Charlemagne Prize

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The Charlemagne Prize is a prize awarded for work done in the service of European unification. It has been awarded since 1950 by the German city of Aachen. It commemorates Charlemagne, ruler of the Fr

The city hall of Aachen

After awarding the Charlemagne Prize 2015 to Martin Schulz, the dignitaries met on stage at Aachen Katschhof [de]. From left to right can be seen: Bernd Büttgens (official spokesman of the city of Aachen), Armin Laschet (Parliamentary group leader of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia), François Hollande (President of France), Martin Schulz (President of the European Parliament), Joachim Gauck (President of Germany), Felipe VI (King of Spain), Petro Poroshenko (

Paul-Henri Spaak in the 1957 ceremony

Bill Clinton, recipient in 2000, along with earlier recipients King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Václav Havel and Simone Veil

Mario Draghi

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Mario Draghi is an Italian politician, economist, academic, banker, statesman, and civil servant, who served as the prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. Prior to his appoi

Charlemagne Prize

…Aachen, Germany Presented by Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen First award 1 May 1950 Currently held by Mario Draghi Website www.karlspreis.de/en/ The mediaeval city seal of Aachen on which the design of the prize medal is based The Charlemagne Prize (German: Karlspreis…

Draghi in 2022

Draghi with U.S. President George W. Bush in 2008

Draghi (right) with Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Jean-Claude Trichet

Draghi in Davos in 2013