Award 2006

Helmut Kohl received the Carlos V European Award on 20 June 2006 at a ceremony presided over by Their Royal Majesties, the King and Queen of Spain at the Royal Monastery of Yuste. The jury emphasised the former German Chancellor’s commitment to “the unity of European countries as a guarantee of peace and stability on the Old Continent” and his “contribution to the aggrandisement of Europe”.

Country: Germany