The prize honours personalities who are role models for commitment and perseverance in European cooperation. Prof Dr Eva Heidbreder is Professor of Governance in the European Multi-level Governance System at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. As an expert in European government policy, her work on the Emperor Otto Prize committee [...]

With the prize, Magdeburg is making a clear commitment to the European community. For Harald Rupprecht as Vice President of the European Movement Saxony-Anhalt e.V., working on the Emperor Otto Prize committee is a great honour and a matter close to his heart. The European Movement has been working since [...]

The former university professor at the Institute for East European Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, Getrud Pickhan, attaches great importance to the Emperor Otto Prize, especially with regard to the historical significance of Otto the Great. With her many years of research work on Eastern Europe and her commitment to [...]

As Minister for Europe and member of the Committee on European Union Affairs, European policy issues are particularly important to Minister of State Rainer Robra, especially from the perspective of Saxony-Anhalt. His many years of service as a member of the Emperor Otto Prize Committee are therefore indispensable [...]

As a representative of Saxony-Anhalt in the EU Parliament, Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold is committed to common European values and goals. On the prize committee for the selection of the Emperor Otto Prize 2025, the MEP ensures that exceptional like-minded people are recognised for their commitment to European unification. "As [...]

The former Mayor and honorary citizen of the City of Magdeburg is a committed member of the prize committee for the selection of the Emperor Otto Prize 2025. He explains why his involvement in the European Peace Prize is important to him: „During my time as Mayor of [...]