02. PRISA, a global group Annual Report 2013 37 5. Review the prospectus for issue and admission to trading of the securities of the Company and information on the financial statements quarterly and half-year to be supplied by the Board of Directors to markets and their supervisory bodies. Stakeholders Associations PRISA belongs to In keeping with a commitment to an ongoing exchange of ideas in their relevant sectors, many of companies in the Group are members of different professional associations and organizations. In Europe, PRISA is a member of the European Publishers Council, an important association of leading media organizations and which represents our common points of view to the EU. In the Americas, PRISA has been instrumental in the success of the Foro Iberoamérica, which every year brings together leading business people from the media world to discuss common problems throughout this geographical and cultural area. In the Spanish education area, SANTILLANA is an active member of the National Book Editors Association, ANELE, as well as other educational organizations with common values such as quality and responsibility in teaching. In the field of radio, Cadena SER is a member of the Asociación Española de Radiodifusión Comercial (Association of the Spanish Commercial Radio Broadcasters). In the audiovisual sector, PRISA TV represents the Group in UTECA (TV and Audiovisual Content Union). The Group’s newspapers are members of AEDE (Spanish Newspaper Editors Association). In Portugal, Grupo Media Capital is a member of the Portuguese Social Media Confederation, which brings together more than 600 companies from the press, radio and TV sectors. Further information is available on page ***. PRISA and the Fundación Santillana run a number of renowned educational and cultural initiatives in Spain and in the Americas and have signed agreements with a number of cultural, educational and scientific organizations, including the Organization of Ibero-American States, the Spanish Royal Academy, the Cervantes Institute, Fundación Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, Fundación Teatro Real, Fundación Carolina, Fundación Cultural Hispano-Brasileña, Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo, Fundación Empresa y Crecimiento, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias and Fundación Bertelsmann. In the area of scientific research, development and innovation, the Company collaborates with Fundación Pro CNIC and Fundación COTEC. PRISA maintains close ties to various universities in Spain and the Americas, including the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, with whom we run the Journalism School and the Jesus de Polanco Chair for Ibero-American studies. PRISA also collaborates with the Carlos III University, and the Menéndez Pelayo International University. PRISA’s media have have long championed development campaigns promoted by NGOs such as the Red Cross, Accion contra el Hambre, UNICEF and the WWF, through news reports, promotion and sponsorship agreements. PRISA’s media have institutional channels which are permanently open to suggestions, criticisms and complaints, and they organize tours of offices and facilities. They are attentive to the concerns of different social groups and stakeholders and encourage the exchange and debate of ideas, which serves to enrich society as a whole. Stakeholders can submit their enquiries, suggestions and concerns to the Corporate Center through the Communication Department, and the Investor and Shareholder Relations Departments. Additionally, the corporate website (www.prisa.com) provides investors and shareholders with relevant information about the Company. The Group’s different media provide institutional channels that are permanently open for receiving suggestions, concerns and complaints from stakeholders. PRISA is also a member of the Spanish issuers association, Emisores Españoles, whose main objectives include: i) to promote measures to strengthen legal certainty in all matters relating to the issuance of listed securities and to participate in the development a better legal framework at both a national and European level, to contribute to the development of high standards of corporate governance, to promote
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