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The prize ceremony in Oslo City Hall in 2007 (Photo: EUobserver)

Ashton declines MEP's appeal on Nobel gala

EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton has brushed aside calls by a leading MEP for her to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Friday (10 December) in defiance of Chinese diplomacy.

"Neither the High Representative/Vice President nor both presidents have been specifically invited. The EU will be represented in the normal way by the EU head of delegation who will be accompanied by all 27 EU ambassadors [to Norway]. This was agreed by all the member states and this is t...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

The prize ceremony in Oslo City Hall in 2007 (Photo: EUobserver)

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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