PM: European Culture Capital Project of National Importance

Maribor, 29 June - Prime Minister Borut Pahor labelled Maribor's stint as the 2012 European Capital of Culture (ECC) as a national project for which both the government and local government authorities are responsible, as he paid a visit to Slovenia's second largest city on Tuesday.

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler (left),
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right), Culture Minister Majda Sirca (centre) and Local Government and Regional Development Minister Henrik Gjerkes address the media after a meeting about the challenges of the European Culture Capital project.
Photo: Matej Leskovsek/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler (right),
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left), Culture Minister Majda Sirca and Local Government and Regional Development Minister Henrik Gjerkes address the media after a meeting about the challenges of the European Culture Capital project.
Photo: Matej Leskovsek/STA

Maribor
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre), Culture Minister Majda Sirca (second from left) and Local Government and Regional Development Minister Henrik Gjerkes (third from right) attend a meeting discussing the challenges of the European Culture Capital project.
Photo: Matej Leskovsek/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler (right) welcomes Prime Minister Borut Pahor as he arrives in Maribor to discuss the challenges of the European Culture Capital project.
Photo: Matej Leskovsek/STA

Maribor
Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler (left) welcomes Prime Minister Borut Pahor as he arrives in Maribor to discuss the challenges of the European Culture Capital project.
Photo: Matej Leskovsek/STA

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