Oslo in Norway (AP) - to promote peace and human rights damage after the second world war, in Europe, the European Union won the Nobel peace prize on Monday, and should use unified group in its and the region's economic warfare crisis.
About twenty European countries government leaders, including German chancellor Angela Merkel (Angela Merkel), French President francois Mr Lande and British deputy prime minister Craig (Nick Clegg), attended the award ceremony in Norway's capital.
But not everyone give bonus, this is sixty years ago for the eu approval decision.
Don't pay for us $1.2 million in prize money this year peace prize winner - South African archbishop Desmond Tutu (Desmond Tutu), Northern Ireland and from Argentina, word eph · perez · ace base WeiErMei LeiYaDe maguire -. They say, the associated value conflict and bonus, because it relies on its force, to ensure safety.
Amnesty international said Monday, the leaders of the European Union should not be "the sun coruscate gives prize," warned that xenophobia psychological and don't tolerate 5 million now in mainland of China rise.
Award committee chairman thor Vance, and grand handed the Nobel in Oslo city hall at the ceremony, President of the European commission, jose Manuel barroso, if ze · Manuel, the eu council President Herman FanLongPei and the European parliament President Martin schulz degree certificate and MEDALS.
The grand said, the European Union in the mainland of war "(be) a mainland peace."
"In this process, the European Union has think the most significant, he said:" hundreds of people clapping party.
This year's bonus debt crisis countries using the euro currency trigger union internal tensions, lead to rising unemployment, need a lot of austerity measures under the background of the protests.
The grand said in the speech, the European unity has become more important eu fighting financial problems.
"The European Union in this respect is the root cause of the political framework, now more than ever it is important," he said. "We must stand together, we have a common responsibility."
The grand said, the awards committee has decided to cash in the European Union belief increasingly close economic relations will ensure that one hundred years old shops, such as Germany and France enemy never take each other again, its predecessor.
He described "is probably the most vivid examples in history shows that war and conflict can be quickly converted to peace and cooperation in the settlement."
He said, ms merkel and Mr Lande in Monday's existence, "this day is very special, and we all the symbolic meaning," the leaders of the two countries to applause and bowknot.
Anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel in on December tenth, 1896, in Oslo, Nobel peace prize. Similar ceremony will be held in the Swedish capital Nobel Prize in medicine, chemistry, physics and literature.
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