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Latvian Top DJ turns European tables

By Florian Mueck • Sep 7th, 2010 • Category: Home Zone Latvia, Music Theme, The Festival Embassy, Top News

Riga, September 7 2010 // Lithuania, Russia, Estonia, Israel, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and of course Latvia, his home country. Andre Crash, a.k.a. DJ Crash, is the master of many European turntables. Now he is integral part of this movement and we are more than happy about it!



The Festival - how we turned a vision into a project

By Florian Mueck • Aug 5th, 2010 • Category: The Project

Albert Einstein said, “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”
The idea to bring millions of Europeans together in one place - The Festival - where they can live, experience and enjoy Europe together - you might call it absurd.
But after almost four years of spinning the European [...]



Athens-based Thinksters join the European movement

By Florian Mueck • Aug 3rd, 2010 • Category: European Thinkers, Home Zone Greece, The Festival Embassy, Top News

Athens, August 3 2010 // Based in Athens, thinksters is the first youth think tank in Greece focused on everyday leadership. Young leaders in politics, art and science have found their place to speak up, display their work and realize their ideas. Founder Konstantinos Kyranakis acknowledges that inspiring people about Europe is a powerful idea and promises to support The Festival by any means.



Europe – how to unleash a common spirit

By Florian Mueck • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: European Journalists, Home Zone Spain, The Festival Themes, Top News

Barcelona, June 28 2010 // We have been granted the magnificient opportunity to present our movement to 680 guests at the upcoming TEDx event in Barcelona on July 7 2010. The 15-20 minute presentation titled “Europe - how to unleash a common spirit” will also be transmitted to the Internet via live stream.



Argir Kovatliev - a fashion architect from Bulgaria

By Florian Mueck • May 12th, 2010 • Category: Fashion Theme, Home Zone Bulgaria, The Festival Embassy, Top News

Sofia, May 12 2010 // An upcoming Bulgarian fashion designer was clearly missing in our list of The Festival Family Members. Now we have one. His name is Argir Kovatliev and we would like to send out a very warm welcome to Sofia.



The Boat Trip

By Florian Mueck • May 6th, 2010 • Category: European brand, Movement Partners, The Project, Top News

Europe, May 6 2010 // “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery, “The Wisdom of the Sands” French writer (1900 - 1944)



The most important thing is to make it happen

By Florian Mueck • Mar 23rd, 2010 • Category: European Thinkers, Home Zone Norway, The Project, Top News

Oslo, March 23 2010 // Knowing Eddie Mendes is like knowing the world… He stumbled across this project by coincidence. Ever since he has been brainstorming, helping with ideas, contacting brands and potential Official Ambassadors. It is people like Eddie who make this dream come true…



Philipp Baben der Erde: Multicreative and European

By Florian Mueck • Mar 17th, 2010 • Category: Art Theme, Film Theme, Home Zone Germany, The Festival Embassy, Top News

Paris, March 17 2010 // If your girlfriend is Belorussian, you are German, and you live in Paris and Berlin, then you can definitely be considered a citizen of Europe. Philipp Baben der Erde is this European citizen’s name. Photographer, artist, cameraman, and director - Philipp is multicreative and a passionate European.



Become a partner of The Festival

By Florian Mueck • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: European brand, The Project

Socrates, Copernicus, or Shakespeare - that is the question…
Thank you for your interest in The Festival, a European movement which started to move in October 2006.
After an intense evaluation process which helped pave the way to bringing the first European get-together on a people-to-people level to life, we are very pleased to present to you [...]



Paolo Petrocelli: “A small voice” for Europe

By Florian Mueck • Mar 7th, 2010 • Category: European Journalists, Home Zone Italy, Music Theme, The Festival Embassy, Top News

Rome, March 7 2010 // With style and to the point. It seems as if our newest family member Paolo Petrocelli from Rome knew exactly where and how he wants to contribute to the European world of music. A musician, journalist, marketing manager of an incredible Italian symphonic orchestra and an enthusiastic European - what else can we ask for…