#tellusatoday: Right time to honor European Union?
- In 2011, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman honored for work on women's rights.
- In 2010, Liu Xiaobo was recognized for his struggle on human rights in China.
- In 2009, Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to improve international diplomacy.
We asked readers on Twitter for thoughts on the EU being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Comments have been edited for clarity and grammar:
It's hard to recognize the European Union in the middle of the biggest economic crisis in decades. Not the right moment.
-- @LinharesMario
It is the Nobel Peace Prize! Not Nobel economics prize. EU brought peace to a violent part of the world.
-- @KnolR
Nobel prize going to EU is a complete joke. The "prize" has been awarded for purely political reasons for decades.
-- @firesign58
Didn't you hear? They give those away to anybody. Obama got one for good intentions. I'm expecting mine in the mail any day.
-- @vjf3025
It's pretty clear by now (after Al Gore, President Obama and now the EU have won) that the Nobel Peace Prize is no longer relevant.
-- @capecodsales
The European Union may have done the "best work for fraternity between nations."
-- @cappikell
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