Integration medal

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[obsolete] The Integration Medalis an award from the German Federal Government and has been awarded since 2010 to individuals whohave made aspecial contribution to integration through outstanding personal commitment.

Origin and right of proposal

The integration medal was launched in 2010 at the suggestion of the then integration commissioner of the federal government, Minister of State Maria Böhmer .

Since then, the award has been given annually to eight citizens (not to associations or associations) who are particularly committed to the integration of people with a migration background in Germany and to good cooperation in society. One of the criteria for the award of the medal is that the commitment to integration is exemplary and sustainable. The right to propose the award of medals rests with the parliamentary groups of the political parties in the German Bundestag ; the permissible number of proposals depends on the strength of the political groups. The nationality of the nominee does not play a role in the nomination.

Mint and appearance

The medals were minted in the Berlin State Mint . They are made of silver , weigh 20 g and have a diameter of 4 cm. The Staatliche Museen Berlin are exhibiting a "specimen copy" of the integration medal in their coin cabinet . A precise description of the inscriptions on the front and back as well as further details about the medal can be found on the homepage of the Münzkabinett Berlin.

Award

The award of the integration medal with a corresponding certificate takes place in the autumn months as part of a ceremony at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin . It is carried out by the incumbent Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor , who is the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration .

List of holders of the integration medal

The following people have been awarded the Federal Government's Integration Medal since 2010:

Awards in 2010

The award was made on December 1, 2010 by the Federal Government's Integration Commissioner, State Minister Maria Böhmer.
The following people were honored:
Ahmed Al Kadari (Raunheim), the Aridi family (Zeven), Turgut Altuğ (Berlin), Beyhan Güler (Bendorf), Remzi Güneysu (Erlangen), Adnan Mermertas (Herne), Dagmar Reissig (Kernen) and Mekonnen Shiferaw (Berlin).

Awards in 2011

The award was made on November 30, 2011 by the Federal Government's Integration Commissioner, State Minister Maria Böhmer.
The following people were honored:
Sidar Aydınlık-Demirdöğen (Frankfurt / Main), Gloria Boateng (Hamburg), Lamya Kaddor (Duisburg), Oguzhan Oguz (Koblenz), Amal Samhat (Berlin), Ümit Sormaz (Nuremberg), Michael Stenger (Munich) and Andreas Wojcik (Troisdorf).

Awards in 2012

The award was made on October 24, 2012 by the Federal Government's Integration Commissioner, State Minister Maria Böhmer.
The following people were honored:
Sonja Brogiato (Leipzig), Nurdane Görgün (Offenburg), Mübeccel Koçer (Düren), Philipp Kohl (Mannheim), Johann Koops (Lingen), Aslı Peker Gaubert (Berlin),
Heinz Ratz (Kiel) and Nevin Şahin (Hildesheim).

Awards in 2013

No data are currently available on the award of the Integration Medal in 2013.

Awards in 2014

The award was made on November 12, 2014 by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Minister of State Aydan Özoğuz .
The following people were awarded:
Sarah Abel (Berlin), Abdullah Altun (Duisburg), Danae Christodoulou (Lüneburg), Phedon Codjambopoulo (Cologne), Salih Elmascan (Cologne), Mathilde Killisch (Fürstenwalde / Spree), Helmut Nölling (Kreuztal) and Simone Treis (Cologne).

Awards in 2015

The award was made on October 14, 2015 by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Minister of State Aydan Özoğuz.
The following people were honored:
Avni Ayyıldız (Berlin), Marina Baldin (Duisburg), Sevgi Bozdağ (Berlin), Markus Göpfert (Mayen), Osman Mahmalat (Hagen), Manfred Makowitzki (Ulm), Inga Marie Sponheuer (Essen) and Arif Ünal (Cologne).

Awards in 2016

The award was made on December 19, 2016 by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Minister of State Aydan Özoğuz. Even Chancellor Angela Merkel took part in the event.
The following nine people were honored:
Abdulrahman Abbasi (Göttingen), Bella Buchner (Leverkusen), Şukriye Doğan (Berlin), Sefariye Ekşi (Cologne), Allaa Faham (Hamburg), Anke Kästner (Leipzig), Xhavit Mustafa (Bayreuth), Steffen Vogt (Rostock), Mohamad Zaher (Berlin).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Government awards integration medal for the first time Article on dtoday.de, November 19, 2010, accessed on September 21, 2015
  2. ↑ a b Portraits: Winner of the Integration Medal 2011 , Federal Government website, accessed on September 21, 2015
  3. ↑ Current information on the homepage of the State Mint Berlin, 2010, accessed on September 21, 2015
  4. ↑ a b The Integration Medal  in the German Digital Library , accessed on September 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Link to the integration medal in the interactive catalog of the Münzkabinett Berlin
  6. ↑ Together for integration , press release of the integration commissioner dated December 1, 2010, accessed on September 21, 2015
  7. ↑ Portraits: Winner of the Integration Medal 2010 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on bundesregierung.de, December 1, 2010, accessed on September 21, 2015
  8. ↑ Gloria Boateng on the homepage of the Körber Foundation, accessed on September 18, 2015 ( Memento from April 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Article: The engagement strengthens cohesion , homepage of the Federal Government, accessed on September 21, 2015 ( Memento from June 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ Award for voluntary commitment: Winner of the Integration Medal 2014 , Federal Government website, accessed on September 21, 2015 ( Memento from February 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Portrait of Danae Christodoulou on bundesregierung.de, accessed on September 21, 2015 ( Memento from July 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Portrait of Phedon Codjambopoulo on bundesregierung.de, accessed on September 21, 2015 ( Memento from July 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ↑ Minister of State Özoğuz awards citizens with the integration medal , press release by the integration commissioner from October 14, 2015, accessed on October 20, 2015
  14. ↑ Integration helpers honored , website of the Federal Government , bundesregierung.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.
  15. ↑ The award winners ( Memento from December 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), bundesregierung.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.