Briefing 
 

2024 Sakharov Prize laureate to be announced in plenary 

On Thursday, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will announce the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in the hemicycle.

President Metsola’s announcement will follow shortly after the decision by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents (EP President Metsola and political group leaders) in the morning.


On Thursday 17 October, the committees on Foreign Affairs and Development chose three finalists, out of the nominations presented on 26 September, (in alphabetical order):


- Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Azerbaijan;


- María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy from both inside and outside the country;


- Women Wage Peace & Women of the Sun, Israel/Palestine.


The Sakharov Prize ceremony will be held on Wednesday 18 December at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. To learn more about the nominees for the 2024 Sakharov Prize, click here.


Announcement: Thursday 24 October