CELEX: 32009D0400
Language: en
Date: 2009-05-12 00:00:00
Title: 2009/400/EC: Council Decision of 12 May 2009 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2012

26.5.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 127/9
            
         
      COUNCIL DECISION
   
   of 12 May 2009
   on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2012
   (2009/400/EC)
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular its Article 14,
   Having regard to the selection panel report of 5 November 2008 submitted to the Commission, to the European Parliament and to the Council in accordance with Article 14(2) of Decision No 1622/2006/EC,
   Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 14(3) of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
   Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 8 April 2009,
   HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
   Sole Article
   Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2012’ in accordance with Article 14 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC.
   
      Done at Brussels, 12 May 2009.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         M. KOPICOVÁ
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.