junija 1985 so ministri za kulturne zadeve, ki so se sestali znotraj Sveta, sprejeli resolucijo glede letnega dogodka "Evropsko mesto kulture" fn, katerega glavni cilj je bil odpreti evropski javnosti posebne vidike kulture zadevnega mesta, regije ali države, dogodek, za katerega je Skupnost zagotovila finančno podporo.
Whereas, on 13 June 1985, the Ministers responsible for Cultural Affairs meeting within the Council, adopted a resolution concerning the annual event 'European City of Culture' (4), the main aim of which was to open up to the European public particular aspects of the culture of the city, region or country concerned, an event for which the Community has provided financial support;