Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees

The Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees held its annual accounts meeting at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo today, during which the audit report and management report corresponding to the financial year 2024 were presented.

In addition to hearing reports from the institution’s president, Ana I. Fernández, and director, Teresa Sanjurjo, the Trustees were presented with the Foundation’s 2024 Annual Report. They were also informed as to financial situation and assets the institution, which ended the year with positive net income and a level of expenditure (7.1 million euros) somewhat higher than that of the previous year. The detailed annual report can be consulted on the Foundation’s website: www.fpa.es/en.

The Trustees also approved the incorporation of the Agrupación Mutua Aseguradora (chaired by Ana Pastor Julián), Seville’s Real Maestranza de Caballería (represented by Santiago de León y Domecq) and Redeia (chaired by Beatriz Corredor Sierra) to the Princess of Asturias Board of Trustees, which is an honorary body. The transport company Alsa, until now a Patron of the Foundation, joins the Board of Trustees and will be represented by its president, Jacobo Cosmen Menéndez-Castañedo.

The incorporation of Sarama Inversiones (chaired by Juan Rodríguez Inciarte) as a Patron of the Foundation was likewise approved.

Also on the agenda was the approval of the Regulations governing the 2026 Princess of Asturias Awards and Exemplary Town of Asturias Award.

2024 Activities Report

Among the details and information related to the activities undertaken throughout 2024, the most significant correspond to the granting and presentation of the Princess of Asturias Awards and the arrangements for the cultural week surrounding the latter event. Last year’s Awards Week comprised 102 events –all open to the public and free of charge– which were attended by around 43 000 people. Furthermore, the cultural programme for schools in the Principality of Asturias received 12 766 participations by pupils from 159 schools.