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

GREECE-ATHENS-EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE-HANDOVER-CEREMONY

GREECE-ATHENS-EUROPEAN CAPITALS OF CULTURE-HANDOVER-CEREMONY

(230110) -- ATHENS, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas addresses the European Capitals of Culture handover ceremony in Athens, Greece, Jan. 9, 2023. 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 here at the Acropolis Museum. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

TIMISOARA, Romania - A man places a candle on Dec. 17, 2014, in front of a cenotaph to pray for people killed in the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago in Timisoara, Romania. More than 90 people died in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

TIMISOARA, Romania - Local citizens pray for peace and freedom on Dec. 17, 2014, at the cenotaph for people killed in the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago, in Timisoara, Romania. More than 90 people died in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

25th anniv. of Romanian Revolution

TIMISOARA, Romania - A man places a candle on Dec. 17, 2014, in front of a cenotaph to pray for people killed in the Romanian Revolution 25 years ago in Timisoara, Romania. More than 90 people died in the overthrow of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (Kyodo)