Summer in Rijeka – European Capital of Culture brings many events Rijeka, the city that in this incredible year 2020 bears the European Capital of Culture title, after two months of mandatory isolation, returns into focus of the cultural public, artists and the audience. About ten music festival and weekend concerts, thirty drama and dance…
During the solemn meeting of the City Council, held at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan Zajc, within the celebration of St. Vitus’ Day, patron saint of Rijeka, public recognitions the City of Rijeka were assigned.
Based on her own request, Emina Višnić was relieved of her duties as the company’s director, and Irena Kregar Šegota was appointed to that position.
At a press conference that brought together numerous journalists, a cultural and artistic programme was announced to be held in Rijeka during May and June, coloured by measures of reduced social contacts and a ban on public gatherings.
Owing to the selection conducted by the European Best Destinations, a European organisation based in Brussels, Rijeka has been included among top 10 European destinations for 2020, based on votes cast by travellers from 179 countries from around the world. From 15 January to 5 February 2020, travellers and tourists from around the…
A large-scale opening program that took place on 1st February 2020, and lasted for 24 hours, marked a date on which the city of Rijeka officially took over the title of the European Capital of Culture, as well as the actual start of perhaps the most important, and certainly the most interesting cultural year in city’s history.
Tens of thousands of people attended the central EcoC opening programme hat communicated the courageous messages on the values upon which modern Europe is founded
The City of Rijeka has given a reception for a business delegation from the friendly Chinese city of Dalian.
The Rijeka – European Capital of Culture 2020 programme presentation ceremony and a meet-and-greet with sponsors and reporters took place at Exportdrvo in Rijeka, which is slated to become an important venue for exhibitions and other events as part of the extensive ECoC culture and arts offer next year.
The Development Strategy of Rijeka is based on the Strategy of the European Union until 2020 and on electoral programme RI2020 with which the same-named coalition won local elections in May/June 2013.
