About the prize

The prize is given out by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation every year to young people aged between 16 and 30 who have been involved with projects helping to promote understanding between people from different European countries.

Representatives of the 28 national winning projects were invited to the award ceremony on 23 May in Aachen and awarded a diploma and a medal. The projects that came first, second and third received €7,500, €5,000 and €2,500 respectively.