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The Call for Applications for European Capital of Democracy 2028 is open.

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APPLICATION –
CITIES

Interested Cities submit their Call applications, including a mission statement and project descriptions, together with an organisational, technical and democratic self-evaluation.

ADMISSION –
ECOD NPO

ECoD NPO screens Applications and documents for admissibility and completeness, including a check of the prerequisites, and informs Applicant Cities about the admission to the Call and ECN.

EVALUATION –
EXPERTS’ JURY

The Experts’ Jury evaluates all Call submissions, visits the most promising contenders and draws up a shortlist of maximum three Nominee Cities.

SELECTION –
CITIZENS’ JURY

The Citizens’ Jury selects the European Capital of Democracy from the list of Nominee Cities.