The Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration is an award for individuals or groups having contributed to supporting or strengthening European integration through a project they designed and implemented.[1][3]
| Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration | |
|---|---|
| French: Prix Jean Monnet pour l’intégration européenne | |
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| Awarded for | Contributions to European integration and the European spirit |
| Location | Cognac, France |
| Presented by | EuropeanConstitution.eu |
| Reward(s) | 1.500 EUR (2021)[1] |
| First awarded | 9 November 2018[2] |
| Currently held by | Youth Cluster |
| Website | europeanconstitution.eu |
Presentation
editThe prize aims at honouring the memory and life achievements of Jean Monnet, one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the European Community and the first honorary European citizen. The award is endowed with 1,500 euros and is presented annually by the French non-governmental organisation EuropeanConstitution.eu on 9 November, anniversary of Jean Monnet's birth.[1]
In 2018 and 2019, the prize was awarded under the patronage of the European Commission. Since 2019, it has received the patronage of the European Parliament and been organised in partnership with pro-European associations.
Prize winners
edit- Jean Monnet Prize 2021[1]
- Prize winner: Youth Cluster, a Portuguese NGO sharing experience and opportunities for youths to promote the single market as a tool for integration and shared prosperity
- Second place: MeetEU, a pan-European discussion community
- Third place: the Mepassistant, a Twitch channel about the European Union
- Jean Monnet Prize 2020[4]
- Prize winner: Metropole - Vienna in English for Home is Where the Herz is[5][6]
- Second place: Mia Europo
- Third place: Voters Without Borders campaign
- Jean Monnet Prize 2019[7]
- Prize winner: ZEIT ONLINE for Europe Talks in cooperation with Arte, Der Standard, Financial Times and others
- Second place: University of Tirana for The Albanian society towards full integration into the European family
- Third place: Toi d'Europe
- Jean Monnet Prize 2018[2]
- Prize winner: #FreeInterrail campaign, by Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer
- Second place: Political Critique by European Alternatives and Krytyka Polityczna
- Third place: UE Lib'
References
edit- ^ a b c d "2021 Jean Monnet Prize". EuropeanConstitution.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2018 Jean Monnet Prize". EuropeanConstitution.eu. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Jean Monnet Prize for European integration". www.science-community.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 Jean Monnet Prize". EuropeanConstitution.eu. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "METROPOLE Wins the Jean Monnet Prize 2020". Metropole. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Medienprojekt "Home Is Where the Herz Is" erhielt den Jean Monnet Preis für Europäische Integration 2020". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "2019 Jean Monnet Prize". EuropeanConstitution.eu. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External links
edit- Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration Official website of the prize.
- EuropeanConstitution.eu Official website of the association.