Daniel Attard wins MEP award for sustainable tourism
He was one of 13 winners of the 22nd edition of the awards
PL MEP Daniel Attard was awarded the sustainable tourism award at the 2026 MEP awards ceremony on Tuesday.
The MEP awards recognise outstanding MEPs for their contribution across a range of policy areas. Attard was one of 13 winners of the 22nd edition.
In a statement, Attard said that over the past year, he led the European Parliament’s work on the future of tourism in Europe as the parliament’s rapporteur on the file.
The report he spearheaded received strong backing from the European Parliament and will serve as the foundation for Europe’s first Sustainable Tourism Strategy.
The award was presented to Attard by the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica.
The other finalists in the category were Croatian MEP and former minister for tourism Nikolina Brnjac, and chair of the European Parliament’s committee on transport and tourism, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi.
Attard said the award carried a special meaning for him: “A year ago, at this very event, I was going through one of the most difficult periods of my public life".
"Today, standing here, this is not just an award. For me, it is a full circle moment. It is a reminder that difficult days pass, and that the truth always has its day.”