ARD TV, the broadcaster from Germany, has been filming at a café in York city centre today (Sunday)
It’s one of a number of European media outlets that has shown interest in the flags debate in the city.
A crew was seen outside the Vanilla Café on College street.
They were filming York traders who are displaying the flags of all nations to show support to international students and visitors to the city. The businesses displaying the bunting are also offering themselves as a safe space to anyone who feels threatened.
The idea for the global bunting has come from Fly all the Nation’s Flags in York, previously known as the International Flagging Committee.
It had earlier responded to the number of St George’s and Union flags attached to lampposts around York by adding the flags of all other nations, “to show, they said, York is inclusive and that people do respect other cultures”.
Isabella, a Phd student at the University of York who’s one of the organisers of Fly All The Flags, said she had talked to a number of media outlets from Europe recently, including the French newspaper Le Monde.
She said similar debates are happening all over Europe and it was good to see the TV crew in the city.
They have also been to see the owner of The Fossgate Social and they interviewed one of the employees of the York Designer Dress Agency as well, she added.
Isabella said more than 50 businesses have agreed to put up the bunting, with many indie traders on Fishergate and Goodramgate joining up.
