Brussels, 10.9.2026

COM(2026) 455 final

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

renewing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2034 to 2047 and repealing Decision No 445/2014/EU


ANNEX

Order of entitlement to nominate a European Capital of Culture

2034

Croatia

Romania

2035

Ireland

Greece

2036

Lithuania

Austria

EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the ‘Creative Europe – Culture’ strand of the AgoraEU programme or to the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture.

2037

Hungary

Luxembourg

2038

Estonia

Germany

EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the ‘Creative Europe – Culture’ strand of the AgoraEU programme or to the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture.

2039

Latvia

Finland

2040

Slovakia

Portugal

2041

Slovenia

France

EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the ‘Creative Europe – Culture’ strand of the AgoraEU programme or to the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture.

2042

Czechia

Sweden

2043

Poland

Denmark

2044

Cyprus

Italy

EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the ‘Creative Europe – Culture’ strand of the AgoraEU programme or to the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture.

2045

Malta

Belgium

2046

Bulgaria

Spain

2047

Netherlands

EFTA/EEA country, candidate country or potential candidate, or third country associated to the ‘Creative Europe – Culture’ strand of the AgoraEU programme or to the subsequent Union programmes supporting culture.