European judges in Galway as part of final monitoring event for 2020

Galway Bay fm newsroom - European judges have arrived in the city as part of the final monitoring phase of the European Capital of Culture 2020.

The panel arrived in the city last night and will spend the day in Galway today assessing the 2020 projects.

If successful, Galway and Rijeka will each be awarded the €1.5m Melina Mercouri prize as part of the EU's final endorsement of the project.

Members of the Croatian 2020 team are also in the city awaiting the award decision.

The announcement is expected to be made this evening.