Oviedo’s bid for European Capital of Culture 2031 presented the main elements of its cultural project to the Asturian community living in Belgium last Thursday. The event, held at La Tricoterie in Brussels, took place just two days after the submission of the bid’s final dossier to Spain’s Ministry of Culture, under the motto “Amabilidá. Choose Utopia.”

The first Geographically Rebellious Capitals Meeting, held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, lays the foundations for the Las Palmas Declaration on Cultural Peripheries and opens up a new avenue for cooperation between island, border and peripheral territories. The six participating cities will hold a new meeting in mid-January to define their first joint initiatives. Larnaca 2030 (Cyprus) has invited the network to present the initiative at the IETM international meeting, which will take place in Cyprus in May 2027.

The Cáceres 2031 European Capital of Culture bid is organising the international conference 'The Culture of the European Future (ECoCs)' on November 9th and 10th. The event will bring together cultural professionals, representatives of European projects and experts in artistic creation and citizen participation to explore the role culture can play in shaping Europe's future.

The Asturian candidacy has presented its final cultural project under the motto Amabilidá. Choose Utopia, the result of an extensive process of citizen participation and institutional collaboration. The submission was celebrated with a gathering at Kuivi Almacenes, bringing together numerous artists and cultural professionals.

The proposal brings together more than 30 projects articulated around three thematic axes and divided into 12 programs. The document places participation, European cooperation and legacy among its priorities. Approved the 2026-2032 financial framework, for which the project will have 65.7 million euros.