MEP awards 2014: Countdown to the ceremony

Members of European parliament, NGOs, and Brussels stakeholders are set to gather tonight for the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards.

By Desmond Hinton-Beales

18 Mar 2014

Located in the glamorous Concert Noble at the heart of Brussels' EU district, tonight's ceremony is hosted by European research, innovation and science commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.

With more than 480 MEPs voting in this year's awards, this is the largest turnout ever. For more information visit http://mepawards.eu/ and follow us on Twitter @Parlimag.

Congratulations once again to this year's shortlisted MEPs:

Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Alyn Smith, Elisabeth Köstinger

Digital Agenda: Amalia Sartori, Seán Kelly, Marielle Gallo

Economic and Monetary Affairs: Derk Jan Eppink, Anne Jensen, Arlene McCarthy

Employment and Social Affairs: Edite Estrela, Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg, Csaba Ory

Energy: Anne Delvaux, Christa Klaß, Konrad Szymanski

Environment: Chris Davies, Reinhard Bütikofer, Maurice Ponga

Health: Linda McAvan, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Alojz Peterle

Internal Market and Consumer Protection: Jürgen Creutzmann, Malcolm Harbour, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt

Internet Policy: Róza Thun, Jan Albrecht, Edit Herczog

Justice and Civil Liberties: Antoniya Parvanova, Kinga Gál, Eija-Riitta Korhola

Regional Development: Cornelis de Jong, Elisabeth Schroedter, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid

Research and Innovation: Christian Ehler, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Vicky Ford

Sustainable Built Environment: Heide Rühle, Catherine Stihler, Jan Olbrycht

Transport: Jim Higgins, Brian Simpson, Peter van Dalen

Best Use of Social Media: Andrew Duff, Sajjad Karim, Marietje Schaake

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