EU’s Martin Schulz receives Charlemagne Prize

The 2015 Charlemagne Prize was awarded to Martin Shulz, President of the European Parliament.

At a ceremony in the Germany city of Aachen on 13 May 2015, Mr Schulz was presented with the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen. The prize is awarded for 'work done in the service of European unification,' according to the award's website.

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European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 13.05.15: Charlemagne prize 2015 to be awarded to EP President Martin Schulz on Thursday http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20150513IPR55402/

European Council: SPEECH/15/275, 13.05.15: Dinner speech by President Donald Tusk on the eve of the award of the Charlemagne Prize in Aachen http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/05/13-tusk-speech-aachen-charlemagne/

EurActiv, 15.05.15: Schulz, native son of Aachen, gets Charlemagne Prize http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/schulz-native-son-aachen-gets-charlemagne-prize-314601

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