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19 March 2010
Over 200 candidatures from forty-six countries in contention for the 2010 Prince of Asturias Awards
These exclude nominations made through consulates and embassies and those for Sports and Concord Award categories, which have a 23rd July deadline.
The nomination period closed at 2 p.m. today, Friday 19th. Figures will be swelled during the coming weeks by nominations made at Spanish embassies and consulates abroad, as well as by candidatures proposed by the members of the Juries for each category, who have until two days before the Jury is convened.
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Ismaíl Kadaré, José Narro, Margaret Chan and Klaus Wowereit delivered their speeches at the 2009 Prince of Asturias Awards presentation ceremony
24 October 2009The event took place on Friday 23rd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.
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Sixteen bagpipe maestros performed “la Alborada de los Premios Príncipe de Asturias” (the Dawn of the Prince of Asturias Awards)
23 October 2009The performance was be the first of the events held on Friday 23rd and took place at 10,00 a.m. outside the Cathedral of Oviedo
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Live programmes from Oviedo
20 October 2009More than a thousand journalists from more than a hundred media stations worldwide accredited to cover the XXIX Prince of Asturias Awards.
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Other news
- Concert “Europe hails Christmas: The Messiah”
- Teresa Sanjurjo, appointed director of the Prince of Asturias Foundation
- The venue for Sir David Attenborough’s conference moves to the LABoral Centre for Art and Creative Industries in Gijón
- The XVIII Music Week finale concert was presided over by T.H.R. the Prince and Princess of Asturias
- TVE and RNE to offer the official signal of the Prince of Asturias Awards Grand Presentation Ceremony