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112 Awards Ceremony 2010
8 November - Palais d'Egmont, Brussels
Under the patronage of the Belgium Presidency of the EU Council
The fourth 112 Awards Ceremony - organised by EENA - was held on 8th of November in the Palais d'Egmont, Brussels, under the patronage of the Belgian Presidency of the EU. It intended to recognise and congratulate individuals and organisations particularly engaged in improving and promoting the European emergency number 112.
The selection was ensured by members of EENA's Advisory Board and 112 Emergency Services Staff Network. The 112 Awards Ceremony was attended by several high level political personalities, representatives of EU Institutions, emergency services and solution providers.
Video of the Ceremony
The 112 Awards were delivered to individuals and organisations in the following categories:
- Outstanding Citizen and Emergency Rescue: Peter Adamkovic & the Slovak Ministry of Interior
- Outstanding Education on 112: 112 Canary Islands, Spain
- Outstanding Emergency Call Centre: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, United-Kingdom
- Outstanding Emergency Service Integration: 112 Madrid, Spain
- Outstanding National 112 System: 112.pt - Ministry of Internal Affairs, Portugal
- Outstanding Political Initiative: MEP Adina-Ioana Valean
- Outstanding PSAP Initiative: SIAMU Brussels, Belgium
- Outstanding REACH112 Award: Gunnar Hellstrom, Sweden
View the stories of the Awardees here (156KB)VIPs who attended the Ceremony:
- Mr Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Belgium
- Dr Rui Pereira, Minister of Interior, Portugal
- Mr Maros Žilinka, Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Slovakia
- Dr Dalila Araújo, Secretary of State, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Portugal
- Ms Diana Wallis, Vice-President of the European Parliament
- Ms Isabelle Durant, Vice-President of the European Parliament
- Ms Bernadette Vergnaud, Member of the European Parliament
- Mr Adam Kosa, President of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament
- Ms Anna Zaborska, Member of the European Parliament
- Mr Stephen F. O'Conor, President of NENA
- Mr Dieter Nuessler, President of the FEU
- Dr Demetrios Pyrros, President of the WADEM
- Mr Gregory L. Rohde, Executive Director of the E9-1-1 Institute (former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, USA)
31 representatives of public authorities in charge of 112 and several representatives of the European Commission also attended the event.
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The 112 Awards were delivered for the first time in 2007. The second 112 Awards Ceremony was held on 3rd June 2008 in Cercle de Lorraine, Brussels and the 3rd one was held on the eve of the European 112 Day (11/2) 2009 in Palais d'Egmont, Brussels.
View below a review of the 112 Awards Ceremonies held till now: