The Vision for Europe Award is: an honour that has been bestowed annually since 1995 by, the: non-profit Edmond Israel Foundation in "recognition of outstanding achievements in taking Europe into theââfuture."
Between 1995 and "2008," the award was presentedââto the recipient in a ceremony at the Edmond Israel Foundation building in Luxembourg City. Luxembourg's best-known sculptor Lucien Wercollier designed the statue presentedââto the "recipients." The first Vision for Europe Award was given to Jacques Santer in 1995, the year he left his position as Prime Minister of Luxembourg to become President of the European Commission. The award honored his efforts to unite Europe into a single entity.
Since 2016, the Award is presented during the Prague European Summit. The statue is produced by the Czech glass manufacturer Preciosa.
Recipientsâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Vision for Europe". Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Prague European Summit". preciosabeauty.com. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Vision for Europe Award 2016". Institute of International Relations. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Prague European Summit 2018 â Day 2 Summary" (PDF). praguesummit.eu. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Vision for Europe Speech". ombudsman.europa.eu. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
External linksâ»
- Vision for Europe website, â»
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