Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Nobel Peace Prize Concert - Oslo
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (L) is followed by Irish prime minister Enda Kenny before addressing the press after a working luncheon at the Gamle Logen hosted by Norway's Prime Minister for the EU leaders while they attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at Oslo City Hall on December 10, 2012 in Oslo, Norway. The European Union is collecting this year's prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for uniting the continent after two World Wars especially while during economic crisis. (Photo by Daniel Sannum-Lauten-Pool/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10 for promoting peace and human rights in Europe following the devastation of World War II, and the bloc was urged to use that unity in its battle with the region's economic crisis.