European Union officials accept Nobel Peace Prize

December 11, 2012 00:39

Hailing the European Union as "the most dramatic example in history that shows that war and conflict can be turned into peace and cooperation," Nobel committee chairman Thorborn Jagland presented the Nobel Peace Prize to top EU officials at a ceremony Monday in Oslo.

The award to the 27-nation EU for advancing peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights, was handed to its three leaders, Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council; Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission; and Martin Schulz, president of theEuropean Parliament.

An appreciative audience on hand included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French PresidentFrancois Hollande, and leaders of European member states and institutions along with the Norwegian royal family.

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