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The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation has opened the call for applications for 18 Carlos V European Award – Angela Merkel European Research and Mobility Grants for European Studies. Each grant is valued at €2,500, with a total allocation of €45,000 for this call.

The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation opened the call for applications for the Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses, aimed at supporting the development of research work while promoting reflection and the exchange of ideas among university researchers and professionals on Ibero-American and European topics.

The Regional Government of Extremadura and the board of trustees and staff of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation express their deepest condolences on the passing, at the age of 90, of Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former minister of Education and Science and former director-general of UNESCO. Mayor Zaragoza was also a member of the Academy of Yuste since 2008, when he was inducted into the Leonardo Da Vinci chair during the ceremony to deliver the Carlos V European Award to French lawyer and politician Simone Veil.

The board of trustees of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, which convened today under the presidency of the president of the Regional Government of Extremadura and chair of this board, María Guardiola, approved the action plan for 2025. This comprehensive programme encompasses around one hundred activities aimed at furthering the study and analysis of European and Ibero-American realities, while also promoting and strengthening Extremadura’s ties with Europe and Ibero-America.

The Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste and the Minas de Almadén Parque Minero are leading the project “IVEPC – Integrar los valores europeos en el patrimonio cultural”, initiated by Patrimonio Nacional and the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation. It is one of the ten initiatives selected by EHL-Bureau, co-financed by the European Union, to carry out actions promoting cultural values and relationships between sites recognised with the European Heritage Label.

Over 150 participants from 26 countries registered for the follow-up meeting and conclusion of the sessions entitled, “EU-CELAC Relations: Creating Certainty in the Face of Common Global Challenges”, held at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union (REPER) in Brussels. The event was organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.

“In these turbulent times we are living in, the future is at stake; we must, therefore, strengthen the strategic alliance between Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean”. This was stated by Pablo Hurtado, director-general of External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, during the closing ceremony of the event “EU-CELAC Relations: Creating Certainty in the Face of Common Global Challenges”, held on 21st and 22nd November at the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe. The event was organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation.

With the aim of creating spaces for dialogue and reflection, and providing a joint response to the common challenges faced by the countries of the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation of the Government of Spain, have organised the meeting entitled “EU-CELAC Relations: Creating Certainty in the Face of Common Global Challenges”, which will take place on 21st and 22nd November at the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe (Cáceres).

Academics, experts, and specialists from Spain, Italy, and Mexico gathered for four days at a scientific and academic congress aimed at interpreting and uncovering the legacy of the so-called “Twelve Apostles of Mexico” in today’s society. These intellectuals, brought together by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and the Royal Academy of Extremadura for Arts and Letters, sought to highlight through presentations and discussions the humanistic, social, political, cultural, and religious contributions of the twelve Franciscan monks who traveled from the convent of Belvís de Monroy to Mexico, leaving a lasting impact as a model of Spain’s best heritage in America.

The “Twelve Apostles of Mexico” played a crucial role as cultural mediators, protecting indigenous peoples and promoting equality among native communities.