Karlspreis

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European political award peace and integration prize

Karlspreis is a prestigious European award presented in Aachen, Germany, honoring individuals or institutions for outstanding contributions to European unity and integration.

Aliases (1)

Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European political award → peace and integration prize →
alsoKnownAs	International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen → Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen →
awardedFor	outstanding services to the unification of Europe →
awardType	non-monetary prize →
ceremonyLocation	Aachen City Hall →
city	Aachen →
component	certificate → laudatory speech → medal →
country	Germany →
field	European integration → European politics →
firstAwarded	1950 →
frequency	annual →
hasCategory	Awards established in 1950 → European awards → German awards → Peace prizes →
hasLanguage	English → German →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.karlspreis.de/ →
inception	1950 →
location	Aachen City Hall →
motto	For services to European unity →
namedAfter	Charlemagne → Karl der Große →
notableRecipient	Angela Merkel → Emmanuel Macron → European Commission → European Parliament → Helmut Kohl → Jean Monnet → Konrad Adenauer → Pope Francis → Winston Churchill →
organizer	Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen →
presentedIn	Aachen →
purpose	honoring contributions to European integration → honoring contributions to European unity →
region	Europe →
selectionProcess	decision by the Charlemagne Prize Society board →
significance	one of the most prestigious European awards →
state	North Rhine-Westphalia →
typicalAwardDate	Ascension Day or around Ascension Day →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlemagne Prize → Karlspreis ("Internationaler Karlspreis zu Aachen") →	alsoKnownAs
Altiero Spinelli →	awardReceived