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Charlemagne Prize

The Charlemagne Prize (German: Karlspreis; full name originally Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen, since 1988 Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen, International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen) is a prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. It has been awarded since 1950 by the German city of Aachen. It commemorates Charlemagne (German: Karl der Große), ruler of the Frankish Empire and founder of what became the Holy Roman Empire, who was the first to unify Western Europe following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. Traditionally the award is given to the recipient on Ascension Day in a ceremony in the Aachen Town Hall. In April 2008, the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize, which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration. Patrons of the foundation are King Philippe of Belgium, King Felipe VI of Spain, and Henri, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.[1]

Charlemagne Prize
Awarded forDistinguished service on behalf of European unification
LocationAachen, Germany
Presented bySociety for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen
First awarded1 May 1950; 73 years ago (1950-05-01)
Currently held byVolodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine
Websitewww.karlspreis.de/en/
The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based

History edit

 
The city hall of Aachen

On 19 December 1949, Kurt Pfeiffer [de] presented to the reading group "Corona Legentium Aquensis", which he had founded, his proposals for the prize: "We have the honour of proposing annual presentation of an international prize for the most valuable contribution in the services of Western European understanding and work for the community, and in the services of humanity and world peace. This contribution may be in the field of literary, scientific, economic or political endeavour."

The sponsors of the prize, the City of Aachen, refer to Charlemagne as the "Founder of Western Culture", and assert that under his reign, the City of Aachen was once the spiritual and political centre of the whole of what is now western Europe.

The first Charlemagne Prize was awarded to Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, the founder of the Pan-European Movement.

Following the presentation of the award to the Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi in 1952, the International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen has repeatedly sent messages going far beyond Germany and promoting the "unity of Europe".

The award sponsors assert that the list of Charlemagne Prize winners reflects the history of the European process of unification, commonly referred to as European integration. They continue that it has been awarded to founding fathers of a United Europe such as de Gasperi, Schuman, Monnet and Adenauer, and to those who have embodied hope for integration such as Edward Heath, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and His Majesty Juan Carlos I.

The sponsors promote that the Charlemagne Prize is not only an expression of gratitude for lasting services for the unity of Europe, but also an encouragement and an expression of hopes and expectations directed towards the future. They quote Kurt Pfeiffer: "the Charlemagne Prize reaches into the future, and at the same time it embodies an obligation – an obligation of the highest ethical value. It is directed at a voluntary union of the European peoples without constraint, so that in their newfound strength they may defend the highest earthly goods – freedom, humanity and peace – and safeguard the future of their children and children's children."

In April 2008, the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize, which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration.

Recipients edit

 
After awarding the Charlemagne Prize 2015 to Martin Schulz, the dignitaries met on stage at Aachen Katschhof [de]. From left to right can be seen: Bernd Büttgens (official spokesman of the city of Aachen), Armin Laschet (Parliamentary group leader of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia), François Hollande (President of France), Martin Schulz (President of the European Parliament), Joachim Gauck (President of Germany), Felipe VI (King of Spain), Petro Poroshenko (President of Ukraine), Sauli Niinistö (President of Finland), Simonetta Sommaruga (President of Switzerland), Hannelore Kraft (Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia), Jürgen Linden (Speaker of the board of directors of the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen).

By country edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Patrons". www.karlspreis.de.
  2. ^ . Deutsche Welle. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Aachener Karlspreis an Rumäniens Präsidenten Klaus Johannis verliehen". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

External links edit

  • "The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen". Stiftung Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  • "Charlemagne Prize". The Lord Mayor of the City of Aachen. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  • "European Charlemagne Youth Prize". European Parliament. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  • "Timothy Garton Ash erhält den Karlspreis". Der Spiegel (in German). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Not to be confused with European Charlemagne Youth Prize The Charlemagne Prize German Karlspreis full name originally Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen since 1988 Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is a prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification It has been awarded since 1950 by the German city of Aachen It commemorates Charlemagne German Karl der Grosse ruler of the Frankish Empire and founder of what became the Holy Roman Empire who was the first to unify Western Europe following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Traditionally the award is given to the recipient on Ascension Day in a ceremony in the Aachen Town Hall In April 2008 the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration Patrons of the foundation are King Philippe of Belgium King Felipe VI of Spain and Henri the Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1 Charlemagne PrizeAwarded forDistinguished service on behalf of European unificationLocationAachen GermanyPresented bySociety for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of AachenFirst awarded1 May 1950 73 years ago 1950 05 01 Currently held byVolodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of UkraineWebsitewww wbr karlspreis wbr de wbr en wbr The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based Contents 1 History 2 Recipients 3 By country 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp The city hall of AachenOn 19 December 1949 Kurt Pfeiffer de presented to the reading group Corona Legentium Aquensis which he had founded his proposals for the prize We have the honour of proposing annual presentation of an international prize for the most valuable contribution in the services of Western European understanding and work for the community and in the services of humanity and world peace This contribution may be in the field of literary scientific economic or political endeavour The sponsors of the prize the City of Aachen refer to Charlemagne as the Founder of Western Culture and assert that under his reign the City of Aachen was once the spiritual and political centre of the whole of what is now western Europe The first Charlemagne Prize was awarded to Richard von Coudenhove Kalergi the founder of the Pan European Movement Following the presentation of the award to the Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi in 1952 the International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen has repeatedly sent messages going far beyond Germany and promoting the unity of Europe The award sponsors assert that the list of Charlemagne Prize winners reflects the history of the European process of unification commonly referred to as European integration They continue that it has been awarded to founding fathers of a United Europe such as de Gasperi Schuman Monnet and Adenauer and to those who have embodied hope for integration such as Edward Heath Konstantinos Karamanlis and His Majesty Juan Carlos I The sponsors promote that the Charlemagne Prize is not only an expression of gratitude for lasting services for the unity of Europe but also an encouragement and an expression of hopes and expectations directed towards the future They quote Kurt Pfeiffer the Charlemagne Prize reaches into the future and at the same time it embodies an obligation an obligation of the highest ethical value It is directed at a voluntary union of the European peoples without constraint so that in their newfound strength they may defend the highest earthly goods freedom humanity and peace and safeguard the future of their children and children s children In April 2008 the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration Recipients edit1950 nbsp Richard von Coudenhove Kalergi 1951 nbsp Hendrik Brugmans 1952 nbsp Alcide de Gasperi 1953 nbsp Jean Monnet 1954 nbsp Konrad Adenauer 1956 nbsp Winston Churchill 1957 nbsp Paul Henri Spaak 1958 nbsp Robert Schuman 1959 nbsp George C Marshall 1960 nbsp Joseph Bech 1961 nbsp Walter Hallstein 1963 nbsp Edward Heath 1964 nbsp Antonio Segni 1966 nbsp Jens Otto Krag 1967 nbsp Joseph Luns 1969 nbsp European Commission 1970 nbsp Francois Seydoux de Clausonne 1972 nbsp Roy Jenkins 1973 nbsp Salvador de Madariaga 1976 nbsp Leo Tindemans 1977 nbsp Walter Scheel 1978 nbsp Konstantinos Karamanlis 1979 nbsp Emilio Colombo 1981 nbsp Simone Veil 1982 nbsp Juan Carlos of Spain 1984 nbsp Karl Carstens 1986 nbsp The People of Luxembourg 1987 nbsp Henry Kissinger 1988 nbsp Helmut Kohl and nbsp Francois Mitterrand 1989 nbsp Frere Roger 1990 nbsp Gyula Horn 1991 nbsp Vaclav Havel 1992 nbsp Jacques Delors 1993 nbsp Felipe Gonzalez 1994 nbsp Gro Harlem Brundtland 1995 nbsp Franz Vranitzky 1996 nbsp Beatrix of the Netherlands 1997 nbsp Roman Herzog 1998 nbsp Bronislaw Geremek 1999 nbsp Tony Blair 2000 nbsp Bill Clinton 2001 nbsp Gyorgy Konrad 2002 nbsp The Euro 2003 nbsp Valery Giscard d Estaing 2004 nbsp Pat Cox 2004 nbsp nbsp Pope John Paul II extraordinary prize 2005 nbsp Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 2006 nbsp Jean Claude Juncker 2007 nbsp Javier Solana 2008 nbsp Angela Merkel 2009 nbsp Andrea Riccardi 2010 nbsp Donald Tusk 2011 nbsp Jean Claude Trichet 2012 nbsp Wolfgang Schauble 2013 nbsp Dalia Grybauskaite 2014 nbsp Herman Van Rompuy 2015 nbsp Martin Schulz 2 2016 nbsp nbsp Pope Francis 2017 nbsp Timothy Garton Ash 2018 nbsp Emmanuel Macron 2019 nbsp Antonio Guterres 2020 2021 nbsp Klaus Iohannis 3 2022 nbsp Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Maria Kalesnikava Veronika Tsepkalo 2023 nbsp Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people 2024 nbsp Pinchas Goldschmidt and the Jewish communities in Europe nbsp After awarding the Charlemagne Prize 2015 to Martin Schulz the dignitaries met on stage at Aachen Katschhof de From left to right can be seen Bernd Buttgens official spokesman of the city of Aachen Armin Laschet Parliamentary group leader of the CDU in North Rhine Westphalia Francois Hollande President of France Martin Schulz President of the European Parliament Joachim Gauck President of Germany Felipe VI King of Spain Petro Poroshenko President of Ukraine Sauli Niinisto President of Finland Simonetta Sommaruga President of Switzerland Hannelore Kraft Minister President of North Rhine Westphalia Jurgen Linden Speaker of the board of directors of the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen nbsp Paul Henri Spaak in the 1957 ceremony nbsp Bill Clinton recipient in 2000 along with earlier recipients King Juan Carlos I of Spain Vaclav Havel and Simone Veil nbsp Angela Merkel with the 2008 prize medal around her neckBy country editCountry Number nbsp Germany 9 nbsp France nbsp Italy 5 nbsp United Kingdom nbsp Spain 4 nbsp Belgium 3 nbsp United States nbsp Netherlands nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Vatican 2 nbsp Hungary nbsp Austria nbsp Poland nbsp Europe nbsp Ireland 1 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Portugal nbsp Norway nbsp Lithuania nbsp Denmark nbsp Greece nbsp Switzerland nbsp Romania nbsp Belarus nbsp UkraineSee also editEuropean Charlemagne Youth Prize European integration Leipzig Human Rights Award originally called the Alternative Charlemagne Award formed in opposition to Clinton s recognition with the award The Writing on the Wall Yes Minister which subjects the prize to satirical treatment called the Napoleon Prize in the episode Aachen Peace Prize de formed in opposition to Kissinger s recognition with the awardReferences edit Patrons www karlspreis de President of the European Parliament to receive the 2015 Charlemagne Prize Deutsche Welle 13 December 2014 Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 Retrieved 15 December 2014 Aachener Karlspreis an Rumaniens Prasidenten Klaus Johannis verliehen Der Spiegel in German 2 October 2021 Retrieved 4 October 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlemagne Prize The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen Stiftung Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen Retrieved 15 December 2014 Charlemagne Prize The Lord Mayor of the City of Aachen Retrieved 15 December 2014 European Charlemagne Youth Prize European Parliament Retrieved 15 December 2014 Timothy Garton Ash erhalt den Karlspreis Der Spiegel in German 22 January 2017 Retrieved 17 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charlemagne Prize amp oldid 1197138221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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