24/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Hans-Gert Pöttering, president of the EPP-ED group at the European Parliament awarded the minister president of Bade-Württemburg, Erwin Teufel, the Schuman Medal (awarded for exemplary Europeans) last week. Pöttering highlighted on this occasion, the commitment of Mr Teufel at the Committee of the Regions and the European Convention to subsidiarity and better distribution of competencies in the EU