Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft Bundesverband (DPG, Polish: Federalny Związek Towarzystw Niemiecko-Polskich) is a society of different regional associations which promote reconciliation and cultural exchange of Germany and Poland. It was founded in 1996, succeeding the Bundesverband deutsch-polnischer Gesellschaften, which was founded in 1987. One of the goals is the integration of Poland in the European Union. The organization is based in Berlin.
The association publishes a quarterly bilingual magazine, Dialog.
DIALOG Prize
Beginning in 2005, the association has awarded an annually a prize, also called DIALOG, to persons and organisations that are "a model for the dialogue of nations and cultures in Europe, and the improvement of German-Polish relations" ("... in vorbildlicher Art und Weise für den Dialog der Völker und Kulturen in Europa sowie die Vertiefung der deutsch-polnischen Beziehungen engagieren").
Recipients include:
2005: Tygodnik Powszechny, Kraków weekly
2006: Pogranicze Foundation, in Sejny
2007: Christliche Bildungsinitiative
2008: Steffen Möller, writer and Kabarett artist
2009: Ludwig Mehlhorn, Wolfgang Templin
2010: Klaus Zernack, historian, and Kowalski trifft Schmidt, TV magazine
2011: Institut für angewandte Geschichte, in Frankfurt (Oder)
2012: Artur Becker, writer
2013: Grażyna Słomka, Adam Krzemiński, publicists
2014: Lech Wałęsa and the Interregionaler Gewerkschaftsrat Elbe-Neiße
2015: Zofia Posmysz, writer, and Osteuropa, magazine
2016: Marek Prawda, diplomat
2017: Martin Pollack, journalist and literature translator
2018: Henryk Muszyński, Archbishop Emeritus
2019: Anna Wolff-Powęska, historian
2020: Adam Bodnar, Ombudsman of Poland
2021: Robert Traba and Hans Henning Hahn, historians
2022: Andrii Portnov, historian
2023: Wiesław Smętek, illustrator and graphic artist
2024: Leszek Szuster, former director of the International Youth Meetings in Oświęcim/Auschwitz