Brussels, 22/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The selection panel appointed to assess the cities applying to be European Capital of Culture in 2017 has recommended that Nicosia and Paphos be preselected as the Cypriot contenders for the 2017 title. The panel's decision was announced in Cyprus today by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. The preselected cities will now flesh out and complete their applications by next summer for the second...