This 12 months’s Charlemagne Prize is to be introduced to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 14, though it isn’t clear whether or not he’ll settle for the award in individual.
The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen is awarded for work performed within the service of European unification.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is to provide a speech in his honour. Unlike in previous years, the award ceremony is not going to happen on Ascension Day, resulting from a conflict of dates, the town of Aachen stated.
Zelensky is accepting the prize on behalf of the Ukrainian individuals however it isn’t but clear whether or not he’ll attend the ceremony in individual or via a video hyperlink. The organizers stated they had been planning for each eventualities.
“The planning includes both scenarios and depends heavily on the war situation at that time and the corresponding security concepts,” metropolis officers stated.
The Charlemagne Prize directorate’s assertion stated that Zelensky was not solely defending Ukraine’s sovereignty and the lives of its residents, “but also Europe and European values.”
Past winners of the prize embody former German chancellor Angela Merkel, former British prime minister Tony Blair, French President Emmanuel Macron and former US president Bill Clinton.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
