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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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.
Novi Sad 2022, Two Ukrainian Artists for peace and culture
Press release
Mercoledì, 18 Maggio 2022
Eliza Mamardashvili and Dybach Iryna are Ukrainian artists who will stay in Novi Sad for two months thanks to the call launched by the ‘Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture’ Foundation within the programme for artistic residencies ‘Artist in Residence’.
Rouen 2028, a cultural network with 6 cities
Editorial staff
Venerdì, 13 Maggio 2022
For the past few months, Rouen Seine Normande 2028 has been working with certain European cities. These friend-towns make the candidature for the label European Capital of Culture 2028 a truly European project. Europe Day, on 9 May, was the occasion to highlight this aspect.
Eleusis 2023, Europe Day for young People
Press release
Mercoledì, 04 Maggio 2022
Elefsina celebrates Europe Day with events for young people and a plethora of parallel activities for all ages. Co-organized by 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, the European Parliament and the European Commission in Greece.
Liberec 2028, the city surrounded by mountains
Serafino Paternoster
Giovedì, 21 Aprile 2022
EcocNews continues the journey among the cities that are candidates for European capital of culture for 2028. After Broumov and Brno, today we discover the city of Liberec, in the Czech Republic. 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.
Tartu 2024, how does the ecoc change after the war?
Editorial staff
Martedì, 05 Aprile 2022
Tartu with Southern Estonia is the European Capital of Culture in 2024. Tartu 2024 is guided by the artistic concept Arts of Survival. These are the knowledge, skills, and values that will help everyone lead a good life in the future. Tartu and Southern Estonia’s goal is to share these values with and to learn more from Europe.
Brno2028: Nature, space and care
Serafino Paternoster
Martedì, 29 Marzo 2022
EcocNews continues the journey among the cities that are candidates for European capital of culture for 2028. After Broumov, today we discover the city of Brno, in the Czech Republic. 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.
UK City of Culture 2025, four in shortlist
Press release
Lunedì, 21 Marzo 2022
Bradford, County Durham, Southampton and Wrexham County Borough are unveiled as the four areas shortlisted to be UK City of Culture 2025. The four locations were approved by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries based on independent advice made to the government by a panel of experts led by Sir Phil Redmond.
Portugal 2027, Coimbra wants to become the capital of literature
Serafino Paternoster
Mercoledì, 16 Marzo 2022
Before the indication, by the panel of the pre-selection for the European Capital of Culture 2027 of Portugal, we had interviewed the teams of some of the competing cities. One of these is Coimbra which failed to enter the short list. However, EcocNews wants to make known the precious work also of the excluded cities with the hope that they can continue to realize their projects and their dreams.
Portugal 2027, four cities in the race: Aveiro, Braga, Évora, Ponta Delgada
Serafino Paternoster
Venerdì, 11 Marzo 2022
The president of european panel for the pre-selection of ECoC applicants in Portugal, Beatriz Garcia, announced the names of the cities that will continue the race to become the European capital of culture in 2027 for Portugal in a press conference this afternoon. Four cities have entered the short list: Aveiro, Braga, Évora, Ponta Delgada
Liepāja 2027, 14 projects to be supported in the Culture Competition
Editorial staff
Giovedì, 24 Febbraio 2022
Liepāja is one of the four latvians cities in short list for European Capital of culture 2027. This year, Liepāja Culture Department evaluated 63 project applications that were submitted to the Culture Projects Competition and 14 of them received the municipality's support. These projects will be allocated the competition funding of EUR 50 000.
Portugal 2027, A journey among the 12 candidate cities: Aveiro
Serafino Paternoster
Lunedì, 07 Febbraio 2022
Ecocnews continues its journey among the 12 Portuguese cities that are candidates for European capital of culture for 2027. We asked all the application teams three same questions. After Leiria, Ponta Delgada, Evora, and Braga today EcocNews makes a stop in Aveiro.
EXCLUSIVE. Interview with Kogi Shuji, Eu Japan Fest
Alberto Giordano
Venerdì, 04 Febbraio 2022
We continue the interviews with the leading experts of European Capitals of culture, asking his opinion to the only person we know who was in relationship and visited all the European capitals of culture since 1993, Kogi Shuji, the Secretary General of Eu Japan Fest. This organization support programs of collaboration with all the Ecoc encouraging artists exchanges. Members of the EU Japan Fest Japan Committee are the main economic, financial and industrial realities of Japan.
Italian capital of culture 2024, here the ten finalists
Press Release
Lunedì, 31 Gennaio 2022
The Ministry of Culture announces the 10 finalists for the 2024 edition of the Italian Capital of Culture. The selected cities will be audited, via video conference, on March 3 and 4, 2022 by the Jury chaired by Silvia Calandrelli who will then have to indicate to Minister Dario Franceschini the most suitable candidacy.
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Portugal 2027, A journey among the 12 candidate cities: Braga
Serafino Paternoster
Martedì, 18 Gennaio 2022
Ecocnews continues its journey among the 12 Portuguese cities that are candidates for European capital of culture for 2027. We asked all the application teams three same questions. After Leiria, Ponta Delgada and Evora, today EcocNews makes a stop in Braga.
David Sassoli: "Beauty comes from freedom"
Serafino Paternoster
Mercoledì, 12 Gennaio 2022
The untimely death of the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, caused deep pain throughout Europe and also in the EcocNews Team who had met him personally on 20 December 2019 at the closing of the Matera 2019 cultural program. In a few hours he made us understand that a smile coincides with authority and that, as he told us, "beauty comes from freedom".
David Sassoli was a friend of culture and the European capitals of culture. During the press conference in Matera he said: "We will not vote that budget of the European Commission, we as the unanimity of the European Parliament, that budget that cuts funds for culture by 20 percent". EcocNews wants to remember the great personality of David Sassoli by publishing his speech, in English, for the Matera 2019 monitoring report "Matera is a producer of culture", his extraordinary greeting at the end of the cultural program, in italian, and some videos of that memorable day.
Hi, David.
Novi Sad 2022, Opening Ceremony on January 13
Editorial staff
Venerdì, 07 Gennaio 2022
As is now known, in 2022 there will be three European capitals of culture, Novi Sad, kaunas and Esch. The first city to inaugurate the program will be Novi Sad, on January 13 at 20.22. Kaunas will follow on January 22 and then Esch on February 22 with a ceremony that will culminate on February 26. Today focus on the Opening Ceremony of Novi Sad.
France 2028, the government opens the race for Ecoc
Editorial staff
Martedì, 28 Dicembre 2021
Under the Christmas tree, French cities have found the announcement which officially opens the race for European capital of culture for 2028.