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
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Serafino Paternoster
Ecocnews Founder, Journalist, repentant jazz guitarist, music critic and film lover.
One square for the Europe, call for ECoC
Venerdì, 28 Febbraio 2025Today, the journalist Michele Serra, in one of Italy's leading newspapers “La Repubblica”, highlighted the urgency of upholding the values of Europe inviting citizens to take the streets for Europe (A”piazza” for Europe was the title of the article).
Editorial. How many ecocs in 2025?
Martedì, 25 Febbraio 2025From many places, especially in the media, especially in Italy, there is talk of Gorizia as one of the European capitals of culture for 2025. Nothing could be more wrong. Or almost. Certainly clarity is needed because the beautiful project of Nova Gorica, European Capital of Culture 2025 for Slovenia, which also included Gorizia, created some confusion.
Italy 2033, Turin is the first candidate city
Lunedì, 24 Febbraio 2025In Italy, engines are revving up to join the race and gain the title of European Capital of Culture in 2033. To this day, the cities that have decided to enter the competition can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yet the deadline is quite close. It is true that the Ministry of Culture's call for entries has not yet been published, but it will most likely be published in a year's time.
A map of cultural cities in the world
Martedì, 04 Febbraio 2025There are 39 Capitals of Culture around the world. Once again this year, Steve Green, one of the leading experts on this subject and a former member of the panel assessing the European Capitals of Culture, has published his report for the ninth consecutive year, drawing up a complete map of the cities that will have this title in 2025.
Chemnitz 2025, Behind the events the aspirations of a community
Martedì, 21 Gennaio 2025"Even in Raissa, the unhappy city, there is an invisible thread that connects one living being to another for a moment and then unravels, stretching again between moving points and drawing new rapid figures, so that every second the unhappy city contains a happy city that does not even know it exists".
Seven tips for the new cycle of Ecoc. Let's open the debate
Lunedì, 02 Dicembre 2024After having reported on the thirteenth Culture next conference in two episodes and after having published interviews with some of the speakers who spoke in Cluj-Napoca, EcocNews, in its own small way and in its function as a webmagazine entirely dedicated to the subject, tries to indicate some tips for enhancing the European Capital of Culture programme, also in the light of its most recent experiences.
The 13th conference of Culture Next, capitals of culture confront (1)
Venerdì, 25 Ottobre 2024What 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?
EcocNews mediapartner of Culture Next
Martedì, 01 Ottobre 2024EcocNews.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.
Belgium 2030, Here are the six candidate cities
Mercoledì, 11 Settembre 2024A few days ago, on 2 September to be exact, the deadline for submitting the candidature for European Capital of Culture in 2030 for Belgium expired. As Ecocnews already anticipated several months ago (here), six cities have agreed to be part of the competition. They are Namur, Molenbeek, Ghent, Louvain, Courtraie and, once again, Bruges.
Salzkammergut 2024, Chromotopia: Light becomes art
Lunedì, 29 Luglio 2024From 4 August to 29 September 2024, Austrian light and media artist Victoria Coeln invites visitors to discover and playfully explore the medium of light as a phenomenon and tool of knowledge in the outdoor area of the Austrian Papermaking Museum on the River Traun and in its gallery spaces.