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Eco, now 80, will receive the honour on May 7 in the eastern city of Nijmegen, where in 1678 and 1679 peace treaties were signed ending the Dutch Wars that raged between several European powers.
"He is often seen as the only modern Italian author who influences European literature," added the statement.
Best known for his medieval novel "The Name of the Rose", published in 1980, Eco "pointed to the need and especially the inevitability of European unity" in his essay "An uncertain Europe: between revival and decline" published in 2005, it added.
A bi-annual award, the Nijmegen Medal of Peace is given to an "international leading spirit who has been involved and continues to be involved for peace on the European continent and to defend the role and position of Europe in the world," the city said.
The first Nijmegen Medal of Peace was awarded in 2010 to the former president of the European Commission, Jacques Delors.
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"He is often seen as the only modern Italian author who influences European literature," added the statement.
Best known for his medieval novel "The Name of the Rose", published in 1980, Eco "pointed to the need and especially the inevitability of European unity" in his essay "An uncertain Europe: between revival and decline" published in 2005, it added.
A bi-annual award, the Nijmegen Medal of Peace is given to an "international leading spirit who has been involved and continues to be involved for peace on the European continent and to defend the role and position of Europe in the world," the city said.
The first Nijmegen Medal of Peace was awarded in 2010 to the former president of the European Commission, Jacques Delors.
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