Report Belgium EnglishMatera was designated as European Capital of Culture in May 2015 on the basis of the panel’s selection report; its bid-book is available on the Matera-Basilicata 2019 website. There was an informal meeting between Matera and the panel in September 2015, and a first formal monitoring meeting in October 2016. There were also two visits by a panel's delegation to Matera in March 2016 and in September 2017.