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1st December, 2017 - Gold, Silver & Bronze Medal Awards

 

 

 

 

Programme

 

- A welcome speech was given by Monsieur Jacques SANTER, President of the Board of Directors, former Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission

 

- The Laudatio to the recipients and the presentation of the awards was followed by Monsieur Monsieur Gourdault-Montagne sharing some of his personal experiences of China and giving his views on the geopolitical situation of that region.

 

 

- Laudation to recipients and the presentation of the awards were as follows:

 

Award Recipient Nationality  
Gold Medal

Monsieur Monsieur GOURDAULT-MONTAGNE

France HE The French Ambassador and Secretary General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
Silver Medal Monsieur Vincent DUJARDIN Belgium Professor of contemporary history, UCL
Bronze Medal Herr Rotger KINDERMANN Germany European journalist

 

- A reception was offered by the Repreentation of the

European Commission in Luxembourg,

who also generously provided interpretation.

 

 

 

   Photographer Steve Eastwood, ©La Fondation du Mérite européen