Two exciting days lie behind us. On Monday we left for Berlin with our ten-member presentation team. On the bus, in the hotel – we rehearsed again and again, going through the text. On Tuesday morning we were ready. At 9 am we stood in front of the European jury and presented our application. A 30-minute presentation was followed by 45 minutes in which we answered questions from the European jury. Now we had to wait and see. The jury’s decision will be made on 12 December. Which German cities have made it onto the shortlist for the competition? Who will be asked to put their application in concrete terms by the summer?

The press conference with the announcement of the shortlist will be broadcast live on 12 December, starting at 13.30 hrs – therefore we invite you to a public viewing in the City Hall of the City Hall at the same time.