The winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards have received the awards by the European Commission and Europa Nostra the 5th of May 2014.
Lejla Hadzic (in the middle) from CHwB Albania received the award from Plácido Domingo, the opera singer and President of Europa Nostra and Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
The award ceremony was held on 5 May at the Burgtheater in Vienna, under the patronage of the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer.
CHwB is honoured for the achievements in education, training and awareness-raising. The 27 laureates, selected from 160 nominated projects across 30 countries, are honoured for achievements in four areas: conservation; research; dedicated service; education, training and awareness-raising.
As well as celebrating excellence in cultural heritage work, the EU Prize aims to promote high-quality skills and standards in conservation.
Lejla Hadzic at the Burgtheater in Vienna.