Freitag, Oktober 12, 2012

al jazeera: European Union awarded 2012 Nobel Peace Prize

Bildunterschrift hinzufügen

The crisis-torn European Union has been bestowed with this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced.

The EU and its predecessors "have over six decades contributed to peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights", Thorbjoern Jagland, the Nobel Committee president, said on Friday in Oslo.