BURGAS – CANDIDATE FOR EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2019

EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS THE WAY TO SUCCESS

WWW..BG EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE: WHAT, HOW, WHY

 THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS TITLE IN THE FIELD OF CULTURE, REWARDED BY THE EC  DATES BACK FROM 1985  OVER 40 CULTURE CAPITALS SO FAR

 GIVES CITIES OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ONE-YEAR CULTURAL PROGRAMME  EUROPEAN DIMENSION & LOCAL SPECIFICS

 BOOSTS EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 INCREASES CITY’S POPULARITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS

 BOOSTS TOURISM  HELPS DEVELOPMENT OF LONG- TERM PARTNERSHIPS BURGAS BID FOR ECC: THE MORE DIFFICULT, BUT MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO SUCCESS

Ruen Nessebar 9 MAY 2012, MAYORS OF 13 MUNICIPALITIES SIGNED PARTNERSHIP МEMORANDUM Burgas

Sozopol

Tsarevo BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE

ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATION

SEA, BEACHES, MOUNTAINS

CULTURE BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE  ARCHAEOLOGY

Ancient town of

The three Graces Local Mineral Baths Aquae Ruins of ancient Deultum Calidae City of Debelt BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE  TRADITIONS

Nestinarstvo – dancing on fire BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE  VARIOUS CULTURAL EVENTS BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE  MUSEUMS, CULTURAL CENTRES, GALLERIES, THEATRES, OPEN-AIR STAGES

Open air-theatre

Ethnographic Museum

Museum of Natural Science Cultural center “Sea casino” BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE  CRAFTS AND ARTS

Crafts center Gengera, Aytos Crafts workshops WHY PARTNERSHIP = SUCCESSFUL ECC 2019 BID

 DIVERSITY THE SECIFICS OF EVERY MUNICIPALITY

 INCREASED CAPACITY CULTURAL VENUES, HUMAN RESOURCES, ACCOMMODATIONS

 BUDGET INCL. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORSHIPS TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP

 REGULAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARTNERS  COMMON EVENTS

 COMMON COMMUNICATION STRATEGY TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIP

 MOBILE OFFICE

 ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BURGAS REGION MORE PARTNERSHIPS

 UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS

 ARTISTS, ARTISTIC SOCIETIES

Students and volunteers from demonstrate their support to Burgas2019  BULGARIAN RED CROSS – BURGAS

Eric Martin, MR BIG

 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Mayors of Burgas and Livorno (Italy) sign Partnership Agreement 13 THANK YOU!