DUNDEE’S bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2023 has been ruled ineligible due to Brexit.
A letter written by Martine Reicherts, director-general in the Commission’s education and culture department, said that UK cities were not eligible because the country was leaving the EU.
A spokesperson for the European Commission’s Scotland office confirmed this to The Evening Telegraph.
The bid was sent off in October with an event at the city’s Caird Hall.
A spokesperson for the Dundee 2023 bid said: “The bid team are urgently seeking clarification on what this statement will mean for the Dundee bid and we will be speaking to DCMS as soon as possible.”
The campaign team’s aim was to ‘bring the city together, to connect people and places through events and amazement.’
The bid had been backed by our columnist Lorraine Kelly.
Green MSP Ross Greer tweeted: “Dundee’s European City of Culture bid disqualified due to Brexit, which Dundee & all of Scotland voted against. Another lost opportunity.”
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Brexit destroys Dundee’s hopes of being European Capital of Culture in 2023
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