The city of Novi Sad will be a European Capital of Culture in 2021, the European Commission decided on 13th October
After the final presentation of the Novi Sad 2021 project, a panel of independent experts decided that the first city outside of the EU to bear the title would be Novi Sad, the EU Commissioner for Culture Tibor Navracsics has said.
Alongside Novi Sad, the Romanian city of Timisoara was also chosen, while the third choice will be a Greek city which will be picked on 11th November.
Novi Sad Mayor Milos Vučević congratulated the citizens of Novi Sad on their town becoming the European Capital of Culture, adding that “the heart of every Novi Sad citizen is full, because all of us together make Novi Sad what it is, and from now on all of Europe agrees that Novi Sad is a cultural centre”.