Novi Sad will be on the spotlight in 2021 along with the city of Timisoara (Romania). The initiative is now open to cities in candidate countries or potential candidates for EU membership every third year as of 2021. Participation of candidate countries –such as cities in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia– will bring them to their cultural links with the Union, leading to appreciate the diversity of cultures in Europe as well as their shared values.