At the same time it recommends a city for the title, the panel will also recommend the authorising officer of the Commission to award the Melina Mercouri prize to this city. Once the city has been officially designated, the authorising officer of Commission, upon this recommendation, may award it the Melina Mercouri prize which amounts to 1.500.000. € Submission of applications The cities of Ireland wishing to apply for the European Capital of Culture title in 2020 shall reply to this call by filling in the application form in annex 1 as well as the "declaration of honour" form in annex 2. It is to be noted that the application form is the same for the pre-selection stage and the final selection stage except a few questions which are deemed as being optional at the pre-selection stage. Twenty paper copies and one electronic version of each application in English must be sent to the following postal address and e-mail address no later than 17 October 2015 to European Capital of Culture Section, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Killarney, Co Kerry and email eucapital2020@ahg.gov.ie Applicants will be informed by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of the receipt of their application within 5 working days. By submitting an application, cities accept that e-application at both pre-selection and selection stages be made public on the websites of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Commission at the end of the selection phase. For formal requirements please refer to section 2 under a) of the call. Monitoring and payment of the Melina Mercouri While the prize is awarded at the moment of the designation, its payment will occur no later than the end of March 2020 provided that the city designated continues to honour the commitments it made at the application stage, still complies with the award criteria of the action and takes into account the recommendations contained in the selection and monitoring reports of the panel. The commitments made at the application shall deemed to have been honoured by the designated city where no substantial change has been made to the programme and the strategy between the application stage and the year of the title, in particular where: the budget has been maintained at a level capable of delivering a high-quality cultural programme in line with the application and the criteria;
At the same time it recommends a city for the title, the panel will also recommend the authorising officer of the Commission to award the Melina Mercouri prize to this city. Once the city has been officially designated, the authorising officer of Commission, upon this recommendation, may award it the Melina Mercouri prize which amounts to € 1.500.000. Submission of applications The cities of Ireland wishing to apply for the European Capital of Culture title in 2020 shall reply to this call by filling in the application form in annex 1 as well as the "declaration of honour" form in annex 2. It is to be noted that the application form is the same for the pre-selection stage and the final selection stage except a few questions which are deemed as being optional at the pre-selection stage. Twenty paper copies and one electronic version of each application in English must be sent to the following postal address and e-mail address no later than 17 October 2015 to European Capital of Culture Section, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Killarney, Co Kerry and email eucapital2020@ahg.gov.ie Applicants will be informed by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht of the receipt of their application within 5 working days. By submitting an application, cities accept that e-application at both pre-selection and selection stages be made public on the websites of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Commission at the end of the selection phase. For formal requirements please refer to section 2 under a) of the call. Monitoring and payment of the Melina Mercouri While the prize is awarded at the moment of the designation, its payment will occur no later than the end of March 2020 provided that the city designated continues to honour the commitments it made at the application stage, still complies with the award criteria of the action and takes into account the recommendations contained in the selection and monitoring reports of the panel. The commitments made at the application shall deemed to have been honoured by the designated city where no substantial change has been made to the programme and the strategy between the application stage and the year of the title, in particular where: the budget has been maintained at a level capable of delivering a high-quality cultural programme in line with the application and the criteria;
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