Prize of Liberty

Prize of Liberty

The Prize of Liberty ("Prijs voor de Vrijheid" in Dutch, sometimes translated as Prize for Liberty or Prize for Freedom) is an annual award delivered by the Flemish classical-liberal thinktank Nova Civitas. It is considered one of the most important "liberal" awards in the Low Countries.

Every laureate is to hold a so-called "Gustave de Molinari Lecture" before receiving the award. Gustave de Molinari was a very famous Belgian liberal philosopher.

Laureates

* Urbain Servranckx (2007), a well-known Belgian actor, stand-up comedian and singer.
* Derk-Jan Eppink (2006), a Dutch columnist and author, advisor to former European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein.
* Alain Destexhe (2005), a Belgian senator for the Reformist Movement.
* Matthias Edward Storme (2004), a liberal conservative university professor and notorious flamingant.
* Ayaan Hirsi Ali (2003), a former Member of the Dutch Parliament for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
* Luuk Van Middelaar (2002), a notorious Dutch liberal philosopher.

Gustave de Molinari lectures

* [http://home.scarlet.be/%7Esw999/NC/Vrijheidsspeech.pdf Speech of Freedom] nl ("Vrijheidsspeech"), Urbain Servranckx, January 2008
* [http://www.politiek.net/diogenes/18600 Erosion of Freedom] nl, ("Erosie van de Vrijheid"), Derk-Jan Eppink, January 2007.
* [http://home.scarlet.be/~pin85839/allo-destexhe.pdf The Decline of Wallonia] nl, ("De Achteruitgang van Wallonië"), Alain Destexhe, January 2006.
* [http://home.scarlet.be/%7Epin85839/Molinari-kort2004.pdf The Liberty to Discriminate] nl, ("De Vrijheid om te Discrimineren"), Matthias Storme, January 2005.
* [http://novacivitas.org My Freedom and Islam] nl, ("Mijn Vrijheid en de Islam"), Ayaan Hirsi Ali, January 2004.
* [http://novacivitas.org Fear for Freedom] nl, ("Angst voor de Vrijheid"), Luuk Van Middelaar, January 2003.

See also

* Nova Civitas
* Classical liberalism
* Boudewijn Bouckaert

External links

* [http://www.novacivitas.org Official Website Nova Civitas]


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