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| Nobel peace prize should be collected by EU children, says David Cameron | Nobel peace prize should be collected by EU children, says David Cameron |
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| David Cameron has proposed that young children from each of the 27 European Union member states accept the Nobel peace prize on behalf of the EU, rather than senior commission officials. | David Cameron has proposed that young children from each of the 27 European Union member states accept the Nobel peace prize on behalf of the EU, rather than senior commission officials. |
| The ceremony on 10 December in Oslo follows the surprise decision by the Nobel committee to hand its prestigious annual award to the EU for its contribution to world peace. It is expected that senior commission officials will attend. | The ceremony on 10 December in Oslo follows the surprise decision by the Nobel committee to hand its prestigious annual award to the EU for its contribution to world peace. It is expected that senior commission officials will attend. |
| At a post-EU-summit press conference, Cameron avoided mocking the awarding of the prize, a position adopted by some British Eurosceptics, but said his counter-proposals for children to attend the ceremony remained on the table. | At a post-EU-summit press conference, Cameron avoided mocking the awarding of the prize, a position adopted by some British Eurosceptics, but said his counter-proposals for children to attend the ceremony remained on the table. |
| He said it was not just the EU but Nato as well that had helped bring about peace on the continent of Europe in the past 60 years. "That is an important thing to recognise and one of the strong cases for awarding the prize. I think three of the possible five European presidents are going to Oslo. | He said it was not just the EU but Nato as well that had helped bring about peace on the continent of Europe in the past 60 years. "That is an important thing to recognise and one of the strong cases for awarding the prize. I think three of the possible five European presidents are going to Oslo. |
| "My suggestion was that a schoolchild from each of the 27 countries should go. I thought that would be something they would always remember and a great symbol of Europe's future. I personally won't be going but I am sure there will be enough people to collect the prize." | "My suggestion was that a schoolchild from each of the 27 countries should go. I thought that would be something they would always remember and a great symbol of Europe's future. I personally won't be going but I am sure there will be enough people to collect the prize." |
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