29/04/2024 Prizes
The Selection Panel for the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, chaired by Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and composed of six independent members with recognised standing in the field of women’s empowerment, will meet on 2 May at the Icelandic Parliament in Reykjavík to determine a shortlist of three nominees from among the candidatures received.
This shortlist – three individuals, associations, private companies or civil society groups who have taken outstanding initiatives to promote the empowerment of women in all their diversity – will be announced at a press conference at the Icelandic Parliament following the meeting.
The Selection Panel will designate the prizewinner at a second meeting to be held in camera on 23 June 2024 in Strasbourg. The Prize will be awarded at a ceremony on the first day of the PACE Summer plenary session on 24 June 2024 in Strasbourg, after the official announcement of the winner by the PACE President to the Assembly. On this occasion Iceland will also present a trophy for the Prize as a gift to the Council of Europe.
A joint initiative of the Icelandic government and PACE, the Prize pays tribute to former Icelandic President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the first woman in the world to be elected as Head of state. It will be awarded for the first time this year and is worth €60,000.
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A press conference will be held on Thursday 2 May at 12.30 p.m. at the Icelandic Parliament (1st floor Skáli, Kirkjustræti 12, 101 Reykjavík), to announce the nominees.