After awarding the Charlemagne Prize 2015 to Martin Schulz, the celebrities met on stage at Aachen Katschhof. From left to right can be seen: Bernd Büttgens (official spokesman of the city of Aachen), Armin Laschet (Parliamentary group leader of the CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia), François Hollande (President of the French Republic), Martin Schulz (President of the European Parliament), Joachim Gauck (President of Germany), King Felipe VI (Head of state of Spain), Petro Poroshenko (President of Ukraine), Sauli Niinistö (President of Finland), Simonetta Sommaruga (President of the Swiss Confederation), Hannelore Kraft (Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia), Jürgen Linden (Speaker of the board of directors of the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen).