Charlemagne Prize
Kohl received the 1988 Charlemagne Prize and was named Honorary Citizen of Europe by the European heads of state or government in 1998. Following his death, Kohl was honoured with the first-ever European act of state in Strasbourg. Kohl was described as "the greatest European leader of the second half of the 20th century" by U.S. Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.