Parma will be the European Youth Capital in 2027. The news was announced by the European Youth Forum, the international youth organisation that chose Parma's dossier as the best proposal to stimulate youth participation and strengthen the city's European identity.

The evaluation panel awarding the European Capital of Culture title has published its report on the selection of Ecoc 2029 for Poland. Four cities made it to the finals: Bielsko-Biala, Katowice, Kolobrzeg and Lublin.

The European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 will be opened on 18th January 2025 with a large street festival and many other activities throughout the city centre.

In a cross-border extravaganza spanning Slovenia and Italy, Nova Gorica and Gorizia gear up to kick off the countdown to GO! 2025 European Capital of Culture on Thursday, February 8, 2025. The day promises a whirlwind of events and initiatives without boundaries, mirroring the spirit of cultural unity these sister cities aim to foster.

‘Ten years ago it was as if we had challenged geographical latitude by promising that we would be able to navigate extreme latitudes. The question to ask ourselves now is: which latitudes do we want to explore in the next 10 years?’. It was with this message that the director of the Matera Basilicata 2019 Foundation, Rita Orlando, closed her speech at the round table ‘Matera, 10 years of Capital’ organised by the Foundation on 17 October, in Casa Cava in Matera, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of the city of the Sassi as European Capital of Culture 2019.

The European Capital of Culture in 2029 for Poland, as is now well known, will be Lublin. The Polish cities shortlisted, however, will become the national capital of culture. In 2026, Bielsko Biala will be the national capital of culture. And so, like the other short-listed cities, it is continuing the work begun in the candidature phase through events and moments of reflection.