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Charlemagne prize 2015 to be awarded to European Parliament President Martin Schulz

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Debat-europeennes-Martin-Shulz-rate-encore-l-occasion-de-debattre-contre-Marine-Le-PenEuropean Parliament President Martin Schulz will be awarded the 57th International Charlemagne Prize at a ceremony on Thursday 14 May in Aachen. The prize goes to Schulz for his work to promote democracy, not least by making the European Parliament more visible, audible and understandable, and for his role in the 'Spitzenkandidaten' process ahead of the 2014 European elections.

The prize board underlines in an explanatory statement that Schulz made it clear from the very beginning of his mandate that as President he would "fight for the respect of the parliament by the executives, if and when the rights of the citizens were endangered”, and would challenge anyone who thought that "more Europe could be achieved with less parliamentarianism". The board also cites Schulz’s role in promoting the 'Spitzenkandidaten' process in the run-up to the 2014 European elections.

The ceremony will take place in Aachen on 14 May from 11h to 13h.

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