Not to be confused with European Charlemagne Youth Prize.
Award
Charlemagne Prize
Awarded for
Distinguished service on behalf of European unification
Location
Aachen, Germany
Presented by
Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen
First awarded
1 May 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-01)
Currently held by
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine
Website
www.karlspreis.de/en/
The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based
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]
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Charlemagne (/ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/ SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from...
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known as the "mother of the nation". Brundtland received the 1994 CharlemagnePrize, and has received many other awards and recognitions. Brundtland was...
pacifist, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize and awarded the CharlemagnePrize in 1973. Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo...
International CharlemagnePrize of Aachen to youth projects aimed at nurturing common European identity and European citizenship. The European Citizens' Prize is...
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November 2011. "CharlemagnePrize Laureate 1958 Robert Schuman". Der Internationale Karlspreis zu Aachen (International CharlemagnePrize of Aachen). Retrieved...
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Europe". The Baltic Course. "CharlemagnePrize Laureate 2014 Herman Van Rompuy". Foundation of the International CharlemagnePrize of Aachen. 29 May 2014....
Netherlands 1980–2013 Succeeded by Willem-Alexander Awards Preceded by Franz Vranitzky Recipient of the CharlemagnePrize 1996 Succeeded by Roman Herzog...
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Poland: : Order of the Smile (26 April 2016) Germany: International CharlemagnePrize of Aachen 2016. "Person of the Year" by People for the Ethical Treatment...
the European Union in Florence. In 1981, Veil won the prestigious CharlemagnePrize, an award given to honour the contributions made by individuals to...
19 May 2005) Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika 2005: CharlemagnePrize 2005: – Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (Monaco, 13 December...
which damaged his reputation domestically. Kohl received the 1988 CharlemagnePrize and was named Honorary Citizen of Europe by the European Council in...
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defence policy. In 1952, he received the Karlspreis (International CharlemagnePrize of the City of Aachen), an award by the German city of Aachen to people...
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