EU High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell (l) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and European Union, José Manuel Albares (r), arrive at the ceremony to receive the "Charles V European Award" on June 14, 2024, in Cuacos de Yuste, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). The prize is awarded 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 forceful and risky measures that managed, in the midst of recession of the European economy, to maintain the strength of the euro and the autonomy of the ECB, and 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)