The EVawards Europeans of the year

Europeans of the Year 2006, per category with reasons for nomination

European of the Year
José Manuel Barroso, European commission president
for concentrating the work of his Commission on delivering real benefits to citizens

Stateswoman of the Year
Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany
for brokering an agreement on the EU's multi-annual budget

Commissioner of the Year Olli Rehn, the enlargement commissioner
for sustaining the hopes of countries aspiring to join the EU, while maintaining pressure for reform

Campaigner of the Year Colin Firth, actor
for his adventurous role as champion of the developing countries in negotiations to open up world trade

MEP of the Year Josep Borrell, president of the European Parliament
for having made a serious attempt to reform the Parliament and create a more focused, lively and political assembly

Diplomat of the Year Jean-Marc de la Sablière, France's ambassador to the United Nations and diplomatic advisor to president Jacques Chirac
for his work drafting United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 to end fighting between Hizbullah and Israel

Business leader of the Year Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, co-founders of Skype
for changing the face of telephony

Journalist of the Year Nils Mulvad, a Danish journalist
for his persistent campaign to oblige the Danish government to disclose details on who gets what from the EU's Common Agricultural Policy

Non-EU Citizen of the Year Tariq Ramadan, the Swiss author
for his courageous explorations of Muslim and European identity

Achiever of the Year Andrej Bajuk, finance minister of Slovenia
for winning approval for his country to become the first new EU member state to join the Eurozone

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European of the Year		José Manuel Barroso, European commission president for concentrating the work of his Commission on delivering real benefits to citizens
Stateswoman of the Year		Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for brokering an agreement on the EU's multi-annual budget
Commissioner of the Year		Olli Rehn, the enlargement commissioner for sustaining the hopes of countries aspiring to join the EU, while maintaining pressure for reform
Campaigner of the Year		Colin Firth, actor for his adventurous role as champion of the developing countries in negotiations to open up world trade
MEP of the Year		Josep Borrell, president of the European Parliament for having made a serious attempt to reform the Parliament and create a more focused, lively and political assembly
Diplomat of the Year		Jean-Marc de la Sablière, France's ambassador to the United Nations and diplomatic advisor to president Jacques Chirac for his work drafting United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 to end fighting between Hizbullah and Israel
Business leader of the Year		Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, co-founders of Skype for changing the face of telephony
Journalist of the Year		Nils Mulvad, a Danish journalist for his persistent campaign to oblige the Danish government to disclose details on who gets what from the EU's Common Agricultural Policy
Non-EU Citizen of the Year		Tariq Ramadan, the Swiss author for his courageous explorations of Muslim and European identity
Achiever of the Year		Andrej Bajuk, finance minister of Slovenia for winning approval for his country to become the first new EU member state to join the Eurozone