BURGAS – CANDIDATE FOR EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2019 EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS THE WAY TO SUCCESS WWW.BURGAS.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 Sungurlare Nessebar Aytos 9 MAY 2012, MAYORS OF 13 Pomorie MUNICIPALITIES SIGNED Karnobat PARTNERSHIP МEMORANDUM Kameno Burgas Sozopol Sredets Primorsko Tsarevo Malko Tarnovo BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATION SEA, BEACHES, MOUNTAINS CULTURE BURGAS REGION: WHO ARE WE ARCHAEOLOGY Ancient town of Sozopol 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! Burgas Municipality.