2027 marks the 10th anniversary of the most important milestone in the modern history of Paphos: Its operation as the European Capital of Culture, a year when the city of Aphrodite became the European epicenter in culture, culture, tourism and more. The Mayor of Paphos tells "F" that this milestone will be honoured with splendour in Paphos, showing that "Paphos 2027" still retains everything that made it a successful Capital of Culture with the "Paphos 2017" Organization.
Angelos Onisiforou stressed that the planning for the celebration of the 10th anniversary is already progressing rapidly. Already, the Municipality has proceeded from Saturday to the open call for proposals for the anniversary program "Paphos 2017-2027", he stressed.
With this invitation, artists, creators, artistic groups and cultural institutions from Paphos and elsewhere are invited to submit proposals that could be included in the anniversary program of the celebrations.
The implementation of the plan, stressed the Mayor of Paphos, will be part of a wider program that will celebrate with splendour the 10th anniversary of the operation of our city as the European Capital of Culture. It was a year that everyone in Paphos and Cyprus enjoyed through the great actions that took place, through the very positive reactions to our operation in an impressive way as the European Capital of Culture, but also through the many infrastructure and development projects that we enjoy today, he stressed.
In order to commemorate the 10th anniversary, said Mr. Onisiforou, the Municipality of Paphos is working on a detailed plan with celebrations and actions that will be the continuation of the Organization for the European Capital of Culture Pafos 2017 and which will lead to the establishment and operation under the Municipality of Paphos of the city's Cultural Agency.
The Mayor of Paphos acknowledged that the commitments to continue Paphos 2017 through the establishment and operation of such a body were long overdue by his predecessors. Fortunately, however, the cultural action in our city continues by the Municipality, by organizations and by individuals on a regular basis, he noted, which gives us the luxury of having the raw material to build.
2027 will prove to be an important year for our city, wanting to give everywhere the message that its brilliance has not frayed since the brilliant 2017, concluded Angelos Onisiforou.
