Cultural Capital of EuropePosted by chris-eblana on 24 February 2009 at 1:38am
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I was wondering why we NEVER see ,watch or hear anything from the Cultural Capital of Europe in our national media..Every year one or two cities of Europe have the honour of being the Cultural Capital, but we as citizents, have never the opportunity of watching in out television any acts, events or news from the Capital,unless we are living in the city itself...What is it's purpose then...?? Just another way of some in the local Municipality of making money...??
Isn't it supposed to have a purpose other than giving money to the City Council...?? (God knows how those money are used)...Isn't one of it's purposes for Europeans to getting to know the city, it's history, it's culture,and the country it belongs as well...?? Making european citizents coming closer together, interacting, exchanging ideas, cultural elements and feeling less as strangers...?? A great cultural event...??

Why on earth we watch Eurovision every year..?? Is it more representing of european culture...?? Is that what they are trying to tell us..?? Wouldn't be nice if we DID WATCH events from the Cultural Capital, and be proud of it, as something that unite us..?? Why our leaders and EU only care about finances and capita...?? How do you intergrate 27 strangers...?? EU is also about people, history, cultures of Europe...the sooner our leaders and EU understand this, the better results we will have in the european project...