Former European Parliament President Simone Veil (L) and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan sit at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon to receive the North-South Prize April 1, 2008. Every year since 1995, two personalities, one from the North and one from the South, have been awarded the North-South Prize by the Europe Council for their work in human rights and the consolidation of the North-South relationship. REUTERS/Hugo Correia (PORTUGAL)