Designation of the European Capitals of Culture for 2012 and 2013

The Council of the EU has designated Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia) to be the European Capitals of Culture in 2012, followed by Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) in 2013. This decision reflects the recommendation by the selection panel made last autumn.

The countries which will host the title in the coming years are:

2014 : Sweden and Latvia
2015 : Belgium and Czech Republic
2016 : Spain and Poland
2017 : Denmark and Cyprus
2018 : Netherlands and Malta
2019 : Italy and Bulgaria

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