Awards and Recognition

1996

Winner of the Prize and the Honorary cavalry sabre for “Man of the Year for 1996”.

1997

Won for the second time the Prize and the Honorary cavalry sabre for “Man of the Year for 1997”.

1997

Swedish NGO Leader Day awarded Petar Stoyanov with the “Leader of the Year” award.

1998

The International Organization New Europe awarded Petar Stoyanov with the “European Leader” annual award for his “exceptional achievements in building the image of new Bulgaria worldwide”.

Since 1998

Honorary citizen of Plovdiv.

1998

Received the annual award of the American Bar Association.

1998

Received Courage to Care Award from the influential Jewish organization Anti-Defamation League.

1999

Annual award of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, presented in Moscow.

2000

Elected to the Advisory Board of the World Leaders Project.

2000

Winner of the annual Crans Montana World Economic Forum Award for his contribution to the development of democracy and free market economy.

2000

Elected Member of the Political Advisory Board of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva.