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October 13, 2012

Nobel Prize a Fitting Tribute to the EU

The Scotsman, The Scotsman

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CONGRATULATIONS! You are a Nobel prize-winner. So, too, are we at The Scotsman, as are all our fellow Scots, all our compatriot Britons and, indeed, all our neighbouring Euro­peans. This is how José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, interprets the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union – as an accolade conferred upon all 500 million of its citizens.

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