EUobserver.com: "2010 Capital of culture
On Tuesday, an expert jury will recommend winning cities for the title of European Capital of Culture 2010, with Kiev and Istanbul both vying to get the title as non-EU cities.
The two EU hopeful capitals have invested heavily in their campaigns to lobby Brussels opinion-makers, with a number of MEPs publicly supporting one of the two cities.
'I'm sure all MEPs that are against Turkish EU accession support Kiev,' an MEP recently told EUobserver, adding 'absolutely everything that has to do with Turkey is political.'"
