APA Awards 2026

The winners of the APA Awards 2026 have been announced. You can view the full list below.

Congratulations to all of the 27 winners of The Parliament’s first-ever APA Awards

For more information on how to get involved in the 2027 edition of the APA Awards, please contact customer.service@theparliamentmagazine.eu.

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  • Austria Ricarda Agnes Pfingstl (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Thomas Waitz MEP)
  • BelgiumEllen Slegers (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Johan Van Overtveldt MEP)
  • BulgariaAbrial Marc-Antoine Osiris Gilbert (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Radan Kanev MEP)
  • CroatiaMatea Juretić (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Thomas Bajada MEP)
  • CyprusMargarita Kaimaklioti (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Loucas Fourlas MEP)
  • Czech RepublicNathalie Lukyová (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Ondřej Knotek MEP)
  • Denmark Jonas Ivan Hoejmark Ruhof (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Morten Løkkegaard MEP)
  • EstoniaMalle Kuuler (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Jana Toom MEP)
  • Finland Sara Emma Pauliina Anttila (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Aura Salla MEP)
  • France Karl Pincherelle (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Pascal Canfin MEP)
  • Germany Tara Hadviger (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Tiemo Wölken MEP)
  • GreeceChristos Vasilakos (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Dimitris Tsiodras MEP)
  • Hungary Flóra Monozlai (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Dóra Dávid MEP)
  • Ireland Wilf King (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Barry Andrews MEP)
  • ItalyStefano Felician Beccari (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Daniele Polato MEP)
  • LatviaAļona Zandere (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Reinis Pozņaks MEP)
  • Lithuania Vaida Leščauskaitė (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Vytenis Andriukaitis MEP)
  • LuxembourgEric Harsh (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Marc Angel MEP)
  • Malta Daniel Buhagiar (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Thomas Bajada MEP)
  • NetherlandsSjirk Eildert Bruinsma (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Brigitte van den Berg MEP)
  • PolandAgnieszka Przyborowicz (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Elżbieta Łukacijewska MEP)
  • PortugalIvo Luís Azevedo da Costa Santos (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Lidia Pereira MEP)
  • RomaniaDan Andrei Timofte (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Dan-Ştefan Motreanu MEP)
  • Slovakia Katarína Kutajová (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Lucia Yar MEP)
  • SloveniaRok Tuš (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Zala Tomašič MEP)
  • Spain Javier Felipe Andreu (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Susana Solís Pérez MEP)
  • SwedenAnna Sophia Bengtsson (Accredited Parliamentary Assistant to Abir Al-Sahlani MEP & Emma Wiesner MEP)
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MEP (EPP, Portugal)
European Parliament
MEP (EPP, Spain)
European Parliament
Publishing Director
The Parliament

Anyone can nominate one or more APAs.

Please note that the evaluation and judging will not be influenced by the number of nominations received for each nominee.

- Must be a current APA in the European Parliament
- Selection is based on nominee’s nationality, not the MEP’s they work with.
- Dual EU nationals may choose either nationality - Non-EU nationals may be considered; if over three are nominated, a 28th category for non-EU will be created.

All nominations will be reviewed and judged by The Parliament – together with APAs turned MEPs and/or other experts.

Trust in the integrity of the awards comes from transparency in the nomination and judging process. Importantly, sponsorship and judging of the awards are kept very separate with sponsors taking no active part in the judging process. 

- Dedication and effectiveness in parliamentary work.
- Innovation in policy or administration.
- Contributions to the APA community and Parliament.

All winners will be revealed at the awards night.

Nominations are open from the 24th June 2025 until 11:59 PM CET on Wednesday 15th October 2025 to complete and submit all entries.

Yes – in your confirmation email, you'll find a personal link that allows you to resume and edit your application.

You are welcome to nominate as many candidates as you wish, whether they are from the same Member State or from different countries.

Kindly note that multiple nominations for the same person will not impact the evaluation. Each submission will be reviewed based solely on the candidate's merits.

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