Wroclaw nominated as Poland’s European culture capital 2016
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
21.06.2011 16:20
The southwestern city of Wroclaw has been nominated as Poland’s City of Culture 2016.
The announcement was made today by a panel including Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski in Warsaw this afternoon.
The final decision approving one Polish and one Spanish city as the European Capitals of Culture in 2016 will be taken by the Council of the European Union in the second quarter of 2012, after consultations with the European Parliament and the European Commission.
The selection today panel consisted of 13 people, seven appointed by EU institutes and six Polish experts. (pg)