The annual M100 Media Award, bestowed by the German-based M100 Sanssouci Colloquium organization, seeks to honour efforts to protect and uphold democracy and freedom of speech.
It will be officially presented at an awards ceremony in Potsdam, eastern Germany, on September 12, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to deliver a keynote address.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu was also recognized with the same prize by a selection panel of journalists and politicians, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Potsdam Mayor Mike Schubert, who heads the panel, said the prize goes to Tusk for his "unwavering fight against autocracy."
He described Tusk and Osmani-Sadriu as "trailblazers for a modern and stable Europe" and "indispensable voices for our democratic free society in these challenging times," according to the m100potsdam.org website.
He added that both politicians "place human rights and democratic principles at the core of their actions."
"Their voices are invaluable right now – not only for their countries but for the entire continent," Schubert also said. "They are not just committed Europeans, but above all, compelling ones. Their work sets standards and inspires."
The award, handed out since 2005 as part of the international media conference M100 Sanssouci Colloquium, has previously honoured recipients such as Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (2021), the people of Ukraine (2022), and the Women, Life, Freedom movement of Iran (2023).
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Source: PAP, m100potsdam.org, aussiedlerbote.de
