In a special ceremony in Copenhagen on Tuesday, (24 June) the EPP-ED group of the European Parliament has awarded the Robert Schuman Medal to the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Deputy Prime Minister Bendt Bendtsen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Møller and European Affairs Minister, Bertel Haarder.
The leader of the group, German Christian Democrat MEP Hans-Gert Poettering motivated the award with the two very successful Danish Council Presidencies in 1993 and 2...
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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.