A cross-border European Capital of Culture: new challenges for cohesion policy

Nova Gorica (SI) and Gorizia (IT) jointly won the title of ECOC 2025, making it the first time that this title is truly cross-border. To meet the joint challenge, EGTC GO was entrusted as sole beneficiary, and European Parliament 2021-2027 resources from different funds were combined. Thanks to European regulations it was possible to build an integrated programming between funds. However, there are still administrative barriers that cannot be solved without new regulatory interventions.