http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/445/article/2Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/ECDecision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDecision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC2020-12-09King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02014D0445-20171005texttext/xmlen2017-10-05 Objectives Article 2 1 The general objectives of the action are: a to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens' sense of belonging to a common cultural area; b to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of cities in accordance with their respective strategies and priorities. 2 The specific objectives of the action are: a to enhance the range, diversity and European dimension of the cultural offering in cities, including through transnational cooperation; b to widen access to and participation in culture; c to strengthen the capacity of the cultural sector and its links with other sectors; d to raise the international profile of cities through culture.