L-Ewroparlamentari Laburista Daniel Attard ġie rikonoxxut bħala l-aqwa MEP fil-qasam tat-Turiżmu Sostenibbli waqt iċ-ċeremonja tal-MEP Awards li saret ilbieraħ. L-MEP Awards jirrikonoxxu l-ħidma tal-aqwa Membri Parlamentari Ewropej f’oqsma differenti ta’ ħidma politika.
Matul l-aħħar sena, Attard kien fdat bir-responsabbiltà li jmexxi l-ħidma tal-Parlament Ewropew dwar il-futur tat-turiżmu fl-Ewropa. Ir-rapport ta’ Dr Attard kiseb appoġġ qawwi mill-Parlament Ewropew u se jifforma l-bażi tal-ewwel Strateġija Ewropea għat-Turiżmu Sostenibbli.
Il-premju tal-aqwa MEP f’dan il-qasam ġie ppreżentat lil Daniel Attard mill-Kummissarju Ewropew għall-Mediterran, Dubravka Šuica.
Fl-istess kategorija kienu wkoll nominati l-Ewroparlamentari Kroata u eks Ministru tat-Turiżmu Nikolina Brnjac, kif ukoll il-President tal-Kumitat għat-Trasport u t-Turiżmu tal-Parlament Ewropew, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi.
F’diskors tal-okkażjoni, Daniel Attard qal li dan il-premju għandu tifsira speċjali għalih. L-Ewroparlamentari Laburista fakkar kif “sena ilu, proprju waqt din l-istess serata, kont għaddej minn wieħed mill-aktar mumenti diffiċli fil-ħajja pubblika tiegħi. Illum dan huwa mument ta’ sodisfazzjon li jfakkarni li ż-żminijiet diffiċli jgħaddu, u li l-verità dejjem tirbaħ”.
Daniel Attard Wins MEP Award for Sustainable Tourism
Labour MEP Daniel Attard has been recognised as Europe’s leading MEP in the field of Sustainable Tourism after winning the Sustainable Tourism Award at the 2026 MEP Awards ceremony held yesterday. The MEP Awards recognise outstanding Members of the European Parliament for their contribution across a range of policy areas.
Over the past year, Attard has 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 Daniel 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.
In his acceptance speech, 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.”
