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Princess of Asturias Awards 06/17/2016
27 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
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The meetings of the jury responsible for awarding the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, the seventh of eight international awards that will be bestowed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, will be held on June 21st and 22nd. The awards will be bestowed this year for the XXXVI edition in their history.
As stated in the Statutes of the Foundation, the Princess of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding “the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. In keeping with these principles, the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation shall be conferred on those “whose work with another or others in areas such as public health, universal education, environmental protection and social and economic development, among others, constitutes an outstanding contribution at the international level”.
Twenty seven candidatures from Cuba, Germany, France, Ireland, India, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Switzerland, the United States and Spain, have been nominated for this award.
The Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the accolade, a cash prize of €50,000, a diploma and an insignia.
Members of the juries will hold an initial meeting with the media at 11 A.M. (GMT+2:00) on Tuesday 21st in the “Salón de Consejos” of the Reconquista Hotel (on the first floor), immediately prior to being formally convened and starting their deliberations. The jury will then elect a president from amongst them. The jury secretary will be appointed by the Foundation.
Their decision will be made public at 12 noon (GMT+2:00) on Wednesday 22nd in the “Salón Covadonga” of the hotel (on the ground floor), and jury members will then be available for interviews.
The reading of the jury’s decision will be broadcast live for more than 150 countries via the main national and international radio and television channels. The signal will be openly transmitted via Hispasat satellite (America and Europe). In addition, there will be a live Internet broadcast at the Foundation's website: www.fpa.es
Jury composition
The Jury, which is to meet at the Reconquista Hotel, will be made up of the following members:
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