On the 15th of August 2017, the world celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Partition of India. In 1947, India became divided from British India and a new country- Pakistan was formed. This changed the lives of the citizens of this great continent. To mark […]

There is some good news for travellers who would like to visit United States more often. In May 2018, low cost airlines Primera Air will start transatlantic flights to New York and Boston from Birmingham Airport. News are good not only for business people, who […]

Jamaican Consulate-Birmingham and Birmingham Commonwealth association jointly organised The Jamaican Athletic Team Dinner/Charity Auction – Friday 28th July 2017 -The Great Hall, Birmingham University 7 pm – 12.00 am   The Jamaican Athletic Team will shortly be at their training camp at Birmingham University  prior […]

A chance to pre-arrange meetings with business, technology and research partners from Turkey. To coincide with Automechanika Birmingham the Enterprise Europe Network Midlands is organising a B2B Matchmaking event on the 7th June. Turkish companies from the automotive industry are seeking UK partners: distributors, subcontractors, […]

Hon. Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho, will be leading a delegation of Government and business leaders to London on the 5th April 2016 to engage with the business community and update on the opportunities in Lesotho. You are invited to the Lesotho Investment Forum […]

The recently approved £50 million Youth Employment Initiative project has been brought up jointly by Birmingham and Solihull Councils. The Youth Promise Plus, funded by the European Social Fund through the Department for Work and Pensions, targets young people who find it hardest to get into […]

The conference “Cities for accessibility, jobs and inclusion – breaking down barriers together”, which has been jointly organised by the city of Lisbon, the city of Berlin and EUROCITIES, will take place in Lisbon City Hall on 18-19 June 2015. The conference aims to: Explore the […]

Our sister city Leipzig celebrates its 1000th anniversary this year. A rich programme of events has been put together by Leipzig and we are proud to be a part of some of them. Recently, Birmingham was invited to take part in the Leipzig’s first International Children and Youth Art Exhibition. […]

City leaders from the EUROCITIES network met MEPs from the European Parliament’s Urban Intergroup on 25 February. This follows the European Commission’s launch last year of a debate on the EU urban agenda. The EU Urban Agenda is essentially about how EU initiatives that impact […]

National Express and Birmingham City Council stood proudly shoulder to shoulder last week at the announcement of an internship programme between Chicago and Birmingham.  The announcement made at the British Consulate in Chicago, is significant as it marks a reinvigoration of the Birmingham Sister City relationship. […]