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1,400-year-old olive trees transplanted to Dubai's The World

1,400-year-old olive trees transplanted to Dubai's The World
4 June 2014

Real estate agent and developer, Kleindienst Group, has announced that its flagship The Heart of Europe development on Dubai’s The World is the...

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Brazil's favelas offer alternative budget accommodation for World Cup fans

Brazil's favelas offer alternative budget accommodation for World Cup fans
4 June 2014

By the time the World Cup is over, Mary Santos da Silva hopes she will be able to afford to build an extra floor on the roof of her house. A...

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Paris Officials Seek Artistic Solution to Tourists’ Love Locks Obsession

Paris Officials Seek Artistic Solution to Tourists’ Love Locks Obsession
3 June 2014

It’s a global trend that has captured the imagination – and hearts – of romantics around the world, but it seems the tide may be turning against...

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Ibiza losing summer music festivals crowd to Croatia

Ibiza losing summer music festivals crowd to Croatia
3 June 2014

When it comes to summer music festivals, the Europeans have always done it a little better than the rest of the world. Every year between June and...

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How Soviet Kitchens Became Hotbeds Of Dissent And Culture

How Soviet Kitchens Became Hotbeds Of Dissent And Culture
3 June 2014

When Nikita Khrushchev emerged as the leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin’s death in 1953, one of the first things he addressed was the...

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Regional Gastronomy: Between Innovation and Tradition

Regional Gastronomy: Between Innovation and Tradition
2 June 2014

An international expert meeting on Regional Gastronomy: Between Innovation and Tradition was organised by IGCAT, ATLAS and the Polytechnic...

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Minho launches candidacy for European Region of Gastronomy 2016

Minho launches candidacy for European Region of Gastronomy 2016
1 June 2014

The Minho region of Northern Portugal became the first partner in the European Region of Gastronomy Programme to officially announce plans for its...

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Creativity and culture to take centre stage in Belfast

Creativity and culture to take centre stage in Belfast
29 May 2014

The first details of a new £900,000 Creative and Cultural Fund for Belfast, which will bring a series of large-scale cross-community arts projects...

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Members consulted for new Agenda 21 Culture

Members consulted for new Agenda 21 Culture
29 May 2014

According to the circular 95 sent by Agenda 21 Culture, the process of producing a new Agenda 21 for culture was approved by UCLG in 2013. It...

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1st IGCAT board meeting December 2013

1st IGCAT board meeting December 2013
28 May 2014
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Collaboration IGCAT and Creative Tourism Network

Collaboration IGCAT and Creative Tourism Network
27 May 2014

We are proud to announce our collaboration with Creative Tourism Network. The Creative Tourism Network shares IGCAT’s interest in the...

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The EUHeritage TOUR is entering the real!

The EUHeritage TOUR is entering the real!
26 May 2014

After 8 months of intense, collaborative, engaging work, the Consortium partners achieved a lot of relevant milestones in the roadmap, and lots of...

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Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

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Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

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Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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