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Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, believes Sofia's selection for Culture Capital of Europe in 2019 would contribute to the further development of the city. Photo by BGNES
The Sofia City Hall is establishing an initiative committee to work on supporting the candidature of Sofia to become European Culture Capital in 2019.
The committee includes renowned names from the culture, education, business, media, sports and NGO sectors, Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova announced.
Two European capitals are selected as culture capitals each year from two European countries. For 2019 the drawing has designated Bulgaria and Italy. In addition to Sofia, the Bulgarian cities of Varna, Veliko Tarnovo and Plovdiv are also entering the competition.
The Sofia City Hall is already launching different culture projects involving museums', streets' and sites' renovations and repairs.
Fandakova says winning the prestigious title would contribute a lot to the further development of the city.
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