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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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Reimagine Europe, 5 finalists selected for The European Pavilion 2024
Press release
Lunedì, 27 Novembre 2023
The European Cultural Foundation [ECF] – initiator of The European Pavilion - is pleased to present the five finalists selected following our call to curate and host The European Pavilion 2024.
EDITORIAL Ecoc 2024, three cities together. Or not?
Serafino Paternoster
Venerdì, 24 Novembre 2023
For the first time, the European Capitals of Culture decided to officially present all together and in a symbolically very important place like the European Parliament, in Brussels.
Matera, Roots Tourism International Exchange
Editorial staff
Giovedì, 09 Novembre 2023
There is a particular segment of the holiday industry that is origin tourism. Origin or roots tourism is characterised by those travellers who travel driven by the desire to get to know and explore the places where their relatives were born and of which, until then, they have only heard about. Basilicata, one of Italian regions mostly affected by emigration, stands out as a Research Lab for Roots Tourism. To this end, their ROOTS-in exchange is set as a regular annual meeting.
Veszprem 2023 starts with a great opening
Press Release
Domenica, 22 Gennaio 2023
Shine! - Veszprém and the Bakony-Balaton Region Celebrated the Start of the European Capital of Culture Year with a Grand Opening Weekend Veszprém will hold the title of European Capital of Culture (ECoC) in 2023.
Veszprem 2023, Alíz Markovits: “Our ambitions is combatting seasonality”
Programme Opening ceremony
Lunedì, 16 Gennaio 2023
On 21st January, the European Capital of Culture 2023 programme year will be launched with a grand opening ceremony to fill Veszprém and the Bakony-Balaton region with culture for 365 days. However, it is not only one year that the programme team is thinking about, but long-term cultural development.
From Ecoc 2022 to 2023, handover in Athens
Press release
Martedì, 10 Gennaio 2023
On January 9th, 2023, the European Capitals of Culture of 2022 (Esch, Kaunas, Novi Sad) officially handed over their titles to the cities and regions which will be representing the European Capitals of Culture in 2023 (Timisoara, Veszprem, Eleusis).
Ecoc 2023, The countdown started for the opening ceremonies
Serafino Paternoster
Venerdì, 09 Dicembre 2022
The countdown started for the three cities that will be European capitals of culture in 2023: Veszprém (Hungary), Timisoara (Romania) and Eleusis (Greece). In fact, the dates of the opening ceremonies of the respective cultural programs have been decided.
Portugal 2027, The countdown has started
Editorial staff
Lunedì, 28 Novembre 2022
These are days of great trepidation in Portugal. The visits of the evaluation panel to the four cities of Portugal that have entered the short list to become European Capital of Culture for 2027 start today.
Leeds 2023, the programme: awakening, playing, dreaming
Press release
Venerdì, 28 Ottobre 2022
Leeds 2023 Year of Culture: An epic programme of bold spectacle and hidden stories will awaken the world to Leeds’ unique creativity.
Budějovice 2028, Care, People and Environment
Serafino Paternoster
Giovedì, 06 Ottobre 2022
EcocNews continues the journey among the cities that are candidates for European capital of culture for 2028 in the Czech Republic. After Broumov, Brno and Liberec, today we discover the city of Budweis (České Budějovice). In 2028 it will be the third time that the Czech Republic will have a European Capital of Culture after Prague in 2000 and Plsen in 2015.
Bourges 2028, Territory of the future
Serafino Paternoster
Lunedì, 26 Settembre 2022
In France, many cities have decided to participate in the competition to become the European Capital of Culture in 2028 together with a city in the Czech Republic. With EcocNews also for 2028 we discover which are some of the candidate cities and how they are moving to involve citizens and to change the destiny of their cities. Also in this circumstance we asked all the French candidate cities the same questions. After Rouen, Montpellier, Clermont – Ferrand, Reims and Bastia – Corsica, today we discover Bourges.
Kaunas 2022, Yoko Ono and The learning garden of freedom
Press release
Giovedì, 08 Settembre 2022
On 10 September this year, the exhibition The Learning Garden of Freedom by the world- renowned artist Yoko Ono will open at Kaunas Picture Gallery.
Braga27, “Europe and Beyond”
Editorial staff
Giovedì, 25 Agosto 2022
Braga’27, Braga’s candidacy project for the European Capital of Culture in 2027, and Braga Media Arts, UNESCO Creative City in the field of Media Arts, will inaugurate a joint exhibition at the event “Noite Branca de Braga”.
With culture the air is cleaner?
Serafino Paternoster
Mercoledì, 13 Luglio 2022
Environmental sustainability is one of the constant themes of the European capitals of culture over the last ten years. We do not know if the ecoc project has actually led to concrete results on this issue.
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Matera 2019, homage to David Sassoli in Cava del Sole
Press release
Mercoledì, 22 Giugno 2022
On 20 December 2019 at the closing ceremony of Matera European Capital of Culture 2019, the Cava del Sole was thronged with citizens waving European flags and the President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, who passed away prematurely on 11 January, delivered an impassioned and warmly applauded speech on the value of culture for the building of Europe.
Italy 2025, 16 cities want to be italian capital of culture
Press release
Mercoledì, 08 Giugno 2022
16 Italian cities have presented the expression of interest to the Ministry of Culture to participate in the title of "Italian Capital of Culture" for the year 2025.
The impact of the ECoC journey on the economy of a region
Editorial staff
Lunedì, 30 Maggio 2022
The final event of the ECoC SME Interreg Europe project happening in Matera and online on the 9th and 10th of June to know more about the experience of past and future ECoCs.
Belgium 2030, the first candidate cities online
Serafino Paternoster
Venerdì, 20 Maggio 2022
Cities that want to apply to become European Capital of Culture, usually, but not always, decide this ten years earlier. For example, Matera decided to apply in 2010 to be European Capital of Culture in 2019. Six years before the title-year the selected host Member States publish a call for applications, usually through their Ministry for Culture. Cities interested in participating in the competition must submit a proposal for consideration.