Norwegian har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2012 skal tildeles Den europeiske union (EU). Unionen og dens forløpere har gjennom mer enn seks tiår bidratt til å fremme fred og forsoning, demokrati og menneskerettigheter i Europa. I mellomkrigstida ga Den Norske Nobelkomite flere priser til personer som arbeidet for tysk-fransk forsoning. I årene etter 1945…

English has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. In the inter-war years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made several awards to…

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Interview transcript [Merci Olsson] Hello, is this President Barroso? [President Barroso] Yes, it is me. [MO] My name is Merci Olsson. I’m calling from Nobelprize.org, the official web site for the Nobel Prize. Congratulations ([PB] Thank you) to the European Union for being awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. [PB] Yes. [MO]…

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English (pdf, 1.34 MB) Nobel Lecture by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), delivered by Ahmet Üzümcü, Oslo, 10 December 2013. Working Together for a World Free of Chemical Weapons, and Beyond Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It…

Links to other sites Video Thorbjørn Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, lectures on the reasons for awarding the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Nobel Peace Center, 12 October 2013.