Poznan Competes for EU Culture Capital title

Ryszard Grobelny, President of Poznan, western Poland, and representatives of local authorities signed an agreement on January 3 concerning cooperation in promoting Poznan in the run-up to the finals of the European Culture Capital 2016.

Local authorities decided to join forces as the winning city will have the opportunity to present its cultural offer to all other member states and will also receive financial aid to boost its future development.

The European Culture Capital title is a one-in-a-million chance to promote not only the city, but the entire region.

In 2016 the title will be awarded to two cities, one of them Spanish, the other - Polish. Poznan will be competing against Gdansk, northern Poland, Lodz, central Poland, and Torun, north-central Poland.

Each year the winner is chosen by the European Council, which takes into account the opinion of the European Parliament and a jury consisting of seven renowned persons from the world of culture.