European of the Year (Reader's Digest award)
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Since 1996 the editors of the European editions of the Reader's Digest magazine have named "European of the Year" individuals who best embody the traditions and values of Europe.
* 1996: Roman Catholic Father Imre Kozma, chairman of the Hungarian Malteser Caritas-Service.
* 1997: Norwegian Frederic Hauge, founder of the environmental group Bellona.
* 1998: British solo-skipper Pete Goss, who saved his French friend Raphael Dinelli during a solo yachting competition.
* 1999: Danish Inge Genefke, for her commitment to the treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims.
* 2000: Paul van Buitenen, who uncovered mismanagement within the European Commission.
* 2001: Linus Benedict Torvalds, the inventor of Linux.
* 2002: Eva Joly, former adjudicator in France (among others in the Tapie c
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Since 1996 the editors of the European editions of the Reader's Digest magazine have named "European of the Year" individuals who best embody the traditions and values of Europe.
* 1996: Roman Catholic Father Imre Kozma, chairman of the Hungarian Malteser Caritas-Service.
* 1997: Norwegian Frederic Hauge, founder of the environmental group Bellona.
* 1998: British solo-skipper Pete Goss, who saved his French friend Raphael Dinelli during a solo yachting competition.
* 1999: Danish Inge Genefke, for her commitment to the treatment and rehabilitation of torture victims.
* 2000: Paul van Buitenen, who uncovered mismanagement within the European Commission.
* 2001: Linus Benedict Torvalds, the inventor of Linux.
* 2002: Eva Joly, former adjudicator in France (among others in the Tapie corruption scandal regarding Elf Aquitaine).
* 2003: Šimon Pánek, founder of People in Need.
* 2004: German jurist Peter Eigen, founder of Transparency International.
* 2005: Russian doctor Leonid Roshal, who mediated in the Beslan school hostage crisis.
* 2006: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, for her support of Muslim females threatened by religious fanatics.
* 2007: Swiss professor , for his support of African AIDS victims.
* 2008: French economist Maria Nowak, for her micro-credit program.
* 2009: German athlete , for his global efforts against AIDS.
* 2010: Romanian Iana Matei, for her work to fight forced prostitution in Romania.
* 2011: Doctor Monika Hauser, for her work with sexual-assault victims in war zones.
* 2012: Bulgarian sailor Petar Petrov, who saved 500 people during the Costa Concordia disaster.
* 2013: Polish director of Belsat TV, Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy, for providing a voice for Belarus.
* 2014: Swiss entrepreneur and politician Thomas Minder.
* 2015: Felix Finkbeiner (born 1997) founder of the international children and youth initiative Plant-for-the-Planet, to mitigate effects of climate change.
* 2016: Laura Codruța Kövesi (born 1973) current chief prosecutor of Romania's National Anticorruption Directorate.
* 2017: Boyan Slat (born 1994) Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and founder of The Ocean Cleanup.
* 2018: Edit Schlaffer, founder and chairwoman of Women Without Borders
* 2019: Òscar Camps, sea rescue and founder of Proactiva Open Arms
* 2020: Selina Juul, Danish founder and chairman of the board of Stop Wasting Food movement.
* 2021: Petteri Taalas, head of the World Meteorological Organization
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