Bulgaria’s southern city of Plovdiv is to receive a total of BGN 20 million to implement the program with which it won the European Capital of Culture (ECOC) competition for 2019. The amount of the financial resources to be received by Plovdiv was specified in a letter of Bulgaria’s caretaker
With 20 years of history, the SITC ( Saló Internacional de Turisme de Catalunya) wants to renew its image and format in order to adapt to the new times in the tourism sector. For this reason, it has been considered appropriate to change its name, so that in the next
IGCAT attended the ExpAliments 2014 fair which took place on Saturday 18 October at the Campus de l’Alimentació of Torribera. This Food and Nutrition Fair was organized by the Campus de l’Alimentació of the University of Barcelona in collaboration with Santa Coloma de Gramenet’s City Council. It was the 5th edition
Foodlogica is a system where food is transported throughout the city of Amsterdam using electric bikes. Last June the Cities Foundation launched Foodlogica, a logistical service that runs on electric trikes and links local food producers, consumers and businesses in Amsterdam’s city center through transport that reduces emissions, congestion and pollution. They
Every region of Europe takes pride in its own, characteristic type of bread. These are not ‘special occasion’ breads made for a particular celebration or ritual. These are the breads served daily. All of these ‘take-pride-in breads’ are the result of a culture’s baking skills and differ according to how
The tastes of Europe’s regions and cities should be better promoted and protected through EU support. This was the conclusion of a seminar by the EPP Group in the Committee of the Regions, which took place during OPEN DAYS: European Week of Regions and Cities. Quality and consumer choice were
‘Elpis’ enterprise is organising the international event: “The Creative Economy – an Infinite Opportunity for Growth” on October 18th at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece in partnership with the British Council. The event launches the Greek translation of Felipe Buitrago Restrepo and Iván Duque’s, “The orange Economy- an Infinite Opportunity”,
The insect authorities assembling in Ede, a town in the central Netherlands, believe that entomophagy could be an elegant solution to many problems. Insects are chock-full of protein and rich in essential micronutrients, such as iron and zinc. They don’t need as much space as livestock, emit lower levels of
It might be about to celebrate its centenary, but radio is one of the most ageless of communication media. It still has plenty to say, particularly on issues like agriculture, the environment and food, where information is often approximate and hard to access. This is why Slow Food has decided
Costa Rica continues to lead the way in sustainable tourism with the addition of two new areas to the country’s well established Certification of Sustainable Tourism (CST) programme, which will now also regulate food establishments and coastal/marine tour operators. This addition will help promote the country’s traditional gastronomy and protect
ExpAliments is the main Campus de l’Alimentació of Torribera Fair (Barcelona). It is organized in collaboration with the Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and sponsored by Gallina Blanca – Star. This year it coincides with the celebration of the World Food Day so, it has been considered appropriate to
French gastronomy is famous for its excellence all around the world. So much so that UNESCO recognizes it as an intangible heritage of humanity. On September 26th, 2014, the French Minister of Agriculture Stephane Le Foll teamed up with fellow ministers to show their support for the fourth annual “Fête
The UNWTO Executive Council stressed the need to promote new governance models to foster closer cooperation between tourism and culture in order to advance the sustainable development of cultural tourism. The importance of building new partnership models for the sustainable development of cultural tourism gained particular relevance at the 99th
Valletta can benefit from becoming more intercultural, SOS Malta, a human-rights NGO, said during a meeting with Council of Europe experts for their ‘Valletta Living Together’ project. This 16-month project is co-financed by the EU Fund for the Integration of Third Country Nationals and aims to improve integration and intercultural
During the process of updating the Agenda 21 for culture, the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Committee on Culture launched an online consultation questionnaire in March 2014. The document ‘Agenda 21 for culture, today and tomorrow: questionnaire results’ offers a summary of the contributions and includes an analysis of
A hunger for culinary knowledge has created a burgeoning trend in Tasmania’s tourism sector. There is increasing demand from visitors to know where their food and drink comes from and how it is grown and produced. The trend has been dubbed info-tourism and a growing number of Tasmanian producers are
