On October 17, HRH Prince Paul of Romania was awarded with the European Prize “Peace, Faith and Progress”. Former Russian President, Mikhail Gorbaciov was the first recipient of this distinguished prize. The venue of the event was the picturesque island of Ventotene. The event gathered important personalities all over the world, mostly from Europeean area and was followed by a tour of the Italian Senate conducted by the director of Bicameral Committee, Prof. Vico Vincenzi. Another Romanian guest at this event was professor Ioan Deaconescu, the president of the international "Mihai Eminescu" Academy from Craiova.