The President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, María Guardiola, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, greet the audience at the ceremony to present the "Carlos V European Award" to Mario Draghi, on June 14, 2024, in Cuacos de Yuste, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The award is given to Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (2011-2019) and President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy (2021-2022) for his leadership at the head of the European Central Bank, which allowed to face one of the biggest crises that the European Union has experienced since its creation, implementing a series of strong and risky measures that managed, in the middle of a recession of the European economy, to maintain the strength of the euro and the autonomy of the ECB, as well as to save the single currency, allowing Europe to emerge stronger from the crisis. JUNE 14;2024 Gustavo Valiente / Europa Press 06/14/2024 (Europa Press via AP)