President Metsola presented the Sakharov Prize 2025 to representatives of the journalists, imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, at a ceremony in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola said: “I am proud to award this year’s Sakharov Prize to journalists Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli in recognition of their courageous struggle for freedom of expression […]
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Zaragoza wins 2026 Access City Award for leading the way in accessibility for persons with disabilities
Zaragoza (Spain) won the 2026 Access City Award, for its outstanding efforts to making the city accessible for persons with disabilities. The city takes a rights-based approach, grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Its accessibility infrastructure is composed of comprehensive municipal accessibility rules, a clear strategic plan with targets, timelines, and […]
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Valencia and Zaragoza, finalists for the Accessible City Award 2026
Piacenza (Italy), Rennes (France), Salzburg (Austria), Valencia (Spain) and Zaragoza (Spain) have been announced as finalists for the Accessible City Award 2026. These cities demonstrate a strong and sustained commitment to making urban life more accessible for people with disabilities, in areas such as access to the built environment and public spaces, public transport, facilities […]
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Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, winners of Sakharov Prize 2025
The two journalists, imprisoned in Belarus and Georgia, are the winners of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2025, which they will receive at a ceremony in the EP on 16 December. Announcing the award in the Chamber on Wednesday, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “By awarding this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of […]
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Una investigación sobre la flota fantasma rusa gana el Premio Daphne Caruana Galizia de Periodismo 2025
El martes, Follow the Money ganó el Premio Daphne Caruana Galizia de Periodismo 2025 por sacar a la luz las redes financieras ocultas con las que Rusia vende petróleo evadiendo sanciones. La investigación, coordinada por la plataforma de periodismo de investigación Follow the Money en colaboración con medios de comunicación de Bélgica, Dinamarca, Alemania, Grecia, Italia, […]
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Awarding of the III Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias Gil Award of the AEDEUR to the best doctoral thesis in European Law
The III Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias Award for the best doctoral thesis on European Union Law, organised by the Spanish Association for the Study of European Law (AEDEUR), was held in Madrid on 26 May. The event was held as part of the 5th Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias Seminar of the European Community Law Review, […]
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Encarna Samitier, Marta García Aller and Lluís Tovar, recipients of the Salvador de Madariaga 2025 Award
The winners of the 31st edition of the Salvador de Madariaga European Journalism Prize are announced today. This year’s winners are: Encarna Samitier, from 20 minutos, in the written press category; Marta García Aller, contributor to Onda Cero, in the radio category; and Lluís Tovar, from Telecinco, in the television category. Jury deliberations In the […]
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Parliament establishes a European Order of Merit
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the European Parliament establishes the European Order of Merit, the first European distinction of its kind. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the founding moment of European unity, the Bureau of the European Parliament has decided to establish a […]
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Celebrating breakthrough achievements of the winners of the 2025 EU Prize for Women Innovators
At the European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit taking place in Brussels on April 3, the Commission announced the winners and runners-up of the 11th European Prize for Women Innovators. The prize is awarded to women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, who have founded a successful company and brought innovation to the market. […]
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