The Romanian city of Timisoara has become one of the cultural capitals of Europe this year. The official program of events opened on Friday with a performance by Romanian and Ukrainian musicians and a performance in the central square.
The revolution of 1989 began in Timisoara, which led to the fall of the Ceausescu regime, a separate project is devoted to this event.
The Hungarian city of Veszprem and the Greek city of Elefsis, located near Athens, were also awarded the titles of the cultural capital according to the results of the pan-European competition.