European city of culture: Ostrava, Plzeň or Hradec Králové?
Three Czech cities are competing for the title of main city of culture 2015. Ostrava, Plzeň and Hradec Králové have a unique opportunity to attract interest and EU money for development. Václav Havel in Guardian: Europe must stand together Klaus: ČR should fear overgrown Europe, not Russia Czechs abused CZK 100mil in social benefits in 2008 “We are launching preparatory actions. Right now we are mainly approaching our citizens. We will definitely submit an application and must succeed,” city hall spokesman Václav Svoboda told Aktuálně.cz.The situation is similar in Belgium, the second state in the EU that will also get to have a city of culture in 2015. The EU is accepting applications until the end of October. The committee,Continue Reading