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TheEuropeans of the Year award was established in 2001 byEuropean Voice to honour influential European citizens who have mostly affected theEuropean legislative and policy agenda. The annual award is officially supported by the Belgian Prime MinisterGuy Verhofstadt. Every year, senior editors ofEuropean Voice and a panel of advisors from theEuropean Community select 50 people who have had most influence on the European legislative and policy agenda in the past year. The list includesEuropean Commissioners,MEPs,heads of state,politicians, EU functionaries,NGOs, campaigners and European citizens. Following a public poll, the results of which are announced at a gala dinner, the winners in different categories receive the "Europeans of the Year" awards.
| Year | Winner | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 |  Bono | U2 lead singer. |
| 2002 |  Marco Cappato | Italian MEP |
| 2003 |  Lojze Peterle | Slovenian MEP |
| 2004 |  Recep Tayyip Erdogan | prime minister of Turkey |
| 2005 |  Jean-Claude Juncker | prime minister of Luxembourg |
| 2006 |  José Manuel Barroso | European commission president |
| 2007 |  Valdas Adamkus | President of Lithuania |
| 2008 |  Meglena Kuneva | European commissioner for consumer protection |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Kristalina Georgieva | European Commissioner for international co-operation, humanitarian aid and crisis response |
| 2011 |  Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark | [1] |
| 2012 | ||
| 2013 |