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EU: Monet and Schuman might have deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union does not

26 October 2012

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EU: Monet and Schuman might have deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union does not (Ben Hayes, Transnational Institute, link)

We should not be fooled into blindly supporting an entity whose flagship policies and founding principles have long since parted company, and we should demand better from those entrusted with fred Nobel’s legacy.

See also: 'Hypocrisy' of police violence in Nobel-winning EU (link) A study into the way austerity protests have been policed reveals a bleak picture of human rights in the EU that jars with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, says Amnesty.

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