2. To that end, the Commission shall convene three meetings, to be attended by the European panel and the cities concerned: the first meeting shall take place three years before the beginning of the year of the title; the second meeting shall take place eighteen months before the beginning of the year of the title and the third meeting shall take place two months before the beginning of the year of the title.
2. À cet effet, la Commission organise trois réunions auxquelles assistent le jury européen et les représentants des villes concernées, et ce trois ans, dix-huit mois et deux mois, respectivement, avant le début de l’année de la manifestation.