The European Commissioner for consumer protection Meglena Kuneva has been voted "European of the Year" by the readers of European Voice.

Kuneva was officially proclaimed "European of the Year" Tuesday night during European Voice's annual awards ceremony, which was held at the Brussels stock exchange.

"Meglena Kuneva has shown that championing consumers' interests can help make the European Union more popular. Our readers have rewarded her work by naming her European of the Year", the European Voice editor Dana Spinant said.

Kuneva was nominated for her role in championing consumer rights in the age of digital economy.

During the same ceremony the President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet was declared EU Official of the Year. He was nominated for his role in tackling the effects of the global financial crisis.

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been voted national politician of the year because of his role in easing off the tensions in the Russia-Georgia conflict.

The European Commissioner for environment Stavros Dimas was named Commissioner of the Year by the European Voice readers.

Claude Turmes from Luxembourg was picked as Member of the European Parliament of the Year.

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