Brussels, 23/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - Turkey is sparing no efforts in promoting Istanbul as European Capital of Culture in 2010. After officially submitting the application package to the European Commission on 13 December 2005, the Executive Board of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture (ECOC) held a press conference at the European Parliament on 22 February, with Dutch Green MEP Joost Lagendijk, Chairman of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, to present the case for...