European Union officials accept Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo ceremony
Published on Dec 10, 2012
Hailing the European Union as "the
most dramatic example in history that shows that war and conflict can be
turned into peace and cooperation," Nobel committee chairman Thorborn
Jagland presented the Nobel Peace Prize to top EU officials at a
ceremony Monday in Oslo.
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This year's prize comes against a backdrop of
protests as the debt crisis for countries using the euro currency
triggers tensions within the union, causing soaring unemployment and
requiring massive austerity measures.
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The EU's institutions, and the member countries, have been criticized for reacting too slowly to the crisis, which has continued for three years. The EU, and the 17 members that use the euro in particular, have struggled over too much government debt that has resulted in the eurozone's economy being mired in recession.
The EU's institutions, and the member countries, have been criticized for reacting too slowly to the crisis, which has continued for three years. The EU, and the 17 members that use the euro in particular, have struggled over too much government debt that has resulted in the eurozone's economy being mired in recession.
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Three Peace Prize laureates — South African Archbishop Desmond
Tutu, Mairead Maguire of Northern Ireland and Adolfo Perez Esquivel
from Argentina — have demanded that the prize money of $1.2 million not
be paid this year. They said the bloc contradicts the values associated
with the prize because it relies on military force to ensure security.
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