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In 2025, Slovenia will host the European Capital of Culture (in Slovenian: Evropska prestolnica kulture (EPK)) for the second time, after Maribor in 2012 (cf. [[Maribor, European Capital of Culture 2012]]).

In December 2020 the European Capitals of Culture Expert panel announced that the city of Nova Gorica has been recommended for the European Capital of Culture 2025 title in Slovenia.

In the year 2025, Chemnitz will be a European Capital of Culture in Germany.


== The first round of the ECoC 2025 selection==

After evaluating applications from six competing cities a panel of 12 independent experts recommended in March 2020 the shortlist of four cities: Ljubljana, Nova Gorica, Piran and Ptuj (the other two cities in competition were Kranj and Lendava-Ledva).

In the pre-selection round in Germany five cities were short-listed: Chemnitz, Hannover, Hildesheim, Magdeburg and Nurnberg. 



== The winning city Nova Gorica ECoC programme ==

The city of Nova Gorica has developed a joint cross-border programme with a neighbouring Gorizia in Italy.

* [https://issuu.com/go2025/docs/go2025eng Nova Gorica ECoc 2025 Bid Book] (on Issuu)
* [https://www.go2025.eu/en/ Nova Gorica ECoC 2025 Programme] 
* [https://www.facebook.com/NovaGorica2025/ Facebook account] 
* [https://www.instagram.com/go_2025 Instagram]

== Other ECoC candidates programmes ==

The online presentations and news about the ECoC 2025 programmes by individual candidate cities:

=== Ljubljana ECoC Programme ===

* [https://epk.ljubljana.si/en/ Ljubljana ECoC 2025 Programme] 
* [https://www.facebook.com/Ljubljana2025/ Facebook account]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAjhtPBo8TapSZyOgxIxOvQ Youtube channel] 
* [https://www.instagram.com/ljubljana2025/ Instagram]    
* [https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/kako-bo-ljubljana-videti-leta-2025/69776 Vision 2025]

=== Piran-Pirano ECoC Programme ===

* [https://www.piran2025.eu/?lang=en Piran ECoC 2025 Programme]
* [https://www.piran.si/objava/289201 News about ECoC 2025 on the municipality website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Piran2025/ Facebook account]

=== Ptuj ECoC Programme ===

* [http://www.ptuj2025.si/en/ Ptuj ECoC 2025 Programme]
* [https://www.facebook.com/Ptuj2025/ Facebook account] 
 
=== Kranj ECoC Programme (not shortlisted) ===
* [https://kranj2025.eu/en/kranj-2025-en Kranj ECoC 2025 Programme]

=== Lendava-Lendva ECoC Programme (not shortlisted) ===
* [http://www.lendava2025.si/ Lendava ECoC 2025 Programme]
* [http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/projekt-lendava-epk-2025-pridobiva-cezmejne-dimenzije/464179 RTV emission on Lendava ECoC cross-border candidacy]

== Useful links ==
* [https://www.gov.si/zbirke/projekti-in-programi/evropska-prestolnica-kulture-2025/ Information about the ECoC 2025 on the Ministry of Culture website]

*[https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/content/four-cities-short-listed-european-capital-culture-2025-slovenia_de Information about the European Capital of Culture in Slovenia on Ec.europa.eu]


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