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These three Hungarian cities are the finalists for the European Capital of Culture title
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24.hu reports that the three finalists for the European Capital of Culture have been chosen. Altogether seven cities applied.
The independent professional jury has chosen the projects handed in for the tender by Debrecen, Győr and Veszprém. These cities are competing to represent Hungary at the European Capital of Culture 2023 project.
The experts of the European Commission have gathered at Budapest recently to pick out the best three to be shortlisted out of the seven tenderers (Debrecen, Eger, Gödöllő, Győr, Székesfehérvár, Szombathely, Veszprém) – according to Anikó Krucsainé Herter, under-secretary deputy responsible for cultural relations and developments at the Ministry of Human Resources.
The chairman of the Hungarian agency of the European Commission Zupkó Gábor emphasised that the European Capital of Culture project is a very good example for the understanding and compliance within the European Union regarding the most important questions. One of the important aspects on which
the EU members agree that strong national identity is complemented by European identity, which is upheld among many others by cultural heritage.
The European Capital of Culture is one of the most popular European cultural projects, where another Hungarian city, Pécs, won the title of the Capital in 2010.