The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the winners of the Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards. The awards will be presented on 1 June during a ceremony at the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon. At the ceremony, six projects of 28 now selected will be named as 'grand prix' laureates as 2012’s most outstanding heritage achievements.
 

The 28 winning projects selected as a winners of the 2012 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards have been announced by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth underlined that the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage highlights excellence in conservation, research, education, training and awareness raising, as well as dedicated service by individuals and groups.

On 1 June during a ceremony at the Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, the awards will be presented in the presence of Commissioner Vassiliou, and Plácido Domingo, the world-renowned tenor and President of Europa Nostra. Of the 28 winning projects, six will be named as 'grand prix' laureates as 2012’s most outstanding heritage achievements.

These awards are supported by the Culture Programme of the European Union, which has invested around €30 million in co-financing heritage-related projects since 2007. In addition, the European Regional Development Fund has allocated for €6 billion for culture in 2007-2013. On this occasion, the 28 winners were selected from among 226 submitted projects from 31 countries. The awards are split into four categories – conservation, research, dedicated service, and education, training and awareness-raising.