The list of cities bidding to become European Capital of Culture is getting shorter and shorter. The days when dozens of cities were in the running now seem a distant memory – as was the case in Italy in 2013, when as many as 21 cities entered the first stage of the competition. This is certainly a matter that the European Commission will need to give some thought to.

As previously reported by our online webmagazine, Aalborg is one of the Danish cities to have put itself forward as a candidate for European Capital of Culture in 2032.