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Nobel Lecture

From War to Peace: A European Tale

On the behalf of the European Union (EU) Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, delivered the Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2012 at the Oslo City Hall, Norway.

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