European Common Ground Awards 2004

The Brussels Headquarters of Search for Common Ground is hosting the European Common Ground Awards for the second time, on September 9th 2004. The ceremony is to be held at the prestigious 'Palais d'Egmont'. Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel de Gucht is to host the event.

This year's recipients include the late Macedonian President, Boris Trajkovski (click here to read biography), whose wife, Vilma Trajkovska will accept this posthumous award in recognition of her husband's efforts at bringing peace and reconciliation to his war-torn country.

The European Common Ground Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Werner Lottje (click here to read biography), a German visionary lawyer and human rights activist. He has spent his career supporting and advising European institutions in the area of human rights and conflict transformation.

The European Common Ground Reconciliation through the Arts Award goes to Moussia Haulot (click here to read biography), for a Belgian initiative called 'Tambours pour la Paix' or 'Drums for Peace'. The initiative encourages children to write poetry to express their dreams for the future and involves them in the struggle against violence in the world.

The European Common Ground Community Peace building Award goes to Don Piero Gallo (click here to read biography), an Italian parish priest who has worked tirelessly to relieve tensions between the Italian community and the migrant community in his multiethnic parish.

For further information please contact press officer, Lorenza Bacino on lorenza.bacino@sfcg.be

Click here to view the brochure for the awards ceremony. [pdf]

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