European Capitals of Culture handover ceremony held in Athens

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European Capitals of Culture handover ceremony held in Athens

STORY: European Capitals of Culture handover ceremony held in Athens DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Parthenon from the Acropolis museum in Athens 2. various of the official handover to three European Capitals of Culture 2023 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): MARGARITIS SCHINAS, Vice president of the European Commission 4. various of the Parthenon 5. various of the Parthenon from the Acropolis museum in Athens STORYLINE: The official handover of the title of European Capitals of Culture 2023 to Elefsina in Greece, Timisoara in Romania and Veszprem in Hungary took place Monday at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. The three cities took over the title from Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Novi Sad (Serbia), which held it for 2022. SOUNDBITE (Greek): MARGARITIS SCHINAS, Vice president of the European Commission "Each Capital of Culture highlights the uniqueness of our cultures and our wider common cultural identity. There is

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