The EVawards Europeans of the year

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Europeans of the Year 2004, per category with reasons for nomination

European of the Year
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of Turkey
for having put Turkey on the path to reform

Statesman of the Year
Bertie Ahern, prime minister of Ireland
for resurrecting and completing negotiations on the EU constitution

Commissioner of the Year Günter Verheugen,
for his work explaining the EU's 1 May enlargement, to citizens of both old and new member states

Visionary of the Year Pedro Almodovar, Spanish film-maker
for his films challenging social taboos

MEP of the Year Hans-Gert Pöttering, leader of the European People's Party group in the European Parliament
for boosting the standing of the Parliament with his insistence that the next president of the European Commission come from the political party that was most successful in June's elections

Diplomat of the Year Anne Anderson, Ireland's ambassador to the EU
for her efforts during Ireland's presidency of the EU, which received widespread acclaim

Achiever of the Year Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, president of the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
for proving the doubters wrong and successfully organizing one of the most controversial Olympic Games ever

Journalist of the Year Beppe Severgnini, Corriera della Sera
for his work, particularly in discussing the plight of the Italian media under Silvio Berlusconi

Non-EU Citizen of the Year Mikhail Saakashvili
for his brave efforts to bring democracy to Georgia

Campaigner of the Year
Michéal Martin, former health minister of Ireland
for having introduced the EU's first national ban on smoking in bars, pubs and restaurants

Business leader of the Year Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA founder
for transforming the interior lives of millions of Europeans

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European of the Year		Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister of Turkey for having put Turkey on the path to reform
Statesman of the Year		Bertie Ahern, prime minister of Ireland for resurrecting and completing negotiations on the EU constitution
Commissioner of the Year		Günter Verheugen, for his work explaining the EU's 1 May enlargement, to citizens of both old and new member states
Visionary of the Year		Pedro Almodovar, Spanish film-maker for his films challenging social taboos
MEP of the Year		Hans-Gert Pöttering, leader of the European People's Party group in the European Parliament for boosting the standing of the Parliament with his insistence that the next president of the European Commission come from the political party that was most successful in June's elections
Diplomat of the Year		Anne Anderson, Ireland's ambassador to the EU for her efforts during Ireland's presidency of the EU, which received widespread acclaim
Achiever of the Year		Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, president of the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games for proving the doubters wrong and successfully organizing one of the most controversial Olympic Games ever
Journalist of the Year		Beppe Severgnini, Corriera della Sera for his work, particularly in discussing the plight of the Italian media under Silvio Berlusconi
Non-EU Citizen of the Year		Mikhail Saakashvili for his brave efforts to bring democracy to Georgia
Campaigner of the Year		Michéal Martin, former health minister of Ireland for having introduced the EU's first national ban on smoking in bars, pubs and restaurants
Business leader of the Year		Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA founder for transforming the interior lives of millions of Europeans