Young European of the Year

Young European of the Year Award
Awarded forAwarded to young Europeans who have distinguished themselves in an exemplary manner concerning their honorary commitment and dedication in the support of international understanding and/or the integration of Europe
Presented by
RewardPrize money of 5000€ [1]
First award
  • 1997 (1997)
Number of laureates26 laureates as of 2021
Websiteschwarzkopf-stiftung.de

The Young European of the Year title is awarded by the Schwarzkopf Foundation to people between the ages of 18 and 28 who have worked in an honorary capacity towards the understanding between peoples or European integration, and in the process have achieved exemplary success.[1]

Winners

Year Country Winner ref.
1997 Czech Republic David Stulik [2]
1998 Germany Michael Schmitt [1]
1999 United Kingdom Lola Almudevar [3]
2000 Germany Tobias Bütow [1]
2001 Romania Daciana Oana Mailatescu [2]
2002 North Macedonia Mjellma Mehmeti [4]
2003 Ireland Adrian Langan [5]
2004 Azerbaijan Anar Jahangirli [6]
2005 Hungary Tamás Boros [1]
2006 Turkey Burcu Becermen [7]
2007 Netherlands Paul de Kuijer [8]
2008 Georgia Tamuna Kekenadze [2]
2009 Serbia Sandra Orlovic [9]
2010 Poland Maria Tandeck [10]
2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Ivanovic [11]
2012 Germany Robin May
2013 Lukas David Meyer [12]
2014 Spain Luis Alvarado Martinez [2]
2015 Ukraine Evgenija Lopata [13]
2016 Moldova Adrian Balutel [12]
2017 Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina 		Nozizwe Dube
Haris Kušmić 		[14]
2018 United Kingdom Madeleina Kay [15][16]
2019 Italy Yasmine Ouirhrane [17]
2020 Bulgaria Maria Atanasova [18]
2021 Romania Constantin-Alexandru Manda [19][20]
2022 Austria Anahita Neghabat [21]
2023 Slovakia Mikuláš Lakatoš [22]
2024 Austria Munira Mohamud [23]
2025 Hungary Magdolna Kremmer [24]

Winners by country

Countries Awards
Germany 4
Austria 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
Hungary 2
Romania 2
United Kingdom 2
Azerbaijan 1
Belgium 1
Bulgaria 1
Czech Republic 1
Georgia 1
Ireland 1
Italy 1
Moldova 1
Netherlands 1
North Macedonia 1
Poland 1
Serbia 1
Slovakia 1
Spain 1
Turkey 1
Ukraine 1


See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Luis Alvarado Martinez is the Young European of the Year 2014". www.zeus.aegee.org. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ BBC News (26 November 2007). "Bolivia crash kills BBC reporter". BBC News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ "ACC - Young European of the Year 2002: Mjellma Mehmeti". www.acc.eu.org. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Young European award for Mayo man". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Key to Europe 2005/2006". issuu.com. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Heinz- Schwarzkopf Foundation "Young European of the Year" Prize". www.ab.gov.tr. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Law student is Young European of Year - DutchNews.nl". dutchnews.nl. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Sandra Orlović This Year's Winner of the "2009 Young European of the Year" Award - Fond za humanitarno pravo/Humanitarian Law Center/Fondi për të Drejtën Humanitare - Fond za humanitarno pravo/Humanitarian Law Center/Fondi për të Drejtën Humanitare". www.hlc-rdc.org. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Mobility and minorities in the focus of the two Young European of the Year 2017 awardees". youthforum.org. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Stefan Ivanovic - Hertie School of Governance". Hertie School of Governance. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Young European of the Year 2016 selected". schwarzkopf-stiftung.de. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  13. ^ "UKRAINE, Chernivtsi: Young European of the Year 2015 Award goes to a Ukrainian". ukrainet.eu. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Het is niet omdat Black Panther er is, dat het debat rond diversiteit in de media stopt". Knack Focus (in Dutch). 14 February 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  15. ^ Juuso Järviniemi (1 April 2018). "This week in Europe". The New Federalist. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  16. ^ Mathew Lowry (1 April 2018). "How Brussels ignored the Young European of the Year". Medium. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Young European of the Year 2019". Schwarzkopf Stiftung Junges Europa (in German). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Young European of the Year 2020". Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  19. ^ AGERPRES. "Constanţa: Studentul Constantin-Alexandru Manda, desemnat Tânărul European al Anului 2021". www.agerpres.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Young European of the Year 2021". Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Young European of the Year 2022". Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Young European of the Year 2023". Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Young European of the Year 2024". Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Magdolna Kremmer is Young European 2025: Youth worker from Hungary honored for her work with disadvantaged children and young people". Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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