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)
The European Capital of Culture in 2029 for Poland, as is now well known, will be Lublin. The Polish cities shortlisted, however, will become the national capital of culture. In 2026, Bielsko Biala will be the national capital of culture. And so, like the other short-listed cities, it is continuing the work begun in the candidature phase through events and moments of reflection.
In the last few days, Culture Next organised in Bielsko Biala, one of the four cities on the short list to become the European capital for Poland in 2029 (the others are Lublin, Katowice, Kołobrzeg) an interesting international symposium on the topic of branding European capitals of culture and communication.
While all eyes are on France, which on 13 December will make known which of the four cities in the running (Rouen. Bourges, Montpellier and Clermont - Ferrand) will be European Capital of Culture in 2028 together with Budweis (Czech Republic), the competition in Poland for ecoc 2029 is in full swing.