The Andalusian Regional Government, through the Three Cultures Foundation of the Mediterranean, together with the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, organises it

The 1st edition of the Mediterranean Awards is here

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In Spain, Andalusia is a historic and internationally recognised region, not only in the Mediterranean, but also in the rest of the world. It is also an area of coexistence and respect for the different cultures that have lived there throughout history.

Based on this premise, the Regional Government of Andalusia, through the Three Cultures Foundation of the Mediterranean, announces the 1st Edition of the Mediterranean Awards, to be presented on 30 November, under the auspices of the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions and with the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Morocco. 

In line with the "New Agenda for the Mediterranean" adopted in 2021, the year in which these Awards were launched, the Three Cultures Foundation wants to contribute to relaunching and strengthening the strategic partnership between the European Union and its southern partners, joining forces in the search for common responses to global challenges.

To achieve this purpose, the Mediterranean Awards are created with the aim of serving as a tool to make visible, publicise and publicly recognise the work of individuals and/or institutions, companies and other organisations that have contributed to boosting the Mediterranean identity, promoting sustainable and integrated development on all its shores, fostering peace, intercultural and interreligious dialogue in the Mediterranean basin, focusing on the elements that are common to us in order to overcome what separates us.

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The Mediterranean Awards, in their first edition, which will take place on 30 November 2022, are awarded in two main categories, the first of which is further subdivided into five categories. In total, 6 awards will be presented.

  • Mediterráneo Digital Award (PMD): projects of institutions or companies (whether SMEs, micro-SMEs, cooperatives, etc.) or other organisations, or individuals, that contribute to increasing competitiveness or improving services thanks to digitalisation are awarded.
  • Green Mediterranean Award (PMV): projects of institutions or companies (whether SMEs, micro-SMEs, cooperatives, etc.) or other organisations, or individuals, that contribute to reducing the ecological footprint or environmental impact in the Mediterranean and making it a more sustainable area.
  • Mediterranean Women's Prize (PMM): aimed at projects by institutions or companies (whether SMEs, micro-SMEs, cooperatives, etc.) or other organisations, or individuals, that favour the empowerment of women at all levels of economic, cultural, scientific or academic activity, contributing to the reduction in the Mediterranean of existing obstacles to women's access, especially in rural areas, to all its potential and resources, without discrimination on the grounds of gender.
  • Mediterranean Solidarity Award (PMSOL): aimed at projects of institutions or companies (be they SMEs, micro-SMEs, cooperatives, etc.) or other organisations, or individuals, that sponsor solidarity actions, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, or to reduce the economic, social, cultural, academic or any other kind of gap between the different shores of the Mediterranean.
  • Mediterranean Identity Award (MIP): aimed at projects of institutions or companies (be they SMEs, micro-SMEs, cooperatives, etc.) or other organisations, or individuals, that promote the values, traditions, aspirations and attitudes of the peoples of the Mediterranean, helping to enhance and highlight their idiosyncrasies, the relations between their peoples, creativity, arts and sciences, as well as the thinking that has shaped the Mediterranean way of being over the centuries.
  • Mediterranean of the Year Award (PMA): this Award recognises the career of a person or a group of people for their involvement, commitment and dedication to contributing to making the Mediterranean a better place in any of the areas listed in category 1.
Candidates

Candidates could be nominated in one or both of the two existing categories by national, regional or local governments; academic or cultural institutions; members of the jury; companies and other organisations or individuals from anywhere in the world. Nominations from the jury members themselves were not eligible.

The persons and/or institutions, companies and other organisations awarded prizes must belong to one of these countries bordering the Mediterranean: Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. In addition, Jordan and Mauritania are included as members of ARLEM (Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly) and Portugal.

Content of the award

The individuals or institutions awarded in each of the categories will take centre stage at the public ceremony of the Mediterranean Awards on 30 November, where they will receive an award symbolising the purpose of the Prize: to make intercultural dialogue in the Mediterranean more visible.

These Awards will be an important platform for dissemination for both the winning and the runner-up organisations, as they will gain considerable exposure throughout the Mediterranean basin.

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