Marseille was selected as France's European Capital of Culture for 2013 by a panel of international jurors meeting yesterday (16 September) in Paris, a decision which organisers said would "anchor Europe to the south".The Mediterranean port of 800,000, which fought off competition from Lyon, Bordeaux and Toulouse, will share the accolade that year with Slovak city Košice, which was nominated on 9 September (EurActiv 11/09/08). Under the banner 'Marseille-Provence 2013', the city made the inclusion of the wider metropolitan area, home to some two million people, and the towns of Arles and Toulon an integral part of its bid.
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