Speech (extract) by Mayor Hermann Heusch

Speech (extract) by Mayor Hermann Heusch

‘In contrast to the Council of Ministers, the Commission, in its whole construction, is a supranational and integrated body. […] Purely due to its function this independent body is designated to carry the great work of unification forward. […] It is the first time that the Charlemagne Prize is not being awarded to a person but to a committee. We believe this, with the clear commitment of this combined bestowal, to be an answer appropriate to the needs of our time.’

Photo President of the Commission of the European Community

President of the Commission of the European Community