Today's Festival of Europe events

Dr Michael Cullen will speak on "European Investment in New Zealand" at a dinner at the Stamford Plaza Hotel.

Israel Week at the Somerset Grand Metropolis Hotel continues.

Swiss Arts Council "Why Make Prints?" exhibition is on at the University of Auckland conference centre, Symonds St, until November 19.

International hotels in the CBD have adopted countries and their cuisine for the duration of the festival. Try a taste of Belgium at the Stamford Plaza or Ireland at the Copthorne Harbour City.

* The three-week festival, celebrating all things European, finishes on November 18 with a black-tie charity ball.