: “Young people should understand that the 21st century gives them a fair opportunity to succeed.
  • Bourges 2028 — Final selectionBid books · Bourges · 2028Special attention will be paid to target audiences of seniors, young people and young dropouts, and LGBTQ+ to create more awareness and bring groups of people together that rarely meet in daily life.
  • Hildesheim 2025 — Final selectionBid books · Hildesheim · 2025Schoolchildren To engage with culture and art from a young age can enable children to find meaning in and expression through art, an ability possibly serving them their entire life. However, this does not happen as a matter of course.
  • Valletta 2018Bid books · Valletta · 2018Summer the opportunity for young people to collaborate and will encourage intercultural dialogue. Other collaborative projects will provide young people with the opportunity to develop professional relationships and gain professional…
  • Leeuwarden 2018Bid books · Leeuwarden · 2018For young people we have signed agreements with institutions of third- level education, special education and vocational education. Each of these institutions provides at least 1 FTE in expert input (cultural coordinator) to ensure the…
  • Liverpool 2008 — Baseline ReportEvaluations · Liverpool · 2008On the other hand, there is an enhanced return rate from specifically disabled-oriented events, and so the attendance rate of disabled people here may be inflated relative to their attendance at other events.
  • Paphos 2017Bid books · Paphos · 2017Most importantly, at the core of those performances, as they are written, produced and performed at specific sites of the city by young people living in it, lies their ambition to envision its future.
  • Kuressaare 2024 — Pre-selectionBid books · Kuressaare · 2024Culture is what people need to give their world a meaning. For children and young people, a large portion of culture is related to independence and co- operation. Culture is mainly acquired through upbringing, education, and the media.
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