BRUSSELS - BELGIUM - 11 APRIL 2006 -- The German city Essen and the Ruhrgebiet became the European Capital of Culture 2010. Here the delegation from Essen being congratulated by the Mayor of Goerlitz Ulf GROSSMANN (M) Hans-Heinrich GROSSE-BROCKHOFF (L), Staatssekretar fur Kultur des Landes Nordrehin-Westfalen and Moderator and Dr. Hans-Georg KUPPERS (R). PHOTO: ERIK LUNTANG /