BUSEK AWARDS
Dr. Ehrard Busek (1941-2022)
Chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe
Former Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Former Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs of Austria
Member of SEEMO BOARD OF ADVISORS
The Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO Award for Better Understanding is a SEEMO award initiated in 2002 by SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic and Erhard Busek, former vice-chancellor of Austria, Jean Monet professor ad personam, president of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI), and former special coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. The award is sponsored by Busek.
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Der “Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe” wird alljährlich an Journalisten und andere Medienvertreter verliehen, die sich durch ihre Arbeit für ein besseres gegenseitiges Verständnis in Südosteuropa verdient gemacht haben. Insbesondere wird der Einsatz für die Bekämpfung von Minderheitenproblemen, ethnischen Trennlinien, Rassismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit beachtet.