(ANSA) - GORIZIA, 18 DIC - Nova Gorica and Gorizia will be European Capital of Culture 2025, the Slovenian Committee announced a few minutes ago. A 'roar' greeted the news in Piazza Della Transalpina, where the inhabitants of the two border towns gathered.

Ljubljana, Piran, and Ptuj also stayed in contention. Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025 (2) is an honorary title awarded each year to two cities belonging to two different EU member states. The initiative aims to protect the richness and diversity of European culture, to enhance the peoples' shared features, and a system to generate a significant economic result. Along with Nova Gorica and Gorizia, just designated by the Slovenian Committee for 2025, the choice fell on Chemnitz, a German city located almost on the border with the Czech Republic that suffered severe damage during the Second World War. (ANSA).