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On December 12, the jury announces the shortlist of the cities that will enter the finals in the competition to become European Capital of Culture 2025. Mayor Belit Onay warmly invites all Hanoverians to follow the decision on Thursday (December 12) from 1:15 pm in the Neues Rathaus: "On December 12th, we want to keep our fingers crossed with all our many supporters, sponsors, advisors and political bodies of our city - and of course celebrate. "

The decision will be broadcasted live from Berlin on the Youtube channel of the Kulturstiftung der Länder at the Neues Rathaus. Click here for the event on Facebook.

Onay is a member of the Hanoverian delegation, which presents Hannover's bid for the European Capital of Culture 2025 at the Kulturstiftung der Länder in Berlin on 10 December. "There we will once again give everything and put the 'Hannover 2025 - Agora of Europe' - also artistically - in the right light," announces Hannovers Mayor.

The entire delegation can be found here.

In a press conference, Kulturstiftung der Länder will publish the shortlist for the second round of the competition. The press conference will be broadcasted in a livestream.

The Hannover 2025 team has to present their concept in front of the international jury of experts. The date is divided in a 30-minute presentation and a subsequent 45-minute question and answer session. The presentation is not publicly available

This Saturday, November 23, the right-wing party NPD has announced a demonstration in Hannover that explicitly targets several journalists who are researching and reporting on the right-wing extremist scene.
It is shocking that such harassment is part of everyday life for many journalists, but also for many fellow citizens, whether in Hannover, Germany, Europe or the world. It is therefore important to stand together and to set a sign together and decisively: HERE NOW EVERYONE!
That is why we join the appeal of many representatives and call for participation in one of the many counter-demonstrations. Anyone who threatens the free press threatens us, our freedom and our democracy!

Update November 22:
The demonstration by right-wing party NPD has been prohibited by the police. The NPD can and will file an appeal against the decision with the court. The counter-demonstrations will take place anyway and we call for participation in those no matter what!

A small overview of different counter-demonstrations:
At 12:00, Heinrich-Heine-Platz: Demonstration of the Green Youth Lower Saxony et al.
At 13:30, Dietrich-Kittner-Platz: Demonstration of Aufstehen gegen Rassismus Hannover, Hannover gegen Nazis! et al.
At 13:30, Stephansplatz: Demonstration of the DGB Niedersachsen with final rally at 15:00 at Opernplatz

The team of the application for the European Capital of Culture 2025 Hannover presents selected contents from the bid book. Admission by invitation only.