{"id":64046,"date":"2023-12-21T12:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=64046"},"modified":"2023-12-21T12:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T11:19:28","slug":"tirana-declared-2025-mediterranean-capital-of-culture-and-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/tirana-declared-2025-mediterranean-capital-of-culture-and-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirana declared 2025 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After titles such as European Youth Capital and European City of Sports, Tirana has been declared the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue for the year 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The good news was announced by the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who did not hide his enthusiasm for the new title that the capital of Albanians will bear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Year of Youth and the Year of Sports, in 2024 we will host B40, which is the largest association of municipalities in the region, where Tirana holds the Presidency. We will be ready for a super year in 2025, where Tirana will not only shine, as it has shone all this time, but will have the richest cultural activity in the Mediterranean,\u201d said Veliaj.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire Mediterranean will be in Tirana for the culture that Tirana offers, our capital,\u201d Veliaj concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Tirana &#8211; Kryeqyteti Mesdhetar i Kultur\u00ebs dhe Dialogut 2025! \ud83c\udfad\ud83d\udcac<\/p>\n<p>Nuk e fsheh dot entuziazmin \ud83d\ude0d p\u00ebr nj\u00eb super lajm p\u00ebr qytetin ton\u00eb fantastik, i cili n\u00eb vitin 2025 do t\u00eb jet\u00eb kryeqendra e kultur\u00ebs n\u00eb Mesdhe, si nj\u00eb tjet\u00ebr mund\u00ebsi p\u00ebr t\u00eb rr\u00ebfyer tradit\u00ebn dhe mikpritjen shqiptare\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJXQQcJ3K5\">pic.twitter.com\/UJXQQcJ3K5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Erion Veliaj #ECS2023 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 (@erionveliaj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erionveliaj\/status\/1737468076692570456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Igli Hasani, congratulated Tirana and Mayor Erion Veliaj for being declared the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Tirana and the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, for being awarded the designation of the 2025 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue from the Union for the Mediterranean,\u201d Hasani wrote in a post on the social network X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe European vision of Tirana will showcase tolerance, inclusivity and sustainable development for the whole Mediterranean region,\u201d Hasani concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tirana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tirana<\/a> and the Mayor of Tirana, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erionveliaj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@erionveliaj<\/a> for being awarded the designation of the 2025 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue from the Union for Mediterranean <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UfMSecretariat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UfMSecretariat<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The European vision of Tirana \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 will showcase tolerance, inclusivity\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p757JTFLkk\">https:\/\/t.co\/p757JTFLkk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Igli Hasani (@IgliHasani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IgliHasani\/status\/1737505537372156208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After titles such as European Youth Capital and European City of Sports, Tirana has been declared the Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue for the year 2025. 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