Marseille and Košice: European Capitals of Culture in 2013

Summary:

Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) are the European Capitals of Culture in 2013. The cultural programme will officially begin on 12 January in Marseille and on 19 January in Košice.

Further information:

The cultural programme will officially begin on 12 January in Marseille and on 19 January in Košice.

The initiative setting up a European Capital of Culture emerged in 1985. The cities are selected on the basis of a cultural programme that must have a strong European dimension, promote the participation and active involvement of the city's inhabitants and contribute to the long-term development of the city and its surrounding region.

Official

Website of Marseille as 2013 European Capital of Culture https://marseillecityofculture.eu/capital-of-culture.html

Website of Košice as 2013 European Capital of Culture http://www.kosice2013.sk/en/

European Commission: Press Release: European Capitals of Culture: EU panel recommends award of €1.5m Melina Mercouri Prize to Marseille and Košice https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-506_en.htm?locale=en

European Commission: Press Release, 12/12/2007: European Capitals of Culture 2013: pre-selection meetings in Slovakia and France https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-07-1906_en.htm?locale=en

European Commission: Press Release, 12/05/2009: The European Capitals of Culture for 2012 and 2013 are announced https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-09-749_en.htm?locale=en

European Commission: Press Release, 18/01/2013: European Capital of Culture: Commissioner Vassiliou opens Košice 2013 with Slovak President and Prime Minister https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-27_en.htm

EUR-Lex: COM (2009) 176: Proposal for a Council Decision on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0176:FIN:EN:PDF

---

News

Deutsche Welle, 30/12/2012: Slovakia's Kosice invests in the future https://www.dw.com/en/slovakias-kosice-invests-in-the-future/a-16468700

France 24, 12/01/2013: Marseille, Europe’s new cultural capital, seeks to shed its shady image https://www.france24.com/en/20130112-marseille-europe-new-cultural-capital-seeks-shed-its-shady-image

France 24, 12/01/2013: Marseille hopes to rebrand in 'Capital of Culture' year https://www.france24.com/en/20130112-marseille-european-capital-culture-2013-remake-image-rebrand-france

---

Commentary and Analysis

Wikipedia: Marseille-Provence 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille-Provence_2013

---

ESO Records

Ex post evaluation of the 2013 European Capitals of Culture (Košice and Marseille-Provence) https://www.europeansources.info/record/ex-post-evaluation-of-the-2013-european-capitals-of-cul/

---