GAA nominated for European Citizen's award 29 May 2013 Last updated at 13:00 The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has been nominated for a European Union award for its integration work with cross-border communities in Ireland. The European Citizen's Prize is awarded annually to organisations or citizens that improve understanding between people living in EU member states. Up to 50 European laureates will be selected by a chancellery, or panel, in Brussels next month. The winners will receive a medal at an event in the city in October. Volunteers The chancellery, composed of MEPs and chaired by European Parliament vice-president Anni Podimata, will choose this year's winners. The GAA is run largely by volunteers and is Ireland's largest sporting organisation. It promotes games such as hurling, Gaelic football and handball. Last year, 37 people from 19 EU member states received the European Citizen's Prize which can also be awarded for activities that reflect the values enshrined in the EU's charter of fundamental rights. The nominees can be citizens, groups, associations or organisations. All MEPs have the right to nominate one candidate. The GAA was nominated by a panel drawn from Ireland's 12 MEPs.