Herman Van Rompuy, left, Jose Manuel Barroso, centre .... European Union (EU) representatives President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz (L-R) hold the Nobel Peace Prize certificate and medal after they accepted it on behalf of the EU during a ceremony at City Hall in Oslo December 10, 2012. The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, honoured by the Norwegian committee which looked beyond Europe's current malaise to recognise its decades of stability and democracy after the horrors of two world wars.       REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (NORWAY - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)