Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas is named the winner of the contest for the European Capital of Culture 2022 title during a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture on Wednesday, March 29. Kaunas bid under the slogan “ConTEMPOrary Capital”, an allusion to the city’s identity as Lithuania’s temporary capital during the interwar period. Its main competitor, the port city of Klaipeda, which teamed up with the resorts of Neringa and Palanga for the project, presented itself as a meeting place and a changing and vibrant city. Kaunas and Klaipėda were short-listed f...
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