20/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - Matera and Plovdiv to be European capitals of culture 2019. On Tuesday 19 May, the Culture Council adopted a decision designating Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy) as European capitals of culture in 2019, based on a Commission recommendation founded on reports from the selection panel and the positive opinion of the European Parliament. Plovdiv will be the first Bulgarian city to become a European capital of culture. After Florence in 1986, Bologna in 2000...