CIJ Awards

WELCOME TO CIJ AWARDS

CIJ EUROPE, a leading digital and print real estate news provider across Central, Eastern, Southeastern and Northeastern Europe, is expanding the CIJ Awards across the SEE and NEE markets.

The CIJ Awards are among the longest-running commercial real estate awards in the region and have evolved continuously for more than two decades, reflecting the transformation of local, regional and international property markets.

As CIJ EUROPE celebrates 31 years as a publisher, news provider and events organiser for the commercial real estate industry, the CIJ Awards continue their regional expansion, bringing together leading developers, investors, advisers, occupiers and real estate professionals from across SEE and NEE to recognise outstanding projects, companies, transactions and achievements.

CIJ AWARDS 2026
Gala Evening 3rd December 2026
Radisson Blu*****, Bucharest, Romania

What keeps us going is GOALS

Our goal is to support business growth, visibility and networking across Southeastern and Northeastern Europe. Winning a CIJ Award provides regional recognition for your achievements, showcasing your success to the real estate industry across SEE, NEE and the wider international markets reached by CIJ EUROPE and CIJ.World.

Winners in qualifying categories will advance to the Best of the Best HOF Awards, where leading CIJ Awards winners from across Europe compete for regional recognition.

We invite you to take part in the expanding CIJ Awards platform and showcase your projects, companies, teams and achievements alongside some of the leading names in European real estate.

Success is about what you inspire others to do!

Since 2001, the CIJ Awards have celebrated excellence, achievement and innovation across the real estate industry. More than an awards competition, each CIJ Awards event brings together leading market professionals to recognise success, strengthen business relationships and connect with partners, colleagues and friends.

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Categories & Nomination

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    Fill in your information on the form and be on your way to nominate your company and project in the CIJ Awards 2026. You can expect to receive confirmation of the nomination within 2 working days of us receiving this Form.

    One form means one nomination – if you have more companies and projects to nominate – please, fill in the appropriate number of forms. Nominating is without cost or obligation to attend the winners presentation.

    DEVELOPMENT

    • Best Residential Development
    • Best Office Development
    • Best Retail Development
    • Best Warehouse/Industrial Development
    • Best Leading Green Development

    TRANSACTIONS

    • Best Investment Transaction

    MANAGEMENT

    • Best Asset Management Company
    • Best Real Estate Property Fund

    SERVICES

    • Best Law Firm
    • Best Tax & Finance Advisor

    GRAND FINALE

    • Leadership of the Year
    • Grand Prix

    The winners will be announced at an exclusive CIJ Awards gala in Bratislava, Slovakia, in late January 2027. Following the ceremony, the results will be published on the CIJ Awards website and CIJ.World, with the winners also featured in the next edition of CIJ.World magazine.

    Jury Committee

    Robert Fletcher

    Robert Fletcher

    Jury Committee Manager

    CIJ.World

    Timelines & Dress Code

    Schedule for the evening

    • 19:00 – 20:00 Welcome Drink & Presentation
    • 20:00 – 21:30 Gala Dinner
    • 21:30 – 22:30 Awards Ceremony
    • 22:30 – till late: dessert & wine, networking & entertainment

    Key dates for your diary

    •  August – October 2026 Call for Nominations
    • January 2027 Online Voting
    • January 2027 Awards Ceremony in Bratislava, Slovakia
    dress code

    Dress code for the event - formal/cocktail

    Location

    The CIJ Awards will start in Bratislava, Slovakia

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      • Participation fee per person: 425 euro + VAT
      • The fee does not include hotel rooms.
      • Filing the registration form is an obligation to pay.
      • Confirmation of the registration will be e-mailed with our invoice to the electronic address within 3 working days of receipt of the registration form.
      • In order to attend the CIJ Gala AWARDS 2026 the payment must be made in advance to the bank account shown on our invoice.
      • No cancellation will be accepted less than 21 days before the CIJ Gala AWARDS 2026.
      • If you do not cancel your registration and do not attend, you will be charged the full amount of the registration fee.
      • The cancellation must be done in writing. No payment does not imply cancellation.
      • CIJ EUROPE & RPMG reserve the right to modify the program of the CIJ Gala AWARDS 2026 and under special circumstances to change its date and venue.

       

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      Contact

      ROBERT FLETCHER

      ROBERT FLETCHER

      CEO - Sales & Events
      CIJ EUROPE
      fletcher@cijeurope.com

      CIJ Awards 2026 Rules and Regulations

      Table of Contents:

      The following are the CIJ Awards Rules and Regulations

      Eligibility for Nomination

      The CIJ Awards recognizes and celebrates projects, companies, teams as well as transactions that excelled in performance. CIJ Awards 2026 is intended to honor the nominations with history between January 2026 and December 2026. Nominations will be judged on the value they bring to the real estate they fill, including consideration of the size, quality, design, value, time, term, company and team.

      Hall of Fame

      The winning entries in each category will enjoy advancement to the Best of the Best CIJ HOF Awards in May 2027 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, where the winning elite from ten other Central & South East Europe countries is presented.

      Administration

      CIJ EUROPE, hereinafter referred to as CIJ Awards Administration Committee, shall organize and administer the CIJ Awards, pursuant to the rules established by the CIJ Awards Administration Committee. The provisions of all paragraphs below set forth the valid rules of governance.

      All decisions made by the CIJ Awards Administration Committee concerning eligibility for the CIJ Awards and all other matters relating to their administration, including adoption of amendments to these Rules, shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes.

      Jury

      Online Jury Voting Committee

      1. Every top and middle management real estate expert, having minimum 5 years’ experience, representing a company active on the European Real Estate Market, is welcome to join the Online Jury Voting Committee using the appropriate CIJ Awards platform voting , which will be made available to all CIJ reader digitally. The CIJ Awards Administration Committee will confirm participation at the start of online voting to its online readers and subscribers
      2. In case the confirmed Online Jury Voting Committee Member may not vote within the specified time period – they will lose their voting possibility – they may not designate another person to vote.
      3. Online Jury Voting Committee is comprised of undefined group of Commercial and Residential Real Estate Experts.
      4. Possible company representation: Online Jury Voting Committee can enter 4 people from companies counting until 50 employees, 6 people from companies counting until 100 employees, 8 people from companies counting until 200 employees and maximum 10 people from companies counting over 200 employees.
      5. Online Jury Voting Committee will be invited notified of voting start.
      6. Online Jury Voting Committee has 39% decision rate.

      Jury Committee

      1. The Jury Committee members are invited by the CIJ Awards Administration Committee. The Jury Committee includes representatives of top management from the European Real Estate Market including professionals from Funds, Investors, Architects, Developers, property owners and service providers.
      2. Jury Committee members will will evaluate only all relevant sector categories per group meeting.
      3. Jury Committee members groups will include Residential, Development and Services.
      4. Jury Committee members will have exclusive voting in category Grand Prix & Leadership of the Year.
      5. Jury Committee members who are unable to attend the Jury Committee Meeting may designate a representative – a co-worker from their Company holding the position of President / Board Member / Managing Director. In case such a replacement is impossible – Jury Committee members will be allowed to vote online.
      6. The Jury Committee can include up to 15 members.
      7. Jury Committee members cannot vote in categories that they are nominated in.
      8. Possible company representation: one member of management from one company.
      9. Jury Committee will meet location and date – TBC by the CIJ Awards Administration Committee.
      10. All votes of the Jury Committee shall be taken by secret ballot, with only those members of the Committee entitled to vote.
      11. The weighting of the Jury Committee voting is 61% of the final result.
      12. The CIJ Awards Jury Committee shall be a self-governing body comprised of 4 groups of Jury Members:

      Voting Procedures & Selection of Winners

      1. Online Jury Voting Committee and Jury Committee vote separately, independently and at different times.
      2. Every Jury Member must choose a winning project, product or company in each category.
      3. Jury Members may not vote in a category in which their project or company is nominated – they must abstain from voting in this category.
      4. Being familiar with the sector, companies and projects, Jury Members are expected to vote both on the basis of their professional knowledge and experience as well as on the basis of the nomination forms.
      5. Jury Committee will meet and discuss nominations, but the votes will be kept strictly confidential with each member recording their vote privately on secret voting ballots.
      6. Votes from both Committees will be collected, compiled, counted and calculated by an independent audit company.
      7. Votes and the precise results of the voting will be kept strictly confidential and secret.
      8. Winners will be announced and awarded during the CIJ Gala Dinner and presented online at www.cij.world and in the following issue of CIJ.World magazine.

      Nomination Procedures

      1. Every company may nominate itself, its projects and teams or other companies, projects and teams.
      2. Nominations must be submitted on time within the required dates.
      3. Grand Prix Award is granted to one of the nominated projects from the Development category.
      4. CIJ Awards Administration Committee will confirm acceptance of nomination within 2 working days of CIJ Awards Administration Committee receiving each application.
      5. One company is entitled to make maximum of 10 nominations. Additional entries on request.

      Rules for use of the CIJ Awards Trademarks

      Each attending Winner will receive the CIJ Awards plaque/statue, diploma and electronic trademarks – they may be used without limitation. The Winner is obliged to use the description ‘The Winner of CIJ Awards’ (including the awards name together with the year) wherever it mentions winning the CIJ Awards.

      Additional Regulations

      1. Companies can enter as many related categories as they wish to.
      2. Projects submitted for the CIJ Awards must have all the mandatory government approvals. CIJ Awards Administration Committee reserves the right to ask for supplementary documentation of information provided in the application form.
      3. There must be a minimum of two confirmed nominations in each category to proceed with Online Jury Voting Committee and Jury Committee voting. If the CIJ Awards Administration Committee determines that there is only one eligible candidate in one of the categories listed above, the CIJ Awards Administration Committee has the right to award a special prize in that category.
      4. The decisions of the Jury are final.
      5. Personal information given on the forms will be placed in the company database of CIJ.World and RPMG and may be used to organize trainings, courses, seminars, conferences and to carry out other marketing activities. Companies have the right to inspect and update this data.
      6. The event will be documented by the organizer with photographs and video. Those taking part in the event accept that the organizer will publish the above-mentioned documentation on its websites and in printed materials via CIJ.World, RPMG and their trading partners.

      Penalties

      Any party that violates these rules will be subject to removal of eligibility to vote in or nominate projects and/or to any other penalties as may be imposed by the CIJ Awards Administration Committee at its sole discretion.

      If in the considered view of the CIJ Awards Administration Committee, any of the above provisions have been violated, the violation must be corrected within ten calendar days following written notice of the violation. Any violation not so corrected, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to CIJ Awards Administration Committee or its ventures, may result in the withdrawal of the right to use the CIJ Awards statue/plaque and CIJ Awards trademark, including, and not limited to a permanent ban on the use of the trademarks in the event of a serious or continued violation. Replication of CIJ Awards plaques or statues are forbidden and will be seen as an infringement on the CIJ Awards branding and brands.

      Organiser

      CIJ.World – CEE & SEE Europe’s leading Real Estate news provider digitally and in print.

      Contact Details

      All notices, certifications and other communications required or permitted to be given to the CIJ Awards Administration Committee under these Rules shall be given in a manner consistent with these Rules to Robert Fletcher, fletcher@cijeurope.com

      CIJ Awards Administration Committee contact persons:

      Robert Fletcher: +48 506 074 042, fletcher@cijeurope.com