for her efforts, she was awarded this year's charlemagne prize. >> it is prize not for me, really. it is prized for my people for handling and for patients to handle this situation. economic difficulties which we had during last few years. it is also respect for the entire baltic region. all three countries suffered. >> she is an ardent supporter of european unity. most analysts agree that the charlemagne prize was one of the highlights of her career. >> the european union plays an important role in her plans for the future. her presidency is just one point in her political career. she wants to return to brussels, preferably in a senior post. >> if that happens, she will be able to look forward to more of these appearances on a larger stage. emma the streets in england are paved with gold -- that is what clever jamaican shipping agent told potential clients some 60 years ago to lure them onto a ship heading from the british isles. sense, hundreds of thousands of people from all corners of the world have migrated to britain. from january next year, bulgarians and romanians will be a

for her efforts, she was awarded this year's charlemagne prize. >> it is prize not for me, really. it is prized for my people for handling and for patients to handle this situation. economic difficulties which we had during last few years. it is also respect for the entire baltic region. all three countries suffered. >> she is an ardent supporter of european unity. most analysts agree that the charlemagne prize was one of the highlights of her career. >> the european union plays an important role in her plans for the future. her presidency is just one point in her political career. she wants to return to brussels, preferably in a senior post. >> if that happens, she will be able to look forward to more of these appearances on a larger stage. emma the streets in england are paved with gold -- that is what clever jamaican shipping agent told potential clients some 60 years ago to lure them onto a ship heading from the british isles. sense, hundreds of thousands of people from all corners of the world have migrated to britain. from january next year, bulgarians and romanians will be a

well, they are previous winners of the charlemagne prize. >> the prize is awarded each year to a leader who has made a contribution to european unity. this year's winner is the president of lithuania. >> sheet is a former eu commissioner who has led her country through a tough austerity program, and today, at the prize giving, she had a lot to say about europe's current crisis. >> the charlemagne medal was bestowed in recognition of her efforts to advance european integration. as the eu's finance commissioner, hard drive to increase competitiveness helped bolster economic confidence in europe. >> let us not be afraid to make difficult decisions. challenges may be we'd greater than less, but how we deal with them is how we measure crisis. so thank you, and i would like to ask your permission to dedicate this award to people of lithuania. >> she's been credited with rescuing the lithuanian economy through her stick -- strict austerity measures. the european parliament president pays tribute to her courage, which he says she proved time and time again as finance minister. >> in the commiss