Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft Bundesverband (DPG, ) is a society of different regional associations which promote reconciliation and cultural exchange of Germany and Poland. It was founded in 1996, succeeding the Bundesverband deutsch-polnischer Gesellschaften, which was founded in 1987. One of the goals is the integration of Poland in the European Union. The organization is based in Berlin.
The association publishes a quarterly bilingual magazine, '.
DIALOG Prize
Beginning in 2005, the association has awarded an annually a prize, also called DIALOG, to persons and organisations that are "a model for the dialogue of nations and cultures in Europe, and the improvement of German-Polish relations" ().
Recipients include:
- 2005: Tygodnik Powszechny, Kraków weekly
- 2006: , in Sejny
- 2007: Christliche Bildungsinitiative
- 2008: Steffen Möller, writer and Kabarett artist
- 2009: Ludwig Mehlhorn, Wolfgang Templin
- 2010: , historian, and Kowalski trifft Schmidt, TV magazine
- 2011: Institut für angewandte Geschichte, in Frankfurt (Oder)
- 2012: , writer
- 2013: GraÃ
¼yna SÃ
Âomka, Adam KrzemiÃ
Âski, publicists
- 2014: Lech WaÃ
ÂÃÂsa and the Interregionaler Gewerkschaftsrat Elbe-NeiÃÂe
- 2015: Zofia Posmysz, writer, and ', magazine
- 2016: Marek Prawda, diplomat
- 2017: Martin Pollack, journalist and literature translator
- 2018: Henryk MuszyÃ
Âski, Archbishop Emeritus
- 2019: Anna Wolff-PowÃÂska, historian
- 2020: Adam Bodnar, Ombudsman of Poland
- 2021: and , historians
- 2022: Andrii Portnov, historian
- 2023: WiesÃ
Âaw SmÃÂtek, illustrator and graphic artist
- 2024: Leszek Szuster, former director of the International Youth Meetings in OÃ
ÂwiÃÂcim/Auschwitz
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