Since 2008, the European Parliament has awarded the European Citizen's Prize in recognition of outstanding achievements in promoting mutual understanding, strengthening ties between citizens of member states or facilitating cross-border or transnational cooperation within the European Union.
The recipients will be presented with medals in their respective countries, after which they will be invited to a ceremony in Brussels on October 14-15.
The HGSS, established in 1950 as an internal service of the Croatian Mountaineering Association, has evolved into a public service that takes care of people's safety on a 24-hour basis, 365 days a year. It is a non-profit organisation consisting of about 800 members, volunteers organised in 24 stations, and it also takes part in cross-border rescue operations.