14 DAY TRIAL // The fifth Nobel Prize of the year has been awarded, the big one, the Peace Prize. And while the choice in recent years was sometimes curious, Barack Obama as soon as he took office, this latest one takes the cake, the EU, the entire European Union, won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
It makes sense when you think about it, but it's still an odd choice. The committee awarded EU the prize for making what seemed like a pipe dream a few decades ago a reality, peace in Europe between countries which had been fighting for years.
"The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe," The Nobel Prize committee explained.
"Over a seventy-year period, Germany and France had fought three wars. Today war between Germany and France is unthinkable," it added.
The committee also looked at current and future efforts, Croatia's admission next year, the paths Serbia and Montenegro are on. This alone should assure stability in a region that was engulfed in a bloody civil war a little over a decade ago.