Today, 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).

The word culture has many meanings. One of the many is undoubtedly that of helping humanity protect itself from the upheavals of nature caused by human activity. Climate change is increasingly visible to everyone and all of humanity is dramatically experiencing what it means not to take care of the environment.

Coinciding with the announcement by the Minister of Culture of Spain about the begining of the process of selection for the European Capital of Culture in 2031, a new application named #BurgosisCulture2031 was launched on Friday 10th January.

After Novi Sad, Serbia, (2022), Bodo, Norway (2024), and Skopje, North Macedonia (2028) in 2030, along with Belgium and Cyprus, it will be Montenegro or Ukraine that will name the fourth European capital chosen in the EFTA/EEA area, candidate country or potential candidate country as stipulated in the regulation of the second programming cycle 2020 / 2033 of the EU programme.

In the last days, Bielsko-Biała, Poland, became an international hub for discussions on the role of culture in addressing modern health challenges. The “Culture for Health and Well-being” conference brought together over 200 participants and 23 speakers from 18 countries to explore how cultural participation and artistic activities can impact mental health, support individuals in crisis, and shape modern public health approaches.