UNESCO
UNESCO management body΄s Monitoring Committee has been inactive for 5 years
CORFU. "We have not officially received the document from the Ministry of Culture," says the Mayor.
Corfu Old Town under UNESCO’s ‘microscope’ for 11 months
CORFU. Despite the serious problems that exist, the body responsible for the implementation of the Corfu Οld Τown management plan has not met for a long time.
Meropi Ydraiou promises support for the Sinies Festival
CORFU. Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with Sinies Educational & Cultural Society board members yesterday.
Quality standards to be maintained when management of Art Cafe passes to Municipality
CORFU. Corfiot & Diapontian Mayor Meropi Ydraiou gave a press conference to discuss the main points from her meeting with Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.
Opening Heritage & Archaeological Sites for people with Special Needs
CORFU. Meeting of partners in the Opening Heritage & Archaeological Sites for people with Special Needs (OHAS) EU Erasmus+ programme.
Venice Mayor asks for Venice to be blacklisted!
VENICE. Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has asked UNESCO to put the city on the World Heritage Sites blacklist.
Citizens of Mediterranean Historical Towns: Keep cruise ships away!
VENICE. Statement from Gruppo 25 Aprile following the accident in Venice when a cruise ship crashed into a dock, hitting a moored tourist boat.
Corfu Municipality took part in the UNESCO Monuments conference in Rhodes.
RHODES. Corfu Municipality was invited to attend the conference organized by Rhodes Municipality which took place 2 - 4 November.
Civil Society Network of Mediterranean Historical Cities
CORFU. On Saturday 20 October, at the emblematic Ionian Parliament building in Corfu Town, the Statutes establishing the Civil Society Network of Historical Cities of the Eastern Mediterranean were signed.
Confusion in the town centre and in the midst of it all...a MAT police van
CORFU. In a town which is a UNESCO World Heritage Monument everything is prohibited and everything is allowed.
1.2 million Euros for biodiversity projects in the Ionian Islands
CORFU. Following the signature of Regional Governor Theodoros Galiatsatos yesterday two new biodiversity projects have been included in the ΄Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Development΄ programme which is part of the Ionian Islands Business Programme 2014-2020
Chef Marina from Corfu to take our gastronomic culture to southern Italy
CORFU. «Our own» Marina from Corfu will travel to southern Italy taking our gastronomic culture with her.
Funding approved for Corfu Old Town and Gym in North Corfu
CORFU.On Tuesday, the Municipal Council unanimously approved the funding of 480k Euros from Public Investment Program to draw up a town planning study for Corfu Old Town.
