It is the first time a European programme is awarded this honor. Prior award recipients include: Jacques Delors, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jorge Sampaio, Helmut Kohl, Simone Veil, Jose Manuel Barroso, Sofia Corradi, Marcelino Oreja Aguirre….
“The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation established the ‘Carlos V European Award’ in order to reward the work of people, organisations, projects, or initiatives which through their efforts and dedication have contributed to the general knowledge and enhancement of Europe’s cultural, social, scientific, and historical values, as well as to the process of European construction and integration”.