Οn June 20, 2018 in a ceremony in the House of European History in Brussels. Professors Asteris Huliaras, Manos Papazoglou and Sotiris Petropoulos received the prestigious "3rd 2017 Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach: Spreading Knowledge about Europe". The Prize was the outcome of an EU-wide contest that was initiated by the European Parliament and launched by the European Commission  rewarding outstanding works that help enhance the citizens' understanding of the EU. The Prize was awarded to the PEDIS team by the MEP of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Ms. Eider Gardiazabal Rubial. The European Commission Spinelli Prize further enhances the outreach of PEDIS, as has been also evident with the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the Jean Monnet Chair on EU Relations with Less Developed Countries.