Institute Polonicus
The "European Institute for Culture and Media" Polonicus is an association founded in 2011 with headquarters in Aachen . Every year he organizes the award of the prize of the same name as part of a gala event.
Polonicus Prize
The Polonicus Prize honors people who have made a contribution to the dialogue with and promotion of Poles in Europe and the world. The first award took place on the day of the Polish Diaspora Abroad ( Polonia ) on May 2, 2009 during a festival in the border triangle of Belgium / Netherlands / Germany. Since 2010, the award ceremony has been held on the occasion of the European Polonia Day at the annual Polonia Gala in the Coronation Hall of Aachen City Hall. The initiator of the award is the jury chairman Wiesław Lewicki , a long-time activist of the Polish community in Germany and president of the European Institute for Culture and Media Management and media officer for Polonicus .
Basic idea
The basic idea of the Polonicus Prize is based on the saying “we should respect one another, because then others will also respect us”. The award is given for the promotion and dissemination of Polish values in Europe. The award is given to people who are actively working on European unification, who promote European integration, or who contribute to the creation of a positive image for Poles in the world.
Patron of the Polonicus Award
The “Congress of German Polonia” and the Convention of Polish Organizations in Germany were among the first sponsors of the Polonicus Prize. Since 2012 the award has taken on a European character and the EUWP - European Union of Polish Communities - has acted as a sponsor. In the first two editions of the Polonicus Prize, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Berlin, Marek Prawda , personally supported the prize. The chairman of the RP Senate, Bogdan Borusewicz , has been responsible for the funding since 2011 .
The figure Polonicus
The figure Polonicus is a winged, youthful figure. This is made from a bronze cast with a height of 38 cm. The figure was inspired by Wiesław Lewicki and the manufacturer is the artist Stanislaw Szroborz, winner of a competition in 2008. Initially the statue base was made of bronze, but nowadays it is made of marble. The name of the institution and the year of award are engraved on the base. A certificate is presented for the Polonicus figure.
Award ceremony
The prize is awarded by a five-person jury consisting of a senator who is the chairman of the Polonicus award, a member of the EUWP (European Union of Polish Communities) secretariat and representatives of Polish organizations organized in the EUWP. The chairman of the Polonicus award can appoint jury advisors from Polish organizations in Europe, European authorities and institutions. The panel of jury advisors consists of five people. The jury awards a prize in each category and has the right to withdraw from the award of prizes in one or more categories. The honorary award is also awarded beyond the categories. Candidates can live or work in the European Union and be citizens of a member state of the European Union. Proposals for candidates will be presented to the jury by the end of the year. The names of the winners will be announced at the end of February each year.
Categories
There are four categories.
- Culture : In this category, the Polonicus is awarded to those who work in the arts or to other people who deal with Polish or European culture, the promotion of Polish culture and the praise of the achievements and values of Poland.
- Polish Organization : The award is given to people who organize and enliven Polonia life.
- German-Polish dialogue : The award goes to people who contribute to the development of cooperation and the Polish-German dialogue as well as the rapprochement between the two nations.
- Honorary award : The honorary award is awarded on an irregular basis for a life's work in the areas of economic, cultural, scientific, political or social life. The people are characterized by their “activity, initiative and creativity”.
The winners
Polonia Festival 2009
- Culture: Tomasz Glanc, composer and musician from Montabaour
- Polish-German dialogue: Olaf Müller , Head of Cultural Affairs for the City of Aachen
- Polish organizations: Paulina Lemke, activist ZPwN “Zgoda”, artist and painter from Düsseldorf
- Honorary award: Steffen Möller , actor and author of the book "Viva Polonia" from Wuppertal
Polonia 2010 Gala
- Culture: Zofia Wislocka, conductor and composer
- Polish-German dialogue: Władysław Bartoszewski , historian, politician, journalist, writer
- Polish organizations: Piotr Małoszewski , Chairman of the Christian Center for the Care of Polish Culture, Tradition and the Polish Language in Germany
- Honorary award: Jerzy Buzek , President of the European Parliament in 2010–2012
Polonia 2011 Gala
- Culture: Karl Dedecius , translator and editor of Polish literature
- Polish-German dialogue: Cornelia Pieper , Minister of State at the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Polish organizations: Władysław Pisarek, Vice-Chairman of the Union of Poles in Germany "Rodło"
- Honorary Award: Norman Davies , Historian
Polonia 2012 Gala
- Culture: Krystyna Janda , actress
- Polish-German dialogue: Angelica Schwall-Düren , Minister for Federal Affairs, Europe and the Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Polish organizations: Helena Miziniak, Honorary President of the European Union of Polish Communities
- Honorary award: Alfons Nossol , Archbishop Senior of the Diocese of Opole
Polonia 2013 Gala
- Culture: Władysław Miodunka , Head of the Department of Polish as a Foreign Language at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- Polish-German dialogue: Basil Kerski , Director of the European Solidarność Center in Gdansk, editor-in-chief of the Polish-German magazine "Dialog"
- Polish organizations: Maria and Czesław Gołębiewski, the founders of the culture restaurant “Gdanska”, promoters of Polish and German culture in Oberhausen
- Honorary award: Andrzej Wajda , film director, Oscar winner
Polonia 2014 Gala
- Culture: Barbara Borys-Damięcka , Senator of the Republic of Poland, for many years of enriching the cultural life of Polonia in Europe
- Polish-European dialogue: Róża Maria Fürstin von Thun and Hohenstein , Member of the European Parliament, for her contribution to the European dialogue and federalism
- Polish organizations: Andżelika Borys - President of the Council of the Union of Poles in Belarus, for her commitment to the organizational life of Poles in Eastern Europe
- Honorary award: “ Stowarzyszenie Wspólnota Polska ” (Association of Polish Communities) represented by Chairman Longin Komołowski - for long-term support of the Polish diaspora in European countries
Polonia 2015 Gala
- Culture: Jan Miodek , Head of the Institute of Polish Philology at the University of Wrocław for the dynamism of the spread of the Polish language among the world Polonia
- Polish-German dialogue: Gesine Schwan , long-time President of the European University Viadrina for her commitment to the German-Polish dialogue in Europe
- Polish organizations: Prelate Stanisław Budyń, Rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Germany for his contribution to the spiritual life of Poles and for supporting Polonia organizations in Germany and Europe
- Honorary award: The television station TVP Polonia for its media commitment to Polonia and the Poles living abroad. The price was the CEO of the company Telewizja Polska SA Juliusz Braun presented
Polonia 2016 Gala
- Culture: Czesław Mozil , musician and composer, for his special contribution to the spread of Polish culture in Europe
- Polish-German dialogue: Thorsten Klute , State Secretary in the government of North Rhine-Westphalia, for his special commitment to international understanding
- Organizations: Polonica eV in Cologne, for the attention of the chairman Zbigniew Kossak von Główczewski, for the annual organization of the Rock & Chanson Festival Cologne-Wroclaw-Paris
- Honorary award: Leszek Balcerowicz , for his market economy changes in Poland as well as for the consolidation of civil society in Poland and Europe
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://articles.portal-tol.com/english-language-pl/Wies%C5%82aw%20Lewicki .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ http://polonia.nl/?p=1653 .
- ↑ http://www.aachen.de/DE/stadt_buerger/pdfs_stadtbuerger/pdf_karlspreis/karlspreis_10/kp_rahmenprogramm_2010.pdf .
- ↑ http://archiwum.po-prostu.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2339:polonicus-nagroda-polonii-z-szacunku-do-siebie&catid=23&Itemid=48 .
- ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/former_ep_presidents/president-buzek/pl/press/press_release/2010/2010-April/press_release-2010-April-20.html .
- ↑ http://www.aachener-nachrichten.de/lokales/aachen/polonicus-preis-fuer-bruecken-nach-polen-1.379684
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. http://www.dw.de/polonicus-czwarta-edycja-nagrody-polonii-europejskiej/a-15932803 Archived copy ( memento of the original from May 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ http://www.krystynajanda.pl/cv/2743 .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ http://aktuell.meinestadt.de/aachen/2013/03/05/polonicus-auszeichnung/ .
- ↑ http://www.polishstudies.uj.edu.pl/de .
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ http://www.klenkes.de/mektiven/47758.andrzej-wajda-kom-nach-aachen.html .
