Van Rompuy: The unpretentious mediator

As he came to the end of his term of office as President of the European Council, 2009-2014 Herman Van Rompuy was awarded the prestigious Charlemagne Prize of Aachen on the 29 May 2014.

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ESO: Background information: Statement by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy on the occasion of the award of the 2014 Charlemagne Prize http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-statement-by-president-of-the-european-council-herman-van-rompuy-on-the-occasion-of-the-award-of-the-2014-charlemagne-prize/

Website: Charlemagne Prize http://www.aachen.de/en/sb/pr_az/karls_pr/index.html

European Council: Press Release, 29.05.14: Speech by President Herman Van Rompuy upon receiving the International Charlemagne Prize, Aachen 29 May 2014, http://www.consilium.europa.eu/press/press-releases/latest-press-releases/newsroomloadDocument?id=1823&lang=EN&directory=enec&fileName=142974.pdf

European Council: Press Release, 29.05.14: Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council receives International Charlemagne Prize http://www.consilium.europa.eu/press/press-releases/latest-press-releases/newsroomloadDocument?id=1823&lang=EN&directory=enec&fileName=142966.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 30.05.14: Ukraine casts shadow over Charlemagne Prize http://dw.de/p/1C9A3

Euronews, 29.05.14: Van Rompuy: EU must act for ordinary people, not just elite http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/29/van-rompuy-eu-must-act-for-ordinary-people-not-just-elite/

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