Nobel Peace Prize 2012: EU

[Ko-oren]

I wondered what your opinions are on awarding the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the EU. There are a few discussions that are debated in newspapers here, such as:
1. Awarding a Nobel (Peace) Prize to an organization
2. Awarding the NPP to the EU
Simultaneously, there are some people who have brought up the 2009 NPP, where Barack Obama was awarded despite not having done anything yet.

[Anime Daisuki]

The Nobel Prize is a joke. They have awarded the prize to terrorists, war-mongers, and charlatans. It's more of less a political instrument of the western powers. That is all it is.

[Firstaria]

What Daisuki said, the Nobel Prize has become a way to make publicity to make people trust the said person they are prizing.

Guess who needs trust right now in economic crysis? If they were a serious organization, they would have given it to the Internet. That debate brought out a lot of interesting point for that nomination.

[chilenos]

I agree. Giving the NPP to Obama and the EU has absolutely cheapened the award, and taken away from the accomplishments of those who have truly earned it (or should have earned it in 2009 and 2012). The perversion of an award of that prestige is kind of sickening, given the message it could send to people if it were awarded properly.

Also, what the !#$ is the EU going to do with the $1 million in prize money? Any one know or read about that?

[Petalumadom]

They need all the money they can get right now...

One small step in bailing out Greece and Spain.

[New Ecopia]

The Nobel Prize has become a complete joke seriously what on earth are they thinking about when they were selecting the Nobel Prize winners in the 21st Century.
Its not like what it used to be when the whole thing was first awarded.
Bring back the original Noble Prize concepts EU.
You should feel ashamed of yourselves.

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

Oct 14, 2012 9:32:29 GMT -5 Anime Daisuki said:

The Nobel Prize is a joke. They have awarded the prize to terrorists, war-mongers, and charlatans. It's more of less a political instrument of the western powers. That is all it is.

I have to agree with AD with this one. Is nothing but a joke and not worth anything anymore.

[Myleslhk]

I think if Alfred Nobel is still alive, he will create a Nobel's Nobel prize for those who actually deserves it.