Young European of the Year awarded

Every year the Heinz-Schwarzkopf Foundation awards ‘The Young European of the Year’ in co-operation with the European Youth Parliament. This year the award ceremony took place on 2nd December in Berlin where the Young European of the Year 2009 Sandra Orlovic from Serbia was awarded. She works for the Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade. She has been rewarded for her commitment to stimulating international understanding between people. According to the foundation, her commitment to the understanding in Southeast Europe is exemplary.

Every year the foundation is looking for young European people between the age of 18 and 28 who dedicated themselves in a particular way to European communication and integration. The award is financed with € 5,000, to be used to finance a 6 month practical traineeship with a Member of the European Parliament or another European institution or to finance a project which promotes European integration.

For more information please visit the official website.