EU committed to keeping the peace

The European Union received the Nobel Prize for Peace at a ceremony in Oslo on the 10 December 2012.

ESO: Background information: Nobel Peace prize money to be given to projects that support children affected by war and conflicts / Statement by President Barroso on the Nobel Peace Prize http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-nobel-peace-prize-money-to-be-given-to-projects-that-support-children-affected-by-war-and-conflicts-statement-by-president-barroso-on-the-nobel-peace-prize/

ESO: Background information: EU awarded Nobel Peace Prize for reconciling war-torn continent http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-awarded-nobel-peace-prize-for-reconciling-war-torn-continent/

Video: European Commission: Europe, from war to peace http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/player.cfm?ref=I075506

Website: Nobel Peace Prize http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/12/929: Statement by President Barroso on the Nobel Peace Prize http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-929_en.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 10.12.12: Is EU not a worthy Nobel Peace Prize winner? http://www.dw.de/is-eu-not-a-worthy-nobel-peace-prize-winner/a-16435508

De Volkskrant, 07.12.12: Another push for peace (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3124931-another-push-peace

BBC News, 10.12.12: EU collects Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20664167

Gazeta Wyborcza / Trouw / Diário de Notícias / Sydsvenksan / Daily Telegraph, 10.12.12: A controversial yet deserved prize (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/press-review/3139541-controversial-yet-deserved-prize

EUObserver, 10.12.12: Europe changed from 'continent of war to a continent of peace' http://euobserver.com/news/118472

EurActiv, 10.12.12: Nobel laureates told to ‘make good government in Europe’ http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/nobel-peace-laureates-told-good-news-516562

European Commission: Speech/12/930: Herman Van Rompuy: From war to peace: a European tale http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-930_en.htm

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