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	Keep In Touch 37 [May 2004] - Aachen and Euregio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Karlspreis zu Aachen was proclaimed by the citizens of Aachen in 1949 under the influence of two world wars and has been awarded to personalities or institutions, who have worked extensively on the unification of Europe since 1950.
		The president of the European Parliament, the Irishman Pat Cox, was awarded the International Karlspreis 2004 on the traditional date, namely Ascension Day, which was on 20th May this year; the reasoning: “The exceptional personal merits are to be recognised, which Cox acquired due to the imminent expansion of the European Union”.
		According to the board of directors, the Karlspreis 2004 is being awarded to the highest representative of the institution, “which gave the process of expansion a decisive quality and dynamic, and upon whom all hope now rests for a further intensification of the settlement procedures.”
	www.rwth-aachen.de /zentral/alumni_KIT_37_kit_37_en_aachen.htm (896 words)

	Karlspreis for Queem Beatrix,havel,zavrel attend ceremony in aachen
		Karlspreis for Queem Beatrix,havel,zavrel attend ceremony in aachen
		During a summit of great European leaders in the city of Aachen (Germany) the director of the Museum of European Art in Clarence, B. John Zavrel met Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
		Queen Beatrix (58) received the "Karlspreis" award (Charlemagne Award) for her work toward European unity and the European Union.
	www.meaus.com /Karlspreis_for_Queem_Beatr.html (476 words)

	UCOG: Pope John Paul II accepts special "Charlemagne" award (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The "Karlspreis" is named after Charlemagne ["Karl der Groandszlige" in German] and is given annually to people who, like Charlemagne, contribute to the concept of European unity and peace.
		John Paul II received the first extraordinary international "Karlspreis" ever awarded for "his outstanding contribution to European integration and his special effort to exert influence from Europe on the world order" ("Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", March 25, 2004).
		In presenting the award, Aachen's mayor Jürgen Linden emphasized that Europe experiences the pope as "one of the great spiritual leaders and as a vital and constructive focal point of European development, as a guiding star – especially for many young people – in the search for their way of life" (ibid.).
	www.ucog.org /news.php?strArticle=NEWS/2004-03-30.htm (333 words)

	Clinton Honoured (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Karlspreis has been presented annually since 1950 to individuals who have made notable contributions to the process of European integration.
		When many in Europe were despairing of the continent’s prospects, Schroeder added, Clinton remained committed to a positive vision of a free and united Europe as global partner to the United States.
		Clinton, the first U.S. president to be presented with the Karlspreis, outlined his hopes for the future of the European-American partnership in accepting the honour.
	www.echoworld.com /B00/B0008/B0008-3.HTM (237 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Robert Schuman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of Aachen
		This became known as the Schuman declaration, and to this day 9 May is designated Europe Day.
		In 1958 he received the Karlspreis, an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace, commemorating Charlemagne, ruler of what is today France and Germany, who resided and is buried at Aachen.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Schuman_declaration (647 words)

	Karlspreis Awarded
		TWIG - This year’s Karlspreis of the city of Aachen will be awarded to Gyoergy Konrad, president of Berlin and Brandenburg’s Academy of Arts.
		Aachen Mayor Juergen Linden and Walter Eversheim of the Karlspreis committee traveled to Berlin Monday (February 12) to present Konrad with a formal invitation to the award ceremony on May 24.
		The city of Aachen has awarded the Karlspreis - named for native son Charlemagene (Karl der Große) - annually since 1950 to individuals who have made notable contributions to European integration.
	www.echoworld.com /B01/B0103/B0103-9.HTM (342 words)

	Walter Hallstein: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During his lifetime Walter Hallstein received honorary doctorates from nine European and nine American universities, including the universities of Hamburg, Padua, Columbia, Georgetown, and Harvard.
		In 1961 he was awarded the Charlemagne prize (Karlspreis) by the City of Aachen for his efforts in the cause of European federation.
		In 1997, the Walter Hallstein Institute for European Constitutional Law at the Humboldt University in Berlin was named in his honour.
	encyclopedia.openfun.org /wiki/Walter_Hallstein (718 words)

	Karlspreis Aachen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The presentation of the international Karlspreis of Aachen in the year 2000 recognizes the close bonds between the United States of America and the European states and peoples.
		the 1995 Karlspreis recipient, the former Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Franz Vranitzky.
		By awarding this year´s Karlspreis to the President of the United States of America, the Board of Directors in charge of the presentation of the international Karlspreis honors a politician who in tumultuous times proved to be a guarantor of the European-American community of values.
	www.karlspreis.de /portrait/2000_2.html (1768 words)

	Pat Cox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was elected president of the ELDR group in the European Parliament in 1998 and was unanimously re-elected Group President in June 1999 following the elections to the European Parliament; he resigned this post when he became President of the European Parliament on January 15 2002.
		On 20 May 2004 he was awarded the Karlspreis for his achievements with regard to the enlargement of the European Union and for his work in promoting greater EU democratization.
		He did not contest the 2004 elections to the European parliament, and the new parliament elected Josep Borrell Fontelles of Spain as its president on 20 July 2004.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Pat-Cox.htm (425 words)

	Karlspreis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Flanked by rigid security measures, this year's "Karlspreis" of the city of Aachen has been awarded to US President Bill Clinton, the first American head-of-state ever to have received this honor.
		Several civil rights groups pointed out that a "peace prize" should not be awarded to the leader of a country which still had the death penalty.
		The "International Karlspreis of the City of Aachen" (the award's full name) is inspired by the historic achievements of the German Emperor "Karl the Great".
	www.bbv-net.de /news/german/2000-0602/karlspreis.html (766 words)

	Keep In Touch 32 [Juni 2002] - Aachen und Euregio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It can be a contribution in the field of literature, science, economy or politics.” When Dr. Kurt Pfeiffer introduced this new concept “in humble reserve” on 19th December 1949 to the reading circle, founded by himself, nobody would have dared to foresee its development.
		The Internationale Karlspreis zu Aachen proclaimed that Christmas in 1949 was to become one of the most distinguished and desirable awards meriting contributions to the development of Europe.
		The EURO being presented with the award this year entails that this step towards integration is the focal point of the presentation of the Karlspreis, a step, like none before, representing a landmark concerning the identification with Europe.
	www.rwth-aachen.de /zrs/v0001/alumni_KIT_32_kit_32_en_aachen.htm (1429 words)

	national journal: The war of "extermination" against the German people
		Friedrich more than 1000 German cities were bombarded and a large number of them were completely burned to the ground, people inside the conflagration were turned to ashes.
		Naturally it was the German victims who hung one of their highest decorations, "the Karlspreis" around the neck of their butcher.
		The man who was decorated with the "Karlspreis" for "liberating the German people from Hitler" carried out the "liberation" as follows: "The historian Jörg Friedrich claims that the Allies reduced 1000 German cities to rubble in order to kill as many civilians as possible.
	globalfire.tv /nj/03en/history/extermination.htm (722 words)

	Keep In Touch 36 [December 2003] - News - Warm Up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A great honour for RWTH Aachen University: the evening before this year's international "Karlspreis" was awarded, which always takes place on Ascension Day, the laureate of the award, S.E. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing visited RWTH.
		In the presence of the rector of RWTH, Professor Burkhard Rauhut, the major of Aachen, Dr. Jürgen Linden, and the chairman of the "Karlspreis" directorate, Professor Walter Eversheim, he appealed to those present to join in the development of a united Europe.
		She was congratulated by the "Karlspreis" laureate with a peck on the cheek and an autograph with a personal birthday greeting.
	www-zhv.rwth-aachen.de /zentral/alumni_KIT_36_kit_36_en_news.htm (2480 words)

	EZGeography - Konrad Adenauer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For all of his efforts as Germany's leader Adenauer was named TIME magazine's Man of the Year in 1953.
		In 1954 he received the Karlspreis (engl.: Charlemagne Award), an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace.
		In 1959 he briefly considered to run for the office of President, then instead chose a candidate (Heinrich Lübke) whom he believed weak enough not to disturb his affairs as Chancellor.
	www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Konrad_Adenauer (1318 words)

	Fulbright Prize
		As federal chancellor, Franz Vranitzky led Austria to membership in the European Union.
		For his efforts on behalf of European unity, he was awarded the 1995 Karlspreis (Charlemagne) Award by the city of Aachen, Germany.
		Vranitzky has been instrumental in helping the countries of central and eastern Europe pursue a democratic future for their peoples.
	www.alumniconnections.com /olc/pub/FBA/fulbright_prize/vranitzky_bio.html (329 words)

	Winston Churchill - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He retired because of his health on April 5, 1955 but retained his post as Chancellor of the University of Bristol.
		In 1956 he received the Karlspreis (engl.: Charlemagne Award) an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace.
		During the next few years he revised and finally published A History of the English Speaking Peoples in four volumes.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Winston_Churchill (6109 words)

	prince-willem-wedding
		We would be pleased to have you and Princess Maxima once among our guests at an major cultural European event of comparable significance.
		We remember with pleasure the occasion of H.M. the Queen being honored with the International Karlspreis by the historical city of Aachen, Germany in 1996 and her encouraging speech about European Unity.
		Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 1996 accepts the Award "Internationaler Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen".
	www.meaus.com /prince-willem-wedding.htm (427 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of
		In 1958 he received the Karlspreis (engl.: Charlemagne Award), an Award by the German city of Aachen to people who contributed to the European idea and European peace, commemorating Charlemagne, ruler of what is today France and Germany, who resided and is buried at Aachen.
		World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it.
	schuman_declaration.iqexpand.com (968 words)

	German News - English Edition Th, 08.05.1997
		President Herzog has been awarded the international "Karlspreis" of the city of Aachen in recognition of his contribution to the unification of Europe.
		Herzog as an advocate of dialogue between the cultures.
		According to a spokesman for the city of Aachen, he suffered cardiac arrest during the award ceremony of the Karlspreis.
	www.germnews.de /archive/dn/1997/05/08.html (1119 words)

	Robert Schuman explained (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		:''For the German composer, see Robert Schumann Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of [[Aachen ]] Robert Schuman (29 June 1886-4 September 1963) was a noted German-born French politician who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union.
		Schuman was born in Luxembourg to parents from Lorraine.
		Schuman might become a saint of the Catholic church.
	www.wordspider.net /ro/robert-schuman.html (942 words)

	ipedia.com: Salvador de Madariaga Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Don Salvador de Madariaga was a Spanish diplomat and writer.
		Salvador de Madariaga won the Karlspreis for contributions to the European idea and European peace.
		Don Salvador de Madariaga (July 23 1886 - December 14 1978) was a Spanish diplomat and writer.
	www.ipedia.com /salvador_de_madariaga.html (141 words)

	AEGEE About: Patrons
		Laureate of the Karlspreis of the city of Aachen,
		Geremek has also been prominent in academic as Professor at Warsaw University; professor at the Collège de France; member of Academia Europea, Polish Historical Society, Soeieté Européenne de Culture, PEN Club, European Medieval Academy, Academié Universelle des Cultures and Royal Historical Society.
		Author, Laureate of the Karlspreis of the city of Aachen,
	www.karl.aegee.org /aeg-web.nsf/Full/About--Patrons (152 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1950
		Jump to: navigation, search May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years).
		Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of Aachen Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 â€“ 4 September 1963) was a noted French politician of German origin who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union.
		The Schuman Declaration is the name of the May 9, 1950 public appeal by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, to place Frances and West Germanys coal and steel industries under joint management.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1950 (10478 words)

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