Manuel Medina celebrates his first anniversary as President of the Princess Kristina of Norway Foundation.

He Founding Partner of Medina Cuadros celebrated his first anniversary as President of the Princess Kristina of Norway Foundation coinciding with the festival of Norway Day, celebrated on May 17.

Manuel Medina participated in the celebration of this very special day for Norwegians accompanying the Scandinavian country's ambassador in Madrid, Helge Skaara, which began the act of Celebration of Norway Day with a few words of thanks to those present, afterwards Manuel Medina As another guest, he enjoyed the rest of the events scheduled for that very special day, the performance of the Norwegian anthem by the children's choir Scandinavian School of Madrid and the traditional parade.

Manuel Medina's first year at the head of the presidency of the Princess Kristina of Norway Foundation has been full of acts and events who have contributed positively to promote relations between Norway and Spain. Manuel Medina He was very excited about the ties that unite these two countries, since the Norwegian princess arrived in Spain from Bergen in 1234 to marry him Infante Don Felipe, brother of King Alfonso X the Wise. 

During these 365 days of Manuel Medina holding the position of President of the Foundation have been carried out celebrations, parties, excursions, agreements between the two countries, such as the student exchange between Bergen and Covarrubias and cultural events such as 'Notes from Norway' Festival which is celebrated every year on the second weekend of October. All this has been reflected in the Foundation Website which has also been renewed.

This year the 1st Short Story Competition about Princess Kristina, in Spanish and Norwegian, which was very successful and whose winners will be announced in October at the next edition of the 'Notes from Norway' Festival.

Norway celebrates this day coinciding with the date on which he signed his Constitution on May 17, 1814 and that day came to be considered the Norwegian National Holiday. During the World War II, this Nordic country was occupied and celebrations of the National Day, his flag It became a symbol of freedom that everyone does today wave in parades. It is a celebration by and for the people in which the real protagonists are the children.

On the occasion of the Norway Day, the mayors of Alfaz del Pi and Covarrubias ratified the union between both municipalities, a twinning whose main objective is cultural exchange and the development of a common artistic program. This alliance arises from the the link that the two cities maintain with Norway, in Princess Kristina is buried in Covarrubias and the The Alicante city is the municipality with the largest Norwegian population living in Spain.. Manuel Medina, As President of the Princess Kristina Foundation, he is one of the members of the Twinning Committee between these two cities.