European Union receives Nobel Peace Prize
L-R European Commission Pres. Jose Manuel Barroso of Portugal, EU Pres. Herman Van Rompuy of Belgium & European Parliament President Martin Schulz of Germany @ the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony (Photo by Nigel Waldron/Getty Images) | …
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Posted: 12/10/2012
OSLO, Norway (AP) -
The European Union has received this year's Nobel Peace Prize in the Norwegian capital for promoting peace and human rights in Europe for six decades following the devastation of World War II.
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and president of the EU Parliament Martin Schulz collected their Nobel diplomas and medals at a ceremony in Oslo's City Hall.
Prize committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland cited the 27-nation bloc for helping "a continent of war to becoming a continent of peace. In this process the European Union has figured most prominently."
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