Brussels, 21/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - The winners of the 2014 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards were unveiled on 20 March by the European Commission and Europa Nostra. The 27 laureates, selected from 160 nominated projects across 30 countries, are honoured for achievements in four areas: conservation; research; dedicated service; education, training and awareness-raising. Emphasising that Europe's heritage is one of its most precious assets, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Androulla Vassiliou stated that “this year's achievements demonstrate that, even in challenging economic circumstances, heritage projects can mobilise talented and passionate people and rally support from public and private sources”. The award ceremony will take place in Vienna on 5 May and will be attended by Vassiliou. Six of the winners will be named as Grand Prix laureates, receiving €10,000 each, and one will receive the Public Choice Award, chosen in an online poll conducted by Europa Nostra. The list of prize-winners is available at: http://www.europanostra.org/news/435/ . (IL)