The Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies and Banquets Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates 10 December - A Magic Date The Nobel Laureates take center stage in Stockholm on 10 December, when they receive the Nobel Medal, Nobel Diploma and a document confirming the Nobel Prize amount from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates receive their Nobel Peace Prize from the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of King Harald V of Norway. An important part is the presentation of the Nobel Lectures by the Nobel Laureates. In Stockholm, the lectures are presented days before the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. In Oslo, the Nobel Laureates deliver their lectures during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony. Facts Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway and the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. Major International Events The Nobel Prize NobelMediaAB/ imagebank.sweden.se A short guide to the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize is widely considered the world’s most prestigious award.

It has been given to people and organisations every year since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and – since 1968 – economics. Here’s a short guide to the Nobel Prize. The world’s most prestigious award The Nobel Prize is the legacy of Sweden’s Alfred Nobel (1833–1896). Prizes are awarded to ‘those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.’ 10 December is Nobel Day, both in Sweden and in Norway. For the prize winners, it is the climax of a week of speeches, conferences and receptions. At the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall that day, the winners in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature receive a medal from the King of Sweden, as well as a diploma and a cash award. The ceremony is followed by a gala banquet. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo City Hall on the same day. The Nobel Prize is currently SEK 8 million (USD 0.94 million, EUR 0.84 million) for each prize category, even when the prize is shared.

There may be no more than three winners, or laureates, for each prize category. Who was Alfred Nobel? Swede Alfred Nobel was a chemist, engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He was born on 21 October 1833, in Stockholm and died on 10 December 1896, in San Remo. He was devoted to the study of explosives, and his inventions include a blasting cap, dynamite and smokeless gunpowder. Nobel became famous across the world when the St. Gotthard Tunnel was built in 1882 and dynamite was used for the first time on such a large scale. At the time of his death, Nobel held 355 patents in different countries. There were Nobel parent companies in some 20 countries and explosives of all kinds were being manufactured under his patents in around 100 factories worldwide. Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) made a fortune off dynamite – his most known invention. Photo: The Nobel Foundation What happened with Nobel’s money?

Nobel, who had no children, signed his last will in 1895 and declared that the bulk of his estate should be converted into a fund and invested in safe securities. The four institutions in Sweden and Norway conferring the prizes were to be ‘the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, the Academy in Stockholm’ and ‘a committee of five persons to be elected by the Storting’ (the Norwegian Parliament). In 1900, the four institutions awarding the prizes agreed to create the Nobel Foundation, a private institution based on the will of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Foundation would administer Alfred Nobel’s willed assets, totalling SEK 31 million (quite a sum of money at the time), make public announcements and arrange the prize ceremonies. The prize amount each year is based on the most recent return on investment. The capital is currently worth around SEK 4 billion (EUR 412 million, USD 453 million), which is almost twice the amount of the initial capital, taking inflation into account. Why Norway?

Sweden and Norway were still in union (1814–1905) at the time of Alfred Nobel’s will, and exactly why Nobel wanted the Peace Prize in particular to be awarded by a Norwegian committee remains unclear . Female Laureates The Nobel Prize and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to women 49 times between 1901 and 2016. One woman, Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, receiving the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This means 48 women in total have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2016. In 1905, the Austrian baroness and author Bertha von Suttner became the first female laureate, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the peace movement in Germany and Austria. Four years later, in 1909, Swede Selma Lagerlöf became the first female Literature Laureate. Youngest versus oldest The youngest Nobel Prize winner to date is Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 years old when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

The oldest prize winner to date is Leonid Hurwicz, who was 90 years old when he was awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007. Rudyard Kipling is the youngest Literature Laureate to date. The Englishman, best known for The Jungle Book, was 42 years old when he was awarded the Literature Prize in 1907. The oldest Literature Laureate is Doris Lessing, who won the prize in 2007 at the age of 87. Two have declined Two winners have declined the Nobel Prize. Jean-Paul Sartre, awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, declined the award because he had consistently declined all official honours. Le Duc Tho was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger for negotiating the Vietnam peace agreement. Le Duc Tho said he was not in a position to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, due to the situation in Vietnam.

Last updated: 17 October 2016 Tags Nobel Prize Facts Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates Nobel Prize Facts On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace - the Nobel Prizes. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden's central bank) established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Learn more about the Nobel Laureates here. 579 Nobel Prizes! Between 1901 and 2016, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 579 times. Nobel Prize 136 99 In the statutes of the Nobel Foundation it says: "A prize amount may be equally divided between two works, each of which is considered to merit a prize. If a work that is being rewarded has been produced by two or three persons, the prize shall be awarded to them jointly.

In no case may a prize amount be divided between more than three persons." 911 Nobel Laureates! 885 Laureates * and 26 organizations have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2016. Of them, 78 are Laureates in Economic Sciences. A small number of individuals and organizations have been honoured more than once, which means that 881 individuals and 23 unique organizations have received the Nobel Prize in total. See Multiple Nobel Laureates . | Physics | Chemistry | Physiology or Medicine | Literature | Peace | Economic Sciences | Years without Nobel Prizes Since the start, in 1901, there are some years when the Nobel Prizes have not been awarded. The total number of times are 49. Most of them during World War I (1914-1918) and II (1939-1945). In the statutes of the Nobel Foundation it says: "If none of the works under consideration is found to be of the importance indicated in the first paragraph, the prize money shall be reserved until the following year.

If, even then, the prize cannot be awarded, the amount shall be added to the Foundation's restricted funds.".

Nobel Prize 1916, 1931, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1942 Chemistry 1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942 Medicine 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1942 Literature 1914, 1918, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 Peace 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 

1943, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1972 Economic Sciences - Nobel Laureates and Fields The most common fields for Physics Laureates is particle physics, for Chemistry Laureates it is biochemistry, for Medicine Laureates it is genetics and for Laureates in Economic Sciences it is macroeconomics.

Most of the Literature Laureates write prose. All Laureates sorted by field and genre for literature: | Physics | Chemistry | Physiology or Medicine | Literature | Peace | Economic Sciences | Nobel Laureates and Affiliation Here you can find out which universities, research institutions or companies Nobel Laureates were affiliated with at the time of the Nobel Prize announcement. Only Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Laureates in Economic Sciences are shown in the list. List of all Nobel Laureates sorted by country of birth Nobel Laureates and Age The average age of all Nobel Laureates in all prize categories between 1901 and 2016 is 59 years. 90 49 Nobel Prizes to Women Between 1901 and 2016 the Nobel Prize and Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 49 times to women. List of all female Nobel Laureates Two Nobel Laureates Declined the Prize Jean-Paul Sartre , awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, declined the prize because he had consistently declined all official honours. Le Duc Tho , awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

They were awarded the Prize for negotiating the Vietnam peace accord. Le Doc Tho said that he was not in a position to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, citing the situation in Vietnam as his reason. Forced to Decline the Nobel Prize! Four Nobel Laureates have been forced by authorities to decline the Nobel Prize. Adolf Hitler forbade three German Nobel Laureates, Richard Kuhn , Adolf Butenandt and Gerhard Domagk , from accepting the Nobel Prize. All of them could later receive the Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal, but not the prize amount. Boris Pasternak , the 1958 Nobel Laureate in Literature, initially accepted the Nobel Prize but was later coerced by the authorities of the Soviet Union, his native country, to decline the Nobel Prize. Nobel Laureates under Arrest at the Time of the Award Three Nobel Laureates were under arrest at the time of the award of the Nobel Prize, all of them Nobel Peace Prize Laureates: Peace 1981 Posthumous Nobel Prizes From 1974, the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Prize cannot be awarded posthumously, unless death has occurred after the announcement of the Nobel Prize.

Before 1974, the Nobel Prize has only been awarded posthumously twice: to Dag Hammarskjöld (Nobel Peace Prize 1961) and Erik Axel Karlfeldt (Nobel Prize in Literature 1931). Following the 2011 announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, it was discovered that one of the Medicine Laureates, Ralph Steinman , had passed away three days earlier. The Board of the Nobel Foundation examined the statutes, and an interpretation of the purpose of the rule above led to the conclusion that Ralph Steinman should continue to remain a Nobel Laureate, as the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet had announced the 2011 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine without knowing of his death. "Family Nobel Laureates" As you may notice, the Curies were a very successful 'Nobel Prize family'. Marie Curie herself was awarded two Nobel Prizes. Nikolaas Tinbergen The Nobel Prize Insignias At the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies on 10 December the Nobel Laureates receive three things: a Nobel Diploma, a Nobel Medal and a document confirming the Nobel Prize amount.

Each Nobel Diploma is a unique work of art, created by foremost Swedish and Norwegian artists and calligraphers. The Nobel Medals are handmade with careful precision and in 18 carat recycled gold. The Nobel Medals in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are identical on the face: it shows the image of Alfred Nobel and the years of his birth and death (1833-1896). Nobel's portrait also appears on the Nobel Peace Prize Medal and the Medal for the Prize in Economic Sciences, but with a slightly different design. The image on the reverse varies according to the institution awarding the prize. More about the Nobel Medals The Nobel Diplomas Each Nobel Diploma is a unique work of art, created by foremost Swedish and Norwegian artists and calligraphers.

More about the Nobel Diplomas The Nobel Prize Amount Alfred Nobel left most of his estate, more than SEK 31 million (today approximately SEK 1,702 million) to be converted into a fund and invested in "safe securities." The income from the investments was to be "distributed annually in the form of prizes to those who during the preceding year have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind." The Nobel Prize amount for 2016 is set at Swedish kronor (SEK) 8.0 million per full Nobel Prize. More about the Nobel Prize Amount * Why are the individuals and organisations awarded a Nobel Prize called Nobel Laureates? The word "Laureate" refers to being signified by the laurel wreath. In Greek mythology, the god Apollo is represented wearing a laurel wreath on his head. A laurel wreath is a circular crown made of branches and leaves of the bay laurel (in Latin: Laurus nobilis). In Ancient Greece, laurel wreaths were awarded to victors as a sign of honour - both in athletic competitions and in poetic meets.

Links to more facts on the Nobel Prizes: 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the European Union - The Washington Post 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the European Union The inside track on Washington politics. Be the first to know about new stories from PowerPost. Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set! Skip Ad × This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union. See a list of past Nobel Peace Prize winners honored before peacetime . . . or just aspirationally. View Photos A look at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners and other recipients throughout the years. Caption A look at the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners and other recipients throughout the years. Malala Yousafzai, left, the Pakistani teenage advocate for female education, and children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, right, of India, are the co-winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Andrew Gombert / Martial Trezzin/European Pressphoto Agency Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue.

By Anthony Faiola and Michael Birnbaum By Anthony Faiola and Michael Birnbaum October 12, 2012 Follow @Anthony_Faiola Follow @michaelbirnbaum LONDON — The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a choice that celebrates Europe’s post-World War II economic and political integration but comes as the 27-nation body confronts widespread criticism over its handling of a massive debt crisis that has become the biggest challenge of its existence. The award honored the struggle in Europe to not only hold the union together in the wake of the debt crisis, but also to further its goal of deeper integration. Yet the decision to pay tribute to the E.U. now fed into a growing chorus of critics who argue that the Norwegian Nobel Committee has strayed from the award’s original ideals and into the realm of political theater, with objectors putting this year’s choice in the same category as the selection of President Obama in 2009, just months after he took office. The decision, announced to audible gasps from a roomful of journalists in Oslo, came amid the widespread international perception that the E.U.

has wreaked havoc in global financial markets by being bureaucratic and plodding in managing the crisis. It has also been accused of foisting onto its heavily indebted members a crushing austerity that has crippled domestic economies and sparked unrest in Greece , Spain and other nations. “Twenty years ago, this prize would have been sycophantic, but maybe more justified. Today, it is downright out of touch,” said Martin Callanan, a Conservative British politician and chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament. “The E.U.’s policies have exacerbated the fallout of the financial crisis and led to social unrest that we haven’t seen for a generation.” By selecting the E.U., the Nobel Committee, however, appeared to be sending a message that in its darkest hour in decades, Europe should take stock in a major achievement: safeguarding peace and security and forging a common future for a continent saddled with a bloody history of conflict. 1 of 11 2012 Nobel laureates View Photos The Nobel Peace Prize was announced Friday. Winners for medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were announced earlier this week. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.

Caption Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley were awarded the Nobel economics prize on Oct. 15 for research that helps explain the market processes at work when doctors are assigned to hospitals, students to schools and human organs for transplant to recipients. A screen displays photos of the winners of the Nobel prize in economic sciences. U.S. duo Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the prize on Oct. 15 for "the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. Henrik Montgomery/AFP/Getty Images Buy Photo Wait 1 second to continue. “The dreadful suffering in World War II demonstrated the need for a new Europe,” Thorbjoern Jagland, the Nobel Committee chairman, said in Oslo. “Over a 70-year period, Germany and France had fought three wars. Today, war between Germany and France is unthinkable. This shows how, through well-aimed efforts and by building up mutual confidence, historical enemies can become close partners.” Jagland seemed to recognize the complication of selecting such a vast body for the prize: “This is a prize to the European Union.

They have to decide what leader will come and receive the medal.” Nor was it clear what would happen to the estimated $1.5 million award. Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, said the award shows that “even in tense, difficult times, the European Union remains an inspiration for countries and people all over the world.” “This is indeed a great honor for the 500 million citizens of Europe,” Barroso said. But if the union has instilled democracy and peace in Europe, it has also sowed fresh resentment in recent years. As borders have been erased around the region and trade has flowed freely, anxiety has grown in some countries over unfettered immigration as well as the economic dominance of the region by the E.U.’s core nations, Germany and France. Nationalist parties are on the rise in Finland, France, Greece and Italy. Once again the economic powerhouse of Europe, Germany has been criticized for being reluctant to extend its largess to threatened European countries, including Greece and Spain. The award also comes amid a widening gulf between the 17 E.U.

nations that share the euro and the 10 nations still outside the common currency, with talk growing of a two-tiered body in which some nations would band more closely together while others would drift apart. Anti-E.U. sentiment is on the rise in nations such as Britain, which has jealously guarded the British pound and where pressure is building for the Conservative-led government of Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a national referendum on whether to exit the union. ‘The award has been depersonalized’ The move to award the prize to a vast and varied organization follows a pattern in recent years of the Nobel Committee thinking outside the box — the International Atomic Energy Agency won in 2005; and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shared the honor with Al Gore in 2007. This year’s choice also amounted to a controversial pick for the Norway-based Nobel Committee, given that voters in that country have twice rejected membership in the E.U. Critics of the decision to bestow the prize on the European Union noted that it has not been alone in heading off conflicts on the continent.

As recently as the 1990s, it required the aid of the United States to settle the Balkans dispute on its own frontier. Some also chastised the committee for selecting an impersonal body. “It’s just laughable,” Svetlana Gannushkina, a longtime Russian human rights activist whom Norwegian parliamentarians said they had nominated for the award, told Interfax. “The award has been depersonalized to such an extent. . . . The Nobel Committee could have defended the principles of peace and democracy if it had awarded the prize to those who have worked in this sphere for many years and now need support.” In Germany, where opinion polls show that a majority of residents are still committed to European unity even as they tire of supporting their struggling neighbors, news of the prize was greeted with wide appreciation. Even the Web site of the Bild tabloid — normally a haven for militantly anti-euro headlines — proudly proclaimed the news, with the E.U.’s blue-and-yellow logo displayed in a lineup of past winners including Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa. “I often say that the euro is more than a currency,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a statement Friday.

“As we work to strengthen the euro in these weeks and months, we should not forget this.” French President Francois Hollande hailed the award as an “immense honor” that “commits us all to continue toward a Europe more united, more just, stronger and more capable of peacemaking.” But Marine Le Pen, who leads France’s extreme nationalist National Front party, said that honoring the European Union “demonstrates great cynicism toward the millions of Europeans who are suffering mortally” because of the debt crisis. Commonality and support The European Union was born from the ashes of World War II, with leaders seeking to bind their countries so tightly together that they would never again face each other in war. In 1950, France and Germany launched discussions on how to commonly run their coal and steel industries, and other countries soon joined in the effort. By 1957, the agreements had evolved into a common market, with few trade barriers among the Western European countries that joined. In 1993, the market became the European Union; six years later, the common euro currency was introduced. But many leaders still hold firm to the idea that common solidarity in the name of peace is the overarching goal.

In 2004, many former Eastern Bloc countries gained entrance. Now, once-warring Balkan countries are slowly making their way into the union. Croatia plans to join next year. For the new countries, membership confers status, economic support and a path toward euro membership. Smaller nations still feel that the benefits of the common currency outweigh the drawbacks. Those that were once under the thumb of the Soviet Union appreciate having a backer against modern-day Russia, of which many are still suspicious. “Deeply touched honored that the E.U. has won the Nobel Peace Prize,” the head of the European Parliament, German Socialist Martin Schulz, posted on Twitter moments after the award was announced. “Reconciliation is what the E.U. is about. It can serve as inspiration.” Birnbaum reported from Berlin. Edward Cody in Paris and Kathy Lally in Moscow contributed to this report.

world Nobel peace prize awarded to the European Union | World news | The Guardian Nobel peace prize Nobel peace prize awarded to the European Union Committee praises 27-nation bloc for rebuilding after the second world war and spreading stability to former communist countries The EU is awarded the 2012 Nobel peace prize for its historic role in uniting the continent, it was announced in Oslo, Norway. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA 1.32pm BST Summary The European Union has won the Nobel peace prize for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, in the midst of the Union's biggest crisis since its creation in the 1950s. "The stabilizing part played by the EU has helped to transform most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace," said the committee . European Commission President Jose Barroso called it a "justified recognition" of a unique project that works for the benefit of its citizens and the world. Greece’s main opposition Syriza party said the decision "cheapens the prize" .

Updated More from Turkey Constanze Letsch has sent this from Istanbul: Fehim Tastekin writes in the daily Radikal: "It is natural that many smile that the UU received the prize at a time when it seems in its death throes.[…]The EU actually deserved this prize much sooner. […] Nobody will contradict the fact that the EU is a successful peace project, only the timing might be a bit odd. Maybe the prize should have been given to the EU in 1973, when Britain and Ireland were unified with continental Europe or in 2004, when the spirit of the Cold War truly came to end with the enlargement. […] But even if the EU is a peace project, lately it had no impact and influence on world peace. At the moment the question why the EU deserves a peace prize would not be without merit. In a time when racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia abound and convincing political strategies against these developments are lacking…” 1.14pm BST Support for the decision I have just been talking to Leon Brittan , trade advisor of the Conservative-Liberal coalition and former member of the European Commission.

Lord Brittan said that far from being an "astonishing decision" it was well-merited. "It makes a lot of sense," he said. "The focus in this country has been on economic issues which prevents people from remembering the EU's purpose was to use economic measures to achieve its central political purpose of preventing wars - and in that it has been hugely successful." The continuing desire of countries outside the EU to join the union, was proof of its continuing worth, he added. "Rewarding the EU for its contribution to peace in a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Whether the timing is tied to the economic situation, I do not know, but whatever the economic problems the EU is experiencing its central purpose has been spectacularly achieved." 1.02pm BST Reaction from Russia My colleague Miriam Elder has sent this from Moscow. Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the doyenne of Russia’s human rights community, called the committee’s decision strange. “First they gave the Nobel peace prize to Obama and then to the EU – it’s becoming boring and uninteresting for public figures in all countries,” she told the Interfax news agency. “Who are they going to give it to next?

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?” she asked ironically, referring to an obscure security group that counts Russia, China and four Central Asian republics as members. “If they’d given it to a political prisoner in Iran, I’d understand it more. I wonder how are they going to photograph the Eu as a prize winner? And how are they going to give out the prize?” she told the Interfax news agency. The 85-year-old Alexeyeva, who began her human rights work as a Soviet dissident, has been up for the award for several years. Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs, said that with the decision the Nobel committee was “demonstrating its hot desire to actively influence world politics”. “The European Union really needs good news,” Lukyanov wrote. “And, of course, they will try to use the decision of the Norweigian Nobel committee’s to breathe optimism into the project.

But this, of course, will play no decisive role.” 12.44pm BST Reaction from Italy Andrea Vogt has sent some reaction from Italy: Speaking in Milan to the International Participants Meeting of Expo 2015, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said he was joyed to hear of the Nobel announcement: “This very formula of integration aimed at impeding war and advancing peace, which has been in place for many decades, is today object of study and admiration in other parts of the world,” he said. But while government officials and opinion leaders in Italy lauded the prize as “a seed of hope” in a difficult moment of continental integration, the irony on the street was clear: As the prize was being announced, students marched through 90 cities (and in front of the European Parliament office in Rome) and teachers were striking to protest austerity cuts to education. Adding sting, Italy’s national institute for statistics announced Friday that the annual inflation rate for frequently purchased items like gas and food had soared to 4.7%, the highest point this year. On the social networks, “tell it to the Greeks” was a frequent sarcastic refrain.

12.33pm BST Reaction from Norway The Norwegian Peace Council has called for the resignation of the head of the Nobel committee after it awarded the peace prize to the European Union. They have sent this statement: The Norwegian Peace Council takes a critical stance to the endowment. Granting the EU the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 indicates its highly political dimension, awarding it to a project that for the past year has proven to represent the opposite of peace. The EU suffers from an extensive democratic deficit, with violations of human rights along increasing social inequality. Awarding the prize to the EU illustrates how the Norwegian Nobel Committee repeatedly appoints recipients that are irrelevant and who only serves to consolidate an already well-established societal power structure. The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision does not comply with Alfred Nobel’s mission statement, which sets out to reward peace activists’ efforts throughout the preceding year. To the contrary, the award promotes the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s own interests and political visions. This shows that Thorbjørn Jagland’s earlier assurance that Alfred Nobel’s will shall be respected is mere rhetoric.

The Norwegian Peace Council regards the bestowment of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 to the EU as a further confirmation of how the composition of the Norwegian Nobel Committee is overly political. We demand that the Norwegian Parliament considers the appointment of a new committee that includes competent peace activists and peace researchers with a much greater focus on international peace issues. The Norwegian Peace Council argues that the head of the Nobel Committee, Thorbjørn Jagland, should resign. 12.14pm BST Twitter reaction More official reaction HRVP Catherine Ashton said: “I am delighted at the news that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of its work on reconciliation, democracy, promotion of human rights and in enlarging the area of peace and stability across the continent.In the countries of the EU, historic enemies have become close partners and friends. I am proud to be part of continuing this work.

The creation of the European External Action Service has enabled us to develop a comprehensive approach to better promote Europe’s core values throughout the world.I will continue to work tirelessly to drive this process forward.” The president of the European parliament, Martin Schulz said: "This prize is for all EU citizens “It is a great honour that the EU has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. This Nobel Peace Prize is for all EU citizens. We in the European Parliament are deeply touched. The European Union has reunified the continent through peaceful means and brought arch enemies together. This historic act of reunification has been rightfully recognised. The values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights are absolutely fundamental to the European Union. These fundamental values underpin all of the European Union’s activities both internally and in our external policies. Several nations are freely negotiating accession to the European Union, a sign that despite challenging economic conditions, the European Union is a magnet for stability, prosperity and democracy. The EU’s principles and values of reconciliation can serve as an inspiration to other regions in the world. From the Balkans to the Caucasus, the EU serves as a beacon for democracy and reconciliation.

On behalf of the European Parliament, we, together with the other EU institutions, look forward to receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.” 11.53am BST Official reaction from the EU José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council have issued a joint statement. “It is a tremendous honour for the European Union to be awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. This Prize is the strongest possible recognition of the deep political motives behind our Union: the unique effort by ever more European states to overcome war and divisions and to jointly shape a continent of peace and prosperity. It is a Prize not just for the project and the institutions embodying a common interest, but for the 500 million citizens living in our Union. At its origins the European Union brought together nations emerging from the ruins of devastating World Wars – which originated on this continent – and united them in a project for peace. Over the last sixty years, the European Union has reunified a continent split by the Cold War around values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

These are also the values that the European Union promotes in order to make the world a better place for all. The European Union will continue to promote peace and security in the countries close to us and in the world at large. We are proud that the European Union is the world’s largest provider of development assistance and humanitarian aid and is at the forefront of global efforts to fight climate change and promote global public goods. This Nobel Peace Prize shows that in these difficult times the European Union remains an inspiration for leaders and citizens all over the world.” 11.50am BST Reaction from Greece It is the reaction you've all been desperate to hear I'm sure, how has the news gone down in Greece? Our correspondent in Athens Helena Smith has been in touch with this tragicomic dispatch: Had to break the news to Panos Skourletis, spokesman of Greece’s main opposition Syriza party as he had been in a meeting and not heard the announcement. But his reaction was instant: “This decision cheapens the prize and more importantly harms the institution of the Nobel Peace award. I just cannot understand what the reasoning would be behind it.

In many parts of Europe, but especially in Greece we are experiencing what really is a war situation on a daily basis albeit a war that has not been formally declared. There is nothing peaceful about it.” Petros Constantinou, a municipal councilor who runs a prominent anti-racism group in Athens, called the decision “ridiculous and provocative.” “To give the prize to an institution of war and racism is ridiculous,” he said. “It provokes democratic and anti-racist sentiment. With its partner NATO, the EU has invaded countries in the Middle East, not to mention Afghanistan. Its actions have created huge streams of refugees which then flood into countries like Greece and when they get here they not only encounter racism but hostile EU [border] agencies like Frontex.” Ioanna Nikolareizi summed up the mood of many on the street. “It’s absurd. This is a prize that should go to a human being, not an institution that frankly is going down the drain,” said the photographer. “The social unrest we are experiencing in Greece is provoked as a result of European policies. To call them peaceful would be to really stretch the imagination.” 11.46am BST La Belle France ...

...appears to be rolling its eyes and giving a sizeable Gallic shrug at the news. Kim Willsher writes: Le Parisien newspaper described the prize as “revenge...for an institution that until now had been forgotten” by the Noble committee. “This Nobel comes at a time when European unity being greatly tested. The eurozone crisis has put difficulties of solidarity between states worried about protecting their interests, in the spotlight. The rich economies of the north are dragging their feet over coming to the aid of southern countries financially strangled by public debt and suffering severe austerity cures.” The news website Rue89 said the decision to award the peace prize to the EU was a “paradox”."If Europe has succeeded in making war impossible between its members it has failed to impose itself so well as a power that counts at a world level,” it wrote. Under the strapline: “The EU, a bureaucratic monstrosity”, Rue89 added: “How to explain to one of the 25 percent of Greeks or Spanish who are unemployed that they are lucky to live in a peaceful universe?

How to justify this peace prize when the EU has shown itself to be so powerless, and in a totally unforeseen way, to stop the large scale massacre happening on its doorstep in Syria?” It wrote that the EU had become “in the eyes of its citizens...a bureaucratic monstrosity”, adding that the prize would no doubt be collected in Oslo by an EU president who less than five per cent of Europeans would recognise the name. Worse still, it concluded, if Europe failed to surmount its economic crisis the prize would be a “risible memory, or worse, an epitaph for what Europe could have been, should have been.” 11.33am BST Aid donations My colleague Mark Tran, the Guardian's Global Development correspondent, has sent this as a counterpoint to the detractors: Something positive to say about the EU. It is a huge aid donor. The EU provides half of global aid, spending €53.1bn in 2011. The European commission by itself is the world’s second largest bilateral donor, after the US. It provided €12.3bn of external aid in 2011. Aid constitutes about 9% of the EU budget.

The OECD’s peer review of EU aid in 2012 found that the EU was a “formidable player in global development” that had taken “positive steps to make the programme more effective and increase its impact” since its previous peer review in 2007. However, it still needed “to make more progress in a number of areas”. The European Commission is the fifth (out of 72) most transparent donor in the world. It is ranked above every EU member state except the UK and the Netherlands. 11.29am BST Turkey gives a wave Turkey is seeing this as a good moment to remind the Union that it is knocking on the door. Constanze Letsch in Turkey has sent this: In a telephone interview with CNNTurk, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis said: “I say: congratulations.

I hope that with this prize EU officials will also take into account that Turkey would make this peace project grow even bigger and stronger, and that it could thus be a global, and not just a continental project.” 11.25am BST More from Germany Kate Connolly in Berlin has sent some more reaction to the news: The president of the European parliament, Martin Schulz, a German social democrat, said he was “deeply moved” and “honoured” by the prize. “It can serve as inspiration,” he said via Twitter. “The EU is a unique project that replaces war with peace, hate with solidarity”. Spiegel Online said the EU was a surprise recipient of the award, not least because “the committee is put together according to political proportional representation and includes two Euro sceptic parties [and] the Norwegians themselves rejected membership of the EU on two occasions”. Angela Merkel was due to deliver her reaction to the prize in a speech at the Chancellery in Berlin at around 11.30am GMT. 11.21am BST Rant number three No string of rants about the EU would be complete without the contribution of UKIP leader Nigel Farage.

So here we go: "This goes to show that the Norwegians really do have a sense of humour. The EU may be getting the booby prize for peace because it sure hasn't created prosperity. The EU has created poverty and unemployment for millions. In the last two years the EU has caused huge animosity between the countries of Northern and Southern Europe. Just look at Frau Merkel being welcomed with Nazi flags in Athens, and German newspapers slagging off the Greeks as work-shy wonders. After watching European Council President Van Rompuy cheerleading for war in Libya with Colonel Gaddafi, this idea of the EU getting a Nobel Peace is ridiculous." Nigel Farage: MEP, tea-drinker, eurosceptic. Photograph: Stephen Simpson/LNP Updated 11.20am BST Rant number two Martin Callanan, leader of the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament, has sent this. The April Fool's joke is a recurrent theme, it appears. “The Nobel committee is a little late for an April fools joke. 20 years ago this prize would have been sycophantic but maybe more justified. Today it is downright out of touch.

“Presumably this prize is for the peace and harmony on the streets of Athens and Madrid.The EU’s policies have exacerbated the fallout of the financial crisis and led to social unrest that we haven’t seen for a generation. “The Nobel Peace Prize was devalued when it was given to newly-elected Barack Obama. By giving the prize to the EU the Nobel committee has undermined the excellent work of the other deserving winners of this prize.” 11.14am BST Rant number one The first, but I imagine not the last, furious reaction to the decision to award the EU the Nobel prize has landed in my inbox. This one is from Eurosceptic MEP Nikki Sinclaire. This from her press release: Nikki Sinclaire, who is the We Demand a Referendum MEP for the West Midlands, has questioned why the award has been given to the EU when many of its nations are in turmoil due to financial problems. Nikki Sinclaire said, “I am astonished at the decision to give the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union at this time. The EU is currently in turmoil. We have citizens of Greece who are starving because of austerity measures that have been forced upon them.

The suicide rate has risen in Greece as people have been unable to support themselves and their families, and the EU has done little for Greece other than tell them that these measures are needed. What about the riots that have taken place in Spain? Forced austerity across Europe is causing major outbreaks of violence and there is much ill-feeling towards these EU enforced measures. We still have major issues in Cyprus, which the EU fails to address. Have I got the date wrong as this feels like an elaborate April Fool’s joke, sadly the joke is on us”. 11.02am BST Reaction in Germany My colleague Kate Connolly in Berlin has sent this dispatch on reaction in Germany. Handelsblatt , the German economic daily is reporting in an article under the headline 'Why giving the award to the EU" that Geir Lundestadt, the permanent secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee recently said in an interview that the failure of the committee to honour both Mahatma Ghandi and the EU were its "biggest failures". Steffen Seibert, the German government spokesman has tweeted: "Gluckwuensch an die EU zum Friedensnobelpreis" - congratulations to the EU for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

11.00am BST Reaction from the European Union European Commission President Jose Barroso has spoken about his delight in accepting the Nobel peace prize on behalf of the European Union. He joked that he did not expect it to be "such a good day". "It was with great emotion that I received the news, it is a great honour to be awarded the 2012 Nobel peace prize by the committee," he said. He called it a "justified recognition"of a unique project that works for the benefit of its citizens and the world. It was important not to forget that the EU was born from the ashes of the devastation of the Second World War, and that it had brought nations together in peace, he added. It's values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights were ones that "people around the world aspire to". He said the EU was proud to be the world's biggest provider of aid and a leader in the efforts to fight climate change. Even in difficult times the EU remained a vital institution for its people atand the world, he added. "The committee and the international community are sending a very important message to the EU that the European Union is something very precious," he said.

"[We] should cherish it for the good of Europe and the good of all the world." 10.50am BST What you think We are getting a mixed reaction to the news in comments, as my colleague Hannah Waldram points out: Some are finding it hard to come to terms with the idea. Very surprised, but quite happy! It's the 60th anniversary of the funding of the European Coal and Steel Community [link: ], so the date is quite apt. Updated 10.48am BST Congratulations and celebrations The Nobel website has a page where you can send a "postcard" to the EU sending your congratulations. What would you write? Surprisingly enough, most of the messages do seem to be extraordinarily positive. Here is a selection: "Dear EU leaders. The prize made many people proud to be European. Don't ruin it." /Ales Chmelar "This award arrives just at the right time to strengthen the spirit of union!" /Benjamin Baronnat "Congratulations! The prize reminds us, that european idea is way bigger than money, finance or debts.

Great!" /Wolff von Rechenberg, European I like this chap who congratulates himself: "Thank you, as a member of EU I'm honored by this Prize. This is my first Nobel Prize. Looking for more to come. Best." /Krzysztof This voice of dissent did slip through though: "Maybe this prize could have been better on 1990. But now, amidst a great institutional crisis, I think it isn't so good. We need more EU." 10.33am BST What will Greece think of the decision? That was the question posed to Jagland following the announcement - the question-poser suggested that Spain and Ireland might be somewhat miffed at the decision too. Jagland said each of these countries had demonstrated their desire to stay in the union - confirming its worth. "The big majority in these countries are in favour of staying in the EU. This proves how important this Union is for Europeans because of its back ground," he said. "They do not want to lose what has been achieved.

Many may criticise the current policy but that is a different matter." 10.29am BST Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe awarded 'China's Nobel peace prize' | World news | The Guardian Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe awarded 'China's Nobel peace prize' Confucius peace prize chairman defends decision to give award to leader accused of using systematic violence and torture to maintain grip on power Robert Mugabe ‘has worked hard to bring political and economic order to the country and to improve the welfare of the Zimbabwean people by overcoming hardship’ the prize committee argued in a statement. Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters Thursday 22 October 2015 05.22 EDT Last modified on Thursday 22 October 2015 17.01 EDT Close This article is 1 year old The chairman of an award dubbed China’s Nobel peace prize has defended the decision to honour Robert Mugabe , the Zimbabwean president, for supposedly “injecting fresh energy” into the global quest for harmony. Mugabe, who has been accused of using systematic violence and torture to maintain his 35-year grip on power, recently became the latest recipient of China’s Confucius peace prize.

The Beijing-run Global Times newspaper said 91-year-old Mugabe had beaten off competition from candidates including the Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, and the South Korean president, Park Geun-hye. Robert Mugabe assumes African Union helm with familiar rallying cry Read more “Ever since Robert Mugabe was sworn in as the president of Zimbabwe in the 1980s, he has worked hard to bring political and economic order to the country and to improve the welfare of the Zimbabwean people by overcoming hardship,” the prize committee argued in a statement. The committee praised Mugabe’s stewardship of the 54-state African Union after he became its chairman earlier this year. News of Mugabe’s Chinese award sparked fury among opposition groups in Zimbabwe and ridicule among human rights activists. “The rule of Mugabe is paved with blood, violence, arson and cruelty,” Gorden Moyo, the secretary general of the People’s Democratic party, claimed on the Bulawayo 24 news website. Moyo said his party was “utterly disgusted” with the Chinese tribute to Zimbabwe’s leader, whom he called “a war-monger ... and a sadist who delights in the misery of the people”.

Phelim Kine 林海 (@PhelimKine) October 22, 2015 The Confucius award was set up in 2010 as a Chinese alternative to the Nobel peace prize after the Norwegian Nobel committee infuriated Beijing by handing its annual peace prize to the jailed dissident writer Liu Xiaobo. Liu remains in prison for co-writing a pro-democracy manifesto called Charter 08. Previous winners of the Confucius prize include Vladimir Putin and Fidel Castro, who was praised by the committee for “speaking out against nuclear warfare”. Qiao Damo, the committee’s chairman, told the Guardian he supported the decision to recognise the achievements of Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980. “If Zimbabwe did not have Mugabe as its president, the country would be facing great difficulty – even public security might be in danger,” Qiao said. Liu Xiaobo Nobel win prompts Chinese fury Read more He added: “Every country’s economy has its highs and lows.

Though its economy is lagging behind, [Zimbabwe is] a very stable country [and] stability is precious in the African continent.” Liu Zhiqin, one of the committee’s 76 members, admitted the decision had divided the group with only 36 voting for Mugabe. “Frankly speaking, there were internal concerns about awarding Mugabe the peace prize. I myself have reservations,” he said. “Mugabe has been in power for such a long time that he could be easily be labelled a dictator, tyrant or despot.” The Daily News, an opposition newspaper in Harare, said it was unclear if Mugabe would travel to China to collect his “shadowy prize” in person . The prize comes with an award of 500,000 yuan (£51,000) and a gold trophy of the ancient Chinese philosopher whose name it takes. Qiao argued that Mugabe had provided his people with a much better standard of living than citizens of Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan. “It’s much better than Libya too,” he added.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to European Union - BBC News BBC News Nobel Peace Prize awarded to European Union 12 October 2012 Close share panel Media captionJose Manuel Barroso: "The European Union is probably the most important ever project for peace" The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe. The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace". The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states. The last organisation to be given the prize outright was Medecins Sans Frontieres, which won in 1999. Announcing the award, Nobel committee president Thorbjoern Jagland acknowledged the EU's current financial problems and social unrest. But he said the committee wanted to concentrate on the EU's work over six decades of advancing "peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights".

'Biggest peacemaker' We must never forget that in order to keep this peace, democracy and freedom, we have to work hard over and over again Angela Merkel Shock in Brussels at Nobel award Mr Jagland highlighted the EU's work in sealing the reconciliation between France and Germany in the decades after World War II and praised the organisation for incorporating Spain, Portugal and Greece after their authoritarian regimes collapsed in the 1970s. The EU's reconciliation work had now moved to Balkan countries, he said, pointing out that Croatia is on the verge of membership. And he added that the possibility of EU membership for Turkey had also "advanced democracy and human rights in that country". Senior EU figures were overjoyed with the award. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called it a "great honour", while European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said it was recognition for the work of "the biggest peacemaker in history". In an interview with the BBC, Mr Barroso said that in awarding the prize to the EU, the Nobel Committee was saying that the European project should be cherished, both within and beyond Europe.

"I believe it is justified for the European Union to see its work for peace recognised, not only in the unification of the continent, but also outside our Europe," he said. "This started after the war - putting together former enemies. It started with six countries and we are now 27, another one is going to join us next year and more want to come. So the EU is the most important project for peace in terms of transnational, supernational co-operation." German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she regarded the Nobel as a "personal incentive" to build on six decades of peace in Europe. Europe's leaders fell upon this rare piece of good news with an almost desperate embrace. If there is a core justification for the European project, it is to make war impossible again on the continent. That has been the EU's outstanding achievement By Gavin HewittEurope editor "We must never forget that in order to keep this peace, democracy and freedom, we have to work hard over and over again," she said. French President Francois Hollande said the EU needed to show it was "worthy" of the award. "We are honoured, we are proud and at the same time we have our responsibilities before us," he told journalists during a visit to Senegal.

The BBC's Europe correspondent Matthew Price says the EU's achievements are clear, but the committee has picked a strange time to highlight them. The eurozone crisis has made the EU look more divided and fragile than it has for decades, he says. EU 'like Yugoslavia' Alongside the chorus of praise, several eurosceptic politicians were quick to deride the award. Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) likened the EU project to the former Yugoslavia. "Rather than bring peace and harmony, the EU will cause insurgency and violence," he said. Dutch eurosceptic Geert Wilders questioned the timing of the award. Media captionThorbjoern Jagland, Norwegian Nobel Committee: "Since 1945 reconciliation has become a reality" "A Nobel prize for the EU at a time Brussels and all of Europe is collapsing in misery. What next? An Oscar for Van Rompuy," he said. The Nobel committee has rarely shied away from controversy with its choice of winner. US President Barack Obama won the award in 2009 despite leading a country that was fighting two separate wars.

And the choice of detained Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo in 2010 enraged China, which made an official complaint to Norway. This year's Nobel Prize for literature winner, Chinese writer Mo Yan, said on Friday he hoped Mr Liu would be freed as soon as possible. Image caption The Inner Six create the European Coal and Steel Community, meant to tie the countries together and make war between them "materially impossible" Image caption The European Community, as it is by now known, has the goal of a common market in goods, capital and labour; the UK joins, but Norway votes not to Image caption Greece, Spain and Portugal, after only emerging from dictatorship in the previous decade, are admitted to the club Image caption The 1991 Maastricht Treaty sets the bloc en route to the single currency and renames it the European Union Image copyright AFP Image caption The biggest expansion of the bloc sees 12 new entrants, including many former communist countries Martin Luther King Wins The Nobel Prize for Peace Martin Luther King Wins The Nobel Prize for Peace Dr. King Is Winner Of Nobel Award Special to The New York Times OTHER HEADLINES Johnson Pledges Moves to Lessen World Tensions: At Alfred E.

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-- Is Sent to Hospital Yanks Rout Cards on Home Runs, 8-3; Series Tied at 3-3: Maris, Mantle and Pepitone Connect in Late Innings -- Final Game Today Reds in France Assert Autonomy of World Parties: Assail Meddling in Others' Affairs -- Subservience to Moscow Is Ended: Peking's Views Scored: National Needs Held Basis of Policy -- Plan for New International Opposed Close Vote Seen in Britain Today: Surveys Indicate a Toss-up, but 2 Sides Blame Edge -- 27 Million Due at Polls 2 Detectives Slain in Brooklyn Home; Suspect a Suicide Vatican Council May Go Into 1965: A 4th Session Now Likely -- Pope Will Visit India The Home Run Is the Decisive Weapon as Yankees Beat the Cardinals President Greets Kennedy Warmly: 2 Chat Together and Call on Late President's Wife Oslo, Norway, Oct. 14--The Nobel Peace prize for 1964 was awarded today to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 35-year-old civil rights leader is the youngest winner of the prize that Dr.

Alfred Nobel instituted since the first was awarded in 1901. The prize honors acts "for the furtherance of brotherhood among men and to the abolishment or reduction of standing armies and for the extension of these purposes." The Norwegian state radio changed its program schedule tonight to broadcast a 30-minute program in honor of Dr. King. In a broadcast from Atlanta, Ga., Dr. King said that he was deeply moved by the honor. Dr. King said that "every penny" of the prize money, which amounts to about $54,000, would be given to the civil rights movement. "I am glad people of other nations are concerned with our problems here," he said. He added that he regarded the prize as a sign that world public opinion was on the side of those struggling for freedom and dignity. He also said he saw no political implications in the award. "I am a minister of the gospel, not a political leader," he said. The United States Ambassador in Oslo, Miss Margaret Joy Tibbetts, said tonight: "As an American and representative of the American people, I want to express joy and gratitude that one of my fellow countrymen has been awarded this prize." She praised the role of Dr.

King "among his fellow countrymen." He is also the 12th American to receive the peace Prize. The first, in 1950, was Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Under Secretary of the United Nations. In 1960 the former leader of the African National Congress in South Africa, Chief Albert Luthuli, received the award. Dr. King is the 12th American to be awarded the peace prize. Dr. Nobel, the Swedish scientist who established it, was the inventor of dynamite. The award is given by the Norwegian Parliament. The other Nobel prizes--for chemistry, physics, medicine and physiology, and literature--will be awarded in Sweden. The award to Dr. King will be made in Oslo Dec. 10. Tribute to Nonviolence Seen Atlanta, Oct. 14--Dr. King said today that the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to him was a tribute to millions of Americans who followed the precepts of nonviolence. He spoke from a room at St. Joseph's Infirmary here, where he was undergoing a checkup and getting some rest.

"I was deeply gratified to hear the news that I had been chosen for this most significant award," he said, "and I will certainly receive it with great humility and profound appreciation." His wife, Coretta, said: "For many years we have had to contend with the other side. For something like this to happen makes it all worthwhile." Dr. King, who said he would use the money to advance the civil rights movement, is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an Atlanta-based organization that has programs in voter registration, citizenship training, and leadership development. The organization has affiliates in several Southern cities. Most of them are operated through church groups. "I do not consider this merely an honor to me personally," Dr. King said, "but a tribute to the disciplined, wise restraint and majestic courage of gallant Negro and white persons of goodwill who have followed a nonviolent course in seeking to establish a reign of justice and a rule of love across this nation of ours." Dr.

King said that he felt gratification in knowing that "the nations of the world," in bestowing the prize on him, "recognize the civil rights movement in this country as so significant a moral force as to merit such recognition." After noting that he had not had a general physical checkup in two years, Dr. King said, "I just kind of got rundown." He said the checkup would take about two days, and that he would remain in the hospital for a day or two more "to get some rest."

Question: In which country is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded?
Answer: Norway