The vote to choose the Europeans of the Year closed on 12 November. Vote validation open until 16 November.

If you have voted please remember to validate your vote by clicking on the link you in the email that has been sent to the address you provided.

NB: if you have already received a reminder from us and have activated your vote, we would kindly ask you to please do so again via the link sent in the email of 12 November. We experienced a fault in the link provided in previous reminder emails. The activation process will remain open until 16 November. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Palais d'Egmont in Brussels on 27 November 2007, on www.ev50.org plus in the 29 November issue of European Voice newspaper.

Benefits of this event will go to the UNFPA - the United Nations Population Fund - and their Campaign to end fistula. For more information, visit www.unfpa.org