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.

Presentation

The prize aims at honouring the memory and life achievements of

Jean Monnet Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (; 9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, administrator, and political visionary. An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the ...

, 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. In 2018 and 2019, the prize was awarded under the patronage of the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...

. Since 2019, it has received the patronage of the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

and been organised in partnership with pro-European associations.

Prize winners

* Jean Monnet Prize 2021 ** 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 ** Prize winner: Metropole - Vienna in English for ''Home is Where the Herz is'' ** Second place: Mia Europo ** Third place: Voters Without Borders campaign * Jean Monnet Prize 2019 ** Prize winner:

ZEIT ONLINE ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

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 ** Prize winner: #FreeInterrail campaign, by Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer ** Second place: Political Critique by

European Alternatives European Alternatives (also known as EA or Euroalter) is a non-profit civil society organisation promoting democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation-state. The mission of the organisation is to promote a more democratic, equal and culturall ...

and

Krytyka Polityczna ''Krytyka Polityczna'' (; "The Political Critique") is a circle of Polish left-wing intellectuals gathered around a journal of the same title founded by Sławomir Sierakowski in 2002 but is open to voices from across the political spectrum. The n ...

** Third place: UE Lib'

References

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External links

Jean Monnet Prize for European Integration
Official website of the prize.
EuropeanConstitution.eu
Official website of the association. European awards Jean Monnet