Adenauer-de Gaulle Prize | |
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Awarded for | exceptional contribution to French-German cooperation |
Location | Paris/Berlin |
Country | France/Germany |
Presented by | governments |
Reward(s) | €10,000 |
First awarded | 1989 |
Website | france-allemagne |
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