Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was Saturday named the winner of the 2010 Charlemagne prize, awarded in recognition of his work for furthering liberty and democracy in Europe.Tusk played a key role "in the defeat of anti-European nationalism, not only in Poland", and worked to develop "the understanding and cooperation of Poland with its European partners", a statement from the prize organisers said.
The Charlemagne Prize is a prize for distinguished service on behalf of European unification.
Tusk, 52, has been Poland's prime minister since November 2007 and was a strong supporter of the ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty by Poland.
Past recipients of the prize include Bill Clinton, Vaclav Havel, the euro currency -- represented by the European Central Bank -- and Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who oversaw the drafting of the European constitution treaty.
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