After Valletta (in 2018), Victoria and Birgu are candidates to become the European Capital of Culture in 2031.For the two Maltese towns, this is a unique opportunity to showcase a remarkable cultural heritage and become a magnet for millions of tourists and travellers for a whole year.

On a day of great significance for European cultural promotion, GO!2025, the future European Capital of Culture, made its international debut in Paris, at a special event organised at the House of Slovenia in the Parc de la Villette.

In the past days Culture Minister Asta Vrečko and Nova Gorica Mayor Samo Turel signed an agreement under which an additional EUR 3 million will be allocated to the institute running the Slovenian part of the 2025 European Capital of Culture project, which will be hosted jointly by Nova Gorica and Italy's Gorizia.

At various locations in the Salzkammergut, the animated sculptures by Eva Schlegel in collaboration with 2MVD, one of Austria’s most internationally renowned artists, will be visible outside and inside using a QR code.

Do you run or work in a coffeeshop in Galway city, European capital of culture in 2020/2021 or Salthill?

In 2030 there will be three countries to designate the European Capital of Culture: Cyprus, Belgium and one of the candidate countries to join the European Union. For EcocNews, it would be fair for the third country to be Ukraine, and for this reason we have launched a public petition. Meanwhile, some candidate cities are already emerging for Cyprus and for Belgium.

The city of Turku in southwest Finland has announced that Sigge Architects is the winner of an international architecture competition to design the world’s first Museum of History and the Future.

Burgos, one of the candidate cities to be the European Capital of Culture for Spain in 2031, has launched a call for artists to be included in its cultural programme, specifically in the project 'Sala Negra' in Forum Evolucion.

After a six-year break, the open-air show Tõrva Loits will take place again on July 20th in Tõrva. Estonia’s largest symbiosis of fire, water, and music will be titled "Ouroboros" this year, symbolizing the infinite cycle of life with the ancient and mystical emblem of a snake eating its own tail.

They invite you to apply to curate the 20th edition of Mediterranea, the international biennial for young artists, which will take place next year in Nova Gorica, as part of the official GO! 2025 programme.