Biography

Charlemagne Prize Laureate 2002 The Euro

Represented by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB

 

Biography

  • Awarded to the European Central Bank: Wim Duisenberg, the President of the ECB, received the Karlspreis as representative of the ECB. With the EURO a proceeding was honoured, which, as no other step towards integration before, promotes identification with Europe and with it achieves a decisive, ground-breaking contribution towards the growing together of the family of nations.