On Thursday in Palma decoration awards were given by the
Cruz Roja Española for the
World Red Cross and
Red Half Moon Day, with the slogan "the power of humanity". The event, presided by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, took place
at the "Conservatorio Profesional de Música y Danza" and was attended by the President of the Balearic Government, the president
of the Spanish Red Cross, Juan Manuel Suárez del Toro Rivero; the Speaker of the Balearic Parliament, Maximilià Morales; the
State Government delegate, Catalina Cirer and the mayor of Palma, Joan Fageda, among other authorities of the Islands and the
entire Spanish State.
The Balearic entities, "Obra Social de Sa Nostra" and the Zaqueo association were amongst those to be decorated.