
Text of the Certificate of Honour
On Ascension Day, 25 May 1995, in the Coronation Hall of the City Hall, the former Imperial Palace, the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded to the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Franz Vranitzky, in recognition of his long-standing, unwavering commitment to the strengthening of Europe, in particular for the integration of the regions of Eastern Europe into the European Union.