The King of Spain warns against emotional walls that impoverish nations

USPA NEWS - The King of Spain, Philip VI, presided over the delivery of the Princess of Asturias 2015 Awards and highlighted the contribution of the winners to universal values. The Monarch warned against those who rise up emotional walls because, he said, impoverish the people.

"Nobody build retaining walls with feelings. The divisions will never make a great people; only impoverish and isolate it," said King Philip VI in his closing speech at the gala awards ceremony. "We are overwhelmingly those who want a world in which the dignified life for all, and solidarity are the norm, and follow the example of those who, like our award-winning, speak out with courage and responsibility to protect the weakest, the disadvantaged, the most vulnerable," said the monarch.

He added that "we are increasingly those who aspire to the pursuit of knowledge, the passion to discover, create or imagine, and the drive to excel are real engines of progress and civilization; always in a spirit of harmony among cultures and harmony with our planet." The King concluded his remarks advocating continue "building Spain, convinced and very aware that a European nation with ancient roots and universal vocation, like ours, will remain attached on their way to a future of greater harmony and progress, with dignity, respect and pride that deserves its history and memory."

The King of Spain warned that "when emotional walls rise - or are promoted deep divisions - something is broken in ourselves, in our own being, in our hearts. Let no build walls with feelings. The divisions will never make a big people; it only impoverish and isolate. Avoid social fractures that cause so much damage to the consciences of people, affection, friendship and family, relations between citizens," he said.

"Reflect, and we value sincerity and honesty with which the Spaniards have built together, unites us and strengthens us, turn away what divides us and weakens us, and let us separate, especially from anything that seeks to point out, differentiate or reject the other," added Philip VI, who emphasized that "in a democratic society like ours, the defense of the law and constitutional principles is the guarantee of the rights and freedoms of all citizens. Therefore, we must preserve Spanish this coexistence that strengthens and enriches our collective life."

Award Winners

The King delivered his speech at the end of the ceremony of the Princess of Asturias Awards 2015, which this year have distinguished:

-Prize Princess of Asturias for Communication and Humanities 2015, Emilio Lledo Iñigo. Degree specializing in classical philosophy exprofesor of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), La Laguna (ULL) and the National Distance Education (UNED) and member of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) since 1993 and the International Institute of Philosophy, used to be a great promoter of Greek philosophy and Hellenism and promoter of hermeneutics in Spain. He has written over 100 publications and currently collaborates with the newspaper El País. He collected the prize awarded.

-Prize Princess of Asturias International Cooperation 2015, Wikipedia. Digital encyclopedia open the world's largest, was created in 2010 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and is run by the Wikimedia Foundation since 2003. Through the "wiki" technology, the site provides content editing and storing changes site. It allows users around the world free and create articles free, and is currently one of the 10 most visited websites in the world, available in 12 languages and with more than 25 million registered users. He received the award Wikipedia the founder, Jimmy Wales.

-Prize Princess of Asturias Social Sciences in 2015, Esther Duflo. Parisian doctor specializing in Development Economics and assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who heads the Chair Abdul Latif Jameel for Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, is recognized for his work in adapting and applying methods random selection of scientific research and working in his laboratory to provide evidence to promote public policies and NGO movements. He collected the prize the winner.

-Prize Princess of Asturias Concord 2015, the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God, in recognition of an exemplary welfare work developed over five centuries. Present in over 50 countries, it focuses on the difficult times that today the world is living in such sensitive issues as the epidemic of Ebola, migratory crisis and, in general, the protection of the most disadvantaged and at risk of exclusion. He received the award the Superior General of the Order, Jesus Etayo.

-Prize Princess of Asturias Scientific and Technical Research 2015, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna. Scientists who have worked from opposite poles of the world, come together this month as winners of the Princess of Asturias Scientific and Technical Research for his work in a whole genome editing technique from the CRISPR sequences that inhibit or modify genes allows a extremely simple and has managed to solve genetic defects in mice. They collected the prize laureates.

-Prize Princess of Asturias Arts 2015, Francis Ford Coppola. Italian-American director trained at the School of Cinema of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), is one of the most prestigious filmmakers working today, with more than 30 films directed, produced 27 and written 74. Extremely attentive to detail and innovative, Coppola is recognized for having clashed with the Hollywood industry, and its memorable characters and inconics. Among his most outstanding works is the 'Godfather' and 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker (1992) series. He collected the prize awarded.

-Prize Princess of Asturias of Letters 2015, Leonardo Padura. Cuban journalist and novelist, has gained wide recognition for his series of detective novels led by Mario Conde. Educated at the University of Havana, the novelist makes harsh criticism of Cuban society and his novels have been translated into various languages, to international acclaim. In addition to the hit series Conde, Cuban is a writer, essayist and short story writer. He collected the prize awarded.

-Prize Princess of Asturias of Sports 2015, to Pau and Marc Gasol. Winners of the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2006, again been recognized for its high performance with the Spanish basketball team, his 2 world championships, 2 European Championships and second in the Olympics. They have founded the Foundation Gasol to promote sports and healthy eating for children and work with UNICEF.