On November 7, 2006, Jürgen Habermas received an award from the government of North Rhine-Westphalia – ”Staatspreis des deutschen Bundeslands Nordrhein-Westfalen”.
The main part of the speech has been published in the German journal "Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger" (November 8), titled "Die Erweiterung des Horizonts".
English translation: "Opening up Fortress Europe" (SignandSight).
French translation: "Construire une Europe politique", Le Monde, December 27, 2006