Leo Tindemans

1976

The text of the medal presented reads:

Karlspreis der Stadt Aachen 1976
Leo Tindemans
Abendländische Klarheit und Verantwortung

Vita

1922

Born in Zwijndrecht near Antwerp

Economic, Social and Consular Sciences, Ghent University

Study

1958-1966

Secretary-General of the Flemish branch of the Christian People's Party

member of the Belgian Parliament

Seit 1961

1972-1973

Minister of Agriculture

Minister for the Budget and Deputy Prime Minister

1973-1974

1974-1978

Belgian Prime Minister

A report with reform proposals for the further development of the community into a political union, much discussed but without concrete consequences.

1975

1981-1989

Belgian Foreign Minister

Member of the European Parliament

1989-1994

Active commitment

for progress in integration in Europe

deceased

2014

Text of the Certificate of Honour

On Ascension Day, 27 May 1976, in the Coronation Hall of the Town Hall, the former Imperial Palace in Aachen, the 1976 International Charlemagne Prize was awarded to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, Leo Tindemans, the European, whose unstinting commitment to the unity of Europe is reflected in his forward-looking report on the desired European Union, written in 1975. It charts the course that can lead us to this goal, far removed from national self-interest, and secure our liberal future.