"EU set to change rules on choosing its 'capitals of culture'
03.04.2006 - 18:09 CET | By Lucia Kubosova
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - As part of the new rules on choosing the European capitals of culture - set to be hammered out by MEPs this week - cities will have to boost 'the European dimension' of their programmes to get the Brussels' funding.
The EU has already decided on the list of countries expected to propose their cities to host the year-long series of events up till 2019, but the new legislation will influence the way they are chosen, evaluated and financed from the EU coffers."
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