International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen - For the Unity of Europe | Initiatives: Charlemagne Prize Academy, European Charlemagne Youth Prize |
#karlspreis2024
Congratulations to Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and the Jewish people in Europe for being awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2024.
#karlspreis2024
"Europe stands united. The Charlemagne Prize as a European citizens' prize signifies the deep bow of our liberal societies to the bravery and determination of the Ukrainian people and their President", says
@Bundeskanzler
Olaf Scholz in
#Aachen
.
#karlspreis2023
"Glaubt an die Ukraine und vertraut uns! Die Ukrainer vergießen seit 2013 Blut für die europäischen Werte", so der ukrainische Botschafter in Deutschland Oleksii
@Makeiev
gestern im Rahmenprogramm von
#karlspreis2023
.
We are not giving up and neither should you! Repressions are still ongoing in Belarus everyday.
This is the core message of
@Tsihanouskaya
in meetings with German politicians meeting the 2022 Karlspreis laureates for intensive discussions.
#karlspreis2022
📢Call for Applications
We are highly encouraging graduates of all fields, young professionals or employees of scientific, political or public institutes, to apply for the Charlemagne Prize Academy Fellowship.
👉More information on the application process:
"Human solidarity should have no limits", says Nobel Peace Prize winner 2022 Oleksandra Matviichuk
@avalaina
at
@RWTH
on the occasion of
#karlspreis2023
. "When you're fighting for democracy and human dignity, always keep fighting; then even the unexpected will be achieved!"
We deeply mourn the loss of Wolfgang
#Sch
äuble, a dedicated European statesman who championed German reunification and the strengthening of Europe. His outstanding contributions were recognised with the 2012 Charlemagne Prize. Our sincere condolences go to his family and friends.
🚨 Urgent: 2022 Charlemagne Prize Laureate and
#Belarus
|ian political activist Maria
@by_kalesnikava
has been detained for 3+ years. No communication for 4+ months and rising health concerns post-surgery.
Sign the appeal & share:
#freemaria
#HumanRights
A somber day for Europe: We are deeply saddened by the passing of Jacques
#Delors
. Recognised as the architect of a united Europe with the 1992 Charlemagne Prize, his legacy will endure in the foundations of the Europe he played a key role in shaping. Merci, Monsieur Delors !
(2/5) By displaying courage, leadership and tactical sensitivity, exemplifying a new, clear and unambiguous political style, deeply committed to the objectives of the European Union, he sets an example for all Europeans to refocus and reflect on European ideals and values.
"It is our duty to constantly remind ourselves that in our Europe an entire people is denied a life in peace and freedom."
@SibylleKeupen
welcomes
@ZelenskyyUa
to the International Charlemagne Prize ceremony in
#Aachen
(4/5) By awarding the Charlemagne Prize 2023 to both the president and the people, we underscore the fact that Ukraine is part of Europe and that its population and its government representatives – headed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – support and defend European values,
(3/5) 🇺🇦 is a unitary republic who have had to make enormous sacrifices and have been subjected to immeasurable suffering. The Ukrainian people deserve the greatest recognition for the way they are defending freedom, democracy and self-determination.
#karlspreis2022
was shaped by the "bravest women of Europe" Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Veronica Tsepkalo, and Maria Kalesnikava — and many other female leaders honoring their peaceful and inspiring struggle in
#Aachen
.
Wir möchten uns ganz herzlich bei der Feuerwehr, beim Rettungsdienst, bei der
@Polizei_NRW_AC
, beim Ordnungsamt und bei allen Einsatzkräften und UnterstützerInnen bedanken, die gestern bei der Karlspreis-Verleihung in Aachen für Sicherheit gesorgt haben!
#karlspreis2023
Ukraine embodies everything the European idea stands for: The courage to stand up for its convictions, the struggle for values and freedom, the quest for peace and unity. I am convinced that its dream of a place in our European family will come true.
@vonderleyen
#karlspreis2023
Announced today:
#Karlspreis
2022 honours three courageous women who, under the most adverse of political circumstances, stood up for what is at the core of the European Project: human rights, peace & freedom, the rule of law, democracy and solidarity.
Show your support for solidarity!
In 2️⃣ weeks,
@Tsihanouskaya
,
@by_kalesnikava
&
@VTsepkalo
will be awarded for their courageous and encouraging efforts to fight against brutal state despotism– and to campaign for democracy, freedom and the rule of law with the
#karlspreis2022
@KlausIohannis
is honored as an outstanding proponent of European values, of freedom and democracy, of the protection of minorities and of cultural diversity, as a man who has rendered significant service in the interests of the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.
The
#karlspreis2023
week has begun.
Listen to Timothy Garton Ash
@fromTGA
, Charlemagne Prize laureate 2017 and Professor of European Studies
@UniofOxford
, on why this year's awarding is so important.
We stand with you,
#Ukraine
!
Setzen auch Sie ein Zeichen der Solidarität:
1⃣Laden Sie die Grafik kostenfrei herunter:
2⃣ Teilen Sie die Grafik auf Ihren Social-Media-Kanälen unter der Nutzung der Hashtags
#karlspreis2023
und
#AachenStandsWithUkraine
.
Robert Habeck: "The European Jewish community is not something added to Europe (...). On the contrary. It is inscribed within the European idea, shaping it. (...) In such a Europe, one can settle down - finally also as a Jew. To be at home. Home in
#Europe
."
#Karlspreis2024
Three emotional, thought-provoking days have come to an end. Thank you for coming to
#Aachen
for
#karlspreis2023
and sending a message of
#solidarity
with
#Ukraine
and for a united and peaceful Europe to the world!
Some more impressions and takeaways 🧵
Mit der Verleihung des Karlspreis an drei Bürgerinnen, an drei demokratische Frauen aus Belarus, wurden große Vorbilder, auch für die junge Generation, ausgezeichnet, so der Karlspreisträger von 2015,
@MartinSchulz
#karlspreis2022
Außenministerin
@ABaerbock
wird am 26. Mai die Laudatio für die Karlspreisträgerinnen 2022 halten. Die Preisträgerinnen werden für ihren mutigen Einsatz für Freiheit, Demokratie und für die Aufrechterhaltung der Menschenrechte geehrt.
#karlspreis2022
Der vormalige Ministerpräsident von Nordrhein-Westfalen,
@ArminLaschet
, wurde in das Karlspreisdirektorium gewählt. Der Sprecher des Direktoriums, Dr. Jürgen Linden, betont: "Wir freuen uns sehr auf die Zusammenarbeit.“
Das Direktorium wählt die Karlspreisträger aus.
Ten days ago, the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded to
@ZelenskyyUa
and the People of Ukraine.
Revisit the highlights of
#karlspreis2023
in our recap video. 📺
🎥Karlspreis/Elli Neuhaus
Today is the 🇩🇪🇫🇷 day!
#OTD
in 2019, then-Chancellor Angela
#Merkel
and President
@EmmanuelMacron
, both
#Karlspreis
laureates, signed the
#AachenTreaty
. The Treaty set the stage for stronger collaboration between France and Germany in politics, education, and security!
The award of the
#Karlspreis
2022 should also send a message to everyone in Europe, namely that democracy, freedom and the rule of law are indispensable for the success of the European project, and that concrete action is necessary now.
This week, Sviatlana
@Tsihanouskaya
's husband and opposition leader Tikhanovsky was sentenced to 18 years in prison in
#Belarus
. His arrest had led her to run for president in the 2020 elections. Ever since, she's lobbying for
#democracy
from abroad. Watch her message to the EU.
#Karlspreis2024
laureate
@PinchasRabbi
: "The history, the future of our continent - it lies in our hands. [...] We freedom-loving democrats must defend our values. [...] Let us continue to stand united! Let us draw courage and strength from the legacy of Charlemagne!"
Welcome to Aachen! 👑
The Charlemagne Youth Prize representatives have arrived in Aachen — 27 projects from 27 countries working on the future of
#Europe
. 🇪🇺
Tomorrow, we will reveal the three European winner projects. Stay tuned! 😍
#ECYP2024
#Aachen
#Karlspreis2024
Beim Trauerstaatsakt im Deutschen
#Bundestag
wurde heute Abschied von Wolfgang
#Sch
äuble genommen. Frankreichs Präsident
#Macron
würdigte den Karlspreisträger als einen großen Europäer und Freund der 🇫🇷🇩🇪 Freundschaft. "Europa hat eine Säule verloren."
The Karlspreis laureates on the stage, presenting themselves to the public. But one is missing:
@by_kalesnikava
. She is held in prison as a political prisoner. We demand her release.
#karlspreis2022
Are you a junior researcher or policy expert under 35 working on how the EU can become more globally competitive, lead more sustainably, and decide more effectively?
👉Apply until September 1 for our Fellowship programme 2023/24:
#CPAcademy
#CPFellow
Today, I took part in the Aachen Town Hall discussion on Eastern Europe with Professor Carlo Masala & Isabell Hoffmann
@is_hoffmann
. I talked about the situation of political prisoners in
#Belarus
, Russia's creeping occupation of our country & our determined support for
#Ukraine
.
@ArminLaschet
, member of our Board of Directors and former North Rhine-Westphalian Minister-President, will receive France's highest award in Berlin next week for his commitment to the Franco-German partnership, especially during the
#COVID19
#pandemic
. Congratulations! 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺
"Give back Ukraine to the Ukrainians!"
This was the message of Charlemagne Prize Director Dr. Jürgen Linden, when the people of
#Aachen
took to the streets yesterday to celebrate
#UkraineIndependenceDay
, following the call of "Ukrainer in Aachen e.V.".
📸Christian van't Hoen
"If Russia succeeds, sustaining peace would become much more costly. We would have to adopt to a much greater probability for conflict", says 🇵🇱 Amb. to 🇺🇦. "There is no compromise that could lead to sustainable peace. Ukraine has to win this defense war!"
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Klaus Iohannis habe sein Land, dass eine „brutale Diktatur“ habe überwinden können, zum „europäischsten in Südosteuropa gemacht“, so die Jury.
@WDR
#karlspreis2021
#karlspreis
Exactly one week ago, the European Charlemagne Youth Prize was awarded to outstanding projects promoting European values and unity. It is amazing to see European youth so active and engaged in our common future. Thank you all!
#ECYP2022
#karlspreis2022
Wir feiern 60 Jahre 🇩🇪-🇫🇷-Freundschaft!
Am 24.5. um 19 Uhr berichten die Studentinnen Johanna Daum und Johanna Dittmer über ihre Erfahrungen in der dt-frz. und europ. Zusammenarbeit in der digitalen Veranstaltungsreihe "Mein Europa".
Infos & Anmeldung:
🇪🇺 Today, we hosted a panel with
@Tsihanouskaya
and
@ArminLaschet
, discussing civil society, youth's role, and lessons from Belarus in the fight for freedom and democracy.
@Tsihanouskaya
: "Democracy is not a free gift. It must be cherished and protected!" 🌍🤝
#BerlinConference