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handed the prize to the winner. While giving the prize, Mankell said that the jury was sensitive to the political courage showed by the current prime minister of Belgium. He added that in a Europe which has a lot of self-doubt, which has a lot of questions about its own future, Guy Verhofstadt
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The European Book Prize was founded by France Rouqe, Luce Perrot and François-Xavier Priollaud. The prize is worth 10,000 euros to each winner. The first two years saw only one winner who received 20,000 euros.
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Eligible books must have been published in one of the 27 European Union (EU) member-states in the preceding year, in the original language or a translation. Works are submitted in one of two categories:
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While receiving the reward, Verhofstadt said, "When I wrote this book, I in fact meant it as a provocation against all those who didn't want the
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promoting European values, and contributing to European citizens' better understanding of the European Union as a cultural entity
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In 2023, Robert Menasse became the first laureate to be awarded the prize for two different books (in 2015 and 2023)
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in Paris. It seeks to promote European values, and to contribute to European citizens' better understanding of the
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offered a clear proposal for the future. He gave reasons to believe in European constitution.
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East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
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Der Europäische Landbote: Die Wut der Bürger und der Friede Europas
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De Verenigde Staten van Europa: manifest voor een nieuw Europa
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Haltet euer Herz bereit: eine ostdeutsche Familiengeschichte
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It Happened on the First of September (or Some Other Time)
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Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits
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established in 2007. It is organized by the association
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European Union
Robert Menasse
livre-europeen.eu
French
European Union
literary award
Esprit d'Europe
European Union
Belgium
Guy Verhofstadt
Henning Mankell
European Constitution
2007
United States of Europe
Guy Verhofstadt
Belgium
2008
Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
Tony Judt
United Kingdom
2009
Mariusz Szczygieł
Poland
Europe for Dummies
Sylvie Goulard
France
2010
Purge
Sofi Oksanen
Finland

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