European Medal of Tolerance Ivo Josipovic and Ex-President of Serbia Boris Tadic at the European Parliament in Brussels by European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation Chairman Alexander Kwasniewski and ECTR Co-Chairman Viatcheslav Kantor, in recognition of the Balkan statesmens’ “significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining tolerance on the European continent”. In 2015 Samuel Eto'o, a famous football-player, was awarded for his fight against racism in football. The European Medal of Tolerance for the 2016 was conferred on film director Andrey Konchalovsky "for his cultural achievements focused on preserving the tragic memory of the past including his film "Paradise". The European Medal of
Boris Vujčić of Vice Governor of the Croatian National Bank, and in 2012 he assumed the position of governor. He held that position upon Croatia's accession to the European Union. However, he refuses an international bailout scenario as the country faces the post-2008 financial crisis. Boris Vujčić Boris Vujčić (born 2 June 1964 in Zagreb) is the Governor of the Croatian National Bank. He succeeded Željko Rohatinski in July 2012. Vujčić graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 1988, where he also received his doctorate in 1996. He started his professional career in 1989 as an assistant at Faculty