The light seems to be the common pattern of two of the three European capitals of culture this year. Veszprem used as claim of the opening ceremony “Shine”. Timisoara, “"Shine your light - Light up your city!".

In accordance with the calendar set out in the Annex of Decision No 445/2014/EU as amended by Decision (EU) 2017/1545, the title of European Capital of Culture shall be awarded in 2029 to one city in Poland and to one city in Sweden.

We continue the interviews with the leading experts of European Capitals of culture, asking his opinion to the only person we know who was in relationship and visited all the European capitals of culture since 1993, Kogi Shuji, the Secretary General of Eu Japan Fest. This organization support programs of collaboration with all the Ecoc encouraging artists exchanges. Members of the EU Japan Fest Japan Committee are the main economic, financial and industrial realities of Japan.