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Creating synergies to increase the presence of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation in Cáceres and Badajoz, while also strengthening collaboration in the development of joint activities, were among the main conclusions of the separate meetings held by Fernando Pizarro, director of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, with the mayor of Cáceres, Rafael Mateos, and the mayor of Badajoz, Ignacio Gragera.

The church of the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste will host two concerts as part of the Emperor’s Music Concert Series, an initiative that brings the musical heritage associated with Charles V, his era and his historical and cultural legacy to the public. The series is organised by Patrimonio Nacional and the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, with the collaboration of the Cooperation Network of the Routes of Emperor Charles V, the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Provincial Council of Cáceres and the Provincial Council of Badajoz and the European Heritage Label. Admission to both concerts will be free, subject to capacity.

The staff of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation held a working meeting in Plasencia to advance work on the Strategic Plan that will set out the institution’s main priorities for the next four years. The institution’s director, Fernando Pizarro, highlighted the main objectives as “strengthening links with Ibero-America; increasing the Foundation’s recognition among the public in the region; and consolidating Extremadura as a bridge between Europe and Ibero-America”.

The director of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, Fernando Pizarro, has held a number of meetings with local actors in the Campo Arañuelo region with the aim of laying the groundwork for future joint initiatives to promote projects that bring together the Foundation’s objectives and activities with those of the surrounding area.

The director of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, Fernando Pizarro, has sent a letter to the ambassador of Colombia to Spain, Eduardo Ávila Navarrete, expressing the Foundation’s solidarity and support for the Colombian people following the devastating earthquake that has affected several regions of the country.

The director of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, Fernando Pizarro, has begun a series of meetings with regional and national institutions aimed at strengthening existing partnerships while also exploring new avenues for cooperation, with a view to laying the groundwork for future projects within the Foundation’s areas of activity.

Today, the director general for European Affairs and External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Pablo Hurtado, opened the doctoral seminar being held over the next three days at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste. The event is organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation.

The Board of Trustees of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation approved the 2025 annual financial statements and annual activity report on Monday during an online meeting chaired by the president of the Regional Government of Extremadura, María Guardiola Martín.

The director general for European Affairs and External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Pablo Hurtado, opened the third and final Campus Yuste course, entitled “Marriage, Empire and Diplomacy: The Dynastic Policy of the Habsburgs (15th–17th Centuries)”, organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation as part of the 27th International Summer/Autumn Courses of the University of Extremadura.

“Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean face both the challenge and the tremendous opportunity of preserving their historic relationship while working together to develop responses to an increasingly complex world”. These were the words of Pablo Hurtado, director-general for European Affairs and External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, at the opening of the course “UE–LAC Relations: Opportunities and Challenges in a Transforming World”, which is being held until Friday at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste, “a site of European memory from which Yuste Foundation promotes dialogue, reflection and exchange between Europe and Ibero-America”.