Online newspaper based in Matera
EcocNews is registered at the Court of Matera in the press register n. 2/2021
Editor in chief: Mariateresa Cascino. Founder and editorial director: Serafino Paternoster
via San Francesco, 1 - 75100 Matera (Italy)
In a constantly evolving Europe, Culture Next brings together cities that believe in the power of culture to shape communities, inspire sustainable change, and create legacies that transcend titles. Founded in 2017, the network now unites 35 cities across 19 countries, all driven by a shared mission: to turn cultural aspirations into sustainable urban realities.
Culture has the unique ability to bridge divides and inspire collaboration across borders. As a board member of Culture Next and a key architect of cultural legacies in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, Immie Jonkman delves into how this pioneering network drives innovation and strengthens cultural democracy across Europe.
On 28.11.2024, a delegation of the Culture Next network met with the representatives of DG Culture within the European Commission, responsible for the Creative Europe programs and for the European Capital of Culture Projects, to discuss the network’s work and its contribution to the formulation of future regulations related to the European Capitals of Culture program.
The European dimension must continue to be the cornerstone of the European Capitals of Culture programmes also in the future regulation that will be discussed next year by the European Parliament.
What future do the European Capitals of Culture have? And how can this competition be improved through new changes to the regulations for the new programming cycle? And how can culture be integrated into processes of environmental sustainability? And what is the relationship between culture and democracy?
The 13th Culture Next conference will be held from 16 to 18 October in Cluj-Napoca (Romania). The 13th Culture Next conference gathers representatives from 50 European cities and the most important cultural networks, together with representatives of the European Commission, local artists, and cultural organisations from Cluj-Napoca.
EcocNews.com, an online newspaper based in Matera, born in February 2021 as a spin-off of Matera2019 and from the experience of professionals who have worked in the long and exciting journey of Matera, European Capital of Culture, has become mediapartner of Culture next, a network of 34 cities representing 19 European countries.