The project Forum on the Future of the EU, by “Equipo Europa”, has been the winner in Spain of the 2024 edition of the Charlemagne Youth Prize. The aim of this project, which was carried out in the context of the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council and the European election year, is to bring […]
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A Spaniard among the three winners of the EU Prize for Women Innovators
The Commission has announced the winners of the 10th edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators. The winner of the “Emerging Innovators” category is María González Manso, CEO and co-founder of tucuvi, which automates follow-up phone consultations using empathic artificial intelligence. In the Women Innovators category, the winner Rana Sanyal (Turkey) is the Chief […]
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Two projects in Madrid and Barcelona, finalists for the Mies Van Der Rohe Contemporary Architecture Award
The European Commission and the Mies van der Rohe Foundation will announce the seven finalists who will compete for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards. There will be five in the architecture category and two in the emerging category. After shortlisting 40 works, the international jury of […]
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Three EU-backed scientists win Crafoord Prize for Astronomy and Mathematics
Their fascinating new insight into phenomena imperceptible to the human eye has earned mathematician Claire Voisin and astrophysicists Conny Aerts and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard the prestigious Crafoord Prize in Mathematics and Astronomy. What secrets lie inside the Sun and other stars? How can we describe shapes that cannot be seen? This year’s Crafoord Prize in Astronomy […]
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EU young translators’ contest unveils this year’s 27 winners
The European Commission announces the 27 young winners of its 17th EU young translation contest (Juvenes Translatores) for secondary schools. The topic of this year was ‘daring to make a difference’. Over 3 000 enthusiastic participants put their language skills to the test, choosing to translate a text between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages. While English has […]
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Spanish group Ralphie Choo, winner of the “Music Moves Europe” Awards
Five promising European bands won the Music Moves Europe Awards 2024 at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen (The Netherlands). Selected from fifteen nominees by an expert jury, Ralphie Choo (Spain), Yunè Pinku (Ireland), Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria), Giift (Denmark) and freekind (Slovenia) topped the 2024 edition, which also marked the 20th anniversary of the awards. Moreover, […]
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Valencia kicks off 2024 as new European Green Capital
The Spanish city of Valencia officially starts, today, as the European Green Capital 2024. To celebrate this achievement, over 400 activities and events are foreseen to reach all sectors of the city, from specialised audiences in sustainability, production, and business, to the residents of Valencia. The purpose is to raise awareness of the triple crisis […]
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San Cristóbal de La Laguna wins the Accessible City 2024 Award
The Spanish city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna has won the 2024 Access City Award for its dedication to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities. The municipality has prioritised the accessibility of persons with disabilities across urban spaces, transportation systems, and social activities. For example, all vehicles and all stations of the city’s tram […]
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2023 EP journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck
A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece. The joint investigation by the Greek investigative outlet Solomon, in collaboration with Forensis, the German public broadcaster StrgF/ARD, and the British newspaper The Guardian revealed how […]
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