Author: Rafael

The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and National Heritage have organised the concert “La canción del Emperador”, which is performed by Duo Orpheo and is to be held next Saturday, 18 September, at 13:00pm, at the Royal Monastery of Yuste (Cáceres).

The jury of the 14th edition of the Carlos V European Award, granted by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, has decided to award the prize to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in “recognition of her long political career in the service of Europe, having been a strong supporter of the European integration process and of the important strategic role of Europe in the international scene”. This was announced today at a press conference by the General Director of External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura and President of the Executive Committee of Yuste Foundation, Rosa Balas, along with the Director of Yuste Foundation, Juan Carlos Moreno.

The former president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, winner of the European Carlos V Award in 2004, has died at the age of 81.

On Monday, the president of Regional Government of Extremadura and the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, Guillermo Fernández Vara, advocated “understanding the role we must play from Spain and also from the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste, better than ever; that of serving as a bridge between the European Union and Latin America”