Thorbjørn Jagland, the former Prime Minister of Norway and now chairman of the Norwegian Parliament’s foreign affairs committee wants to hand the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to the EU for its unification of Eastern and Western Europe.
In a contribution to Norwegian daily Aftenposten, Mr Jagland writes, "In my opinion, 2004 is the right year to award the European Union the Peace Prize. I intend to use my right as a parliamentarian to present such a proposal to the Norwegian Nobel Committee". ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.