Credit: Jazmin Campbell
Luxembourg's Ministry of State has announced that Prime Minister Luc Frieden will introduce the Charlemagne Prize festivities with a speech on Europe at Aachen Cathedral in Germany on Tuesday 27 May 2025.
The Charlemagne Prize is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The ministry noted that the Charlemagne Prize Board has thus "decided to pay tribute to a strong voice for Europe in the world, who defends the interests of the EU and its friends": this year's International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen will go to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Luxembourg's Prime Minister will attend the award ceremony on Thursday 29 May 2025, as well as the gala dinner in honour of the winner of the Charlemagne Prize the previous evening.
The ministry reported that Prime Minister Frieden will also have the opportunity to hold informal exchanges with political leaders on the latest developments in European and international politics.
In line with Luxembourg's reported ambitions to contribute to a sovereign Europe and to promote innovation that corresponds to European values and economic interests, the Prime Minister will also briefly travel to Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, to visit the headquarters of the European technology company and semiconductor manufacturer ASML, on Wednesday 28 May 2025.
