List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel

Last updated

Merkel received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. president Barack Obama in 2011. Merkel an Obama Presidential Medal of Freedom.jpg
Merkel received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. president Barack Obama in 2011.

Angela Merkel has received awards and honours from national governments, universities, and other non-governmental organisations. Merkel was the chancellor of Germany from 2005 until 2021, a length of tenure only exceeded by that of Helmut Kohl, [1] and was the first female German chancellor. [2] During her chancellorship, she was widely considered the de facto leader of the European Union. [3] [4] [2] Forbes named Merkel the world's second most powerful person in 2012 [5] and 2015, [6] and the world's most powerful woman fourteen times. [7] [8] Merkel has also commonly been described as the leader of the free world. [9]

Contents

Awards and honours received by Merkel include a special issue of the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, and twenty-one doctorates honoris causa . [10]

State honours

German honours

On 17 April 2023, Merkel received the third-ever special issue of the Grand Cross 1st Class Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (German : Großkreuz in besonderer Ausführung) from President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier. [11] [12] The special issue had previously been awarded to then-chancellors Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl in 1954 and 1998, respectively, making Merkel the first woman to receive the honour. [13] [14] Steinmeier lauded Merkel's ambition, intelligence, passion, and commitment to her responsibilities as chancellor of Germany. [11] Many observers praised Merkel's achievements, particularly in international diplomacy and shaping the politics of Germany. Some critics questioned the decision to bestow the award on Merkel due to her controversial legacy. [15]

Foreign honours

Foreign honours received by Angela Merkel
YearImageAwarding countryForeign honourRef(s)
2006 ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR.svg Italy Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic [16]
2007 Den kongelige norske fortjenstorden storkors stripe.svg Norway Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit [17]
2008 PER Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross BAR.png Peru Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru [18]
2009 PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR.svg Portugal Collar of the Order of Infante Henry [19]
2010 Ribbon bar of the Order of Zayed.svg United Arab Emirates Collar of the Order of Zayed [20]
2010 BUL Order Stara planina ribbon.svg Bulgaria Order For Bravery, 1st Class [21] [22]
2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom (ribbon).svg United States Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom [23]
2014 Israel president's medal.jpg Israel Recipient of the President's Medal [24]
2015 AUT Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 2nd Class BAR.svg Austria Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria [25]
2015 MD Orden of Republicl Rib.png Moldova Member of the Order of the Republic [26]
2017 LTU Order of Vytautas the Great - Grand Cross BAR.svg Lithuania Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great [27]
2019 SVK Rad Bieleho Dvojkriza 1 triedy BAR.svg Slovakia Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross [28]
2019 LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR.png Latvia Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars [29]
2021 EST Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class BAR.svg Estonia Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana [30]
2021 Order of Freedom of Ukraine.png Ukraine Recipient of the Order of Liberty [31]
2021 Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia).svg Slovenia Recipient of the Order for Exceptional Merits [32]
2021 BEL - Order of Leopold - Grand Cordon bar.svg Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold [33] [34]
2021 LUX Ordre de Merite du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg - Grand'Croix BAR.svg Luxembourg Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg [35]
2021 JOR Order of the Renaissance GC.SVG Jordan Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance [36] [37]
2021 Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg France Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour [38]
2021 PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR.svg Portugal Collar of the Order of Infante Henry [19]
2022 Order of the Netherlands Lion ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion [39] [40]

Honorary degrees

Merkel received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern in 2015. Angela Merkel nimmt ihr Ehrendoktorat entgegen (2015).jpg
Merkel received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern in 2015.
Merkel received an honorary doctorate from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management while visiting the university in 2019 to give a speech. Merkelunileipzigdr.jpg
Merkel received an honorary doctorate from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management while visiting the university in 2019 to give a speech.

All honorary degrees received by Merkel have been doctorates honoris causa.

Honorary degrees received by Angela Merkel
YearCountryInstitutionRef(s)
2007 Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem [41]
2008 Germany Leipzig University [42]
2008 Poland Wrocław University of Science and Technology [43]
2009 United States The New School [44] [45]
2009 Switzerland University of Bern [46]
2010 Bulgaria University of Ruse [47]
2010 Romania Babeș-Bolyai University [48] [49] [50]
2010 South Korea Ewha Womans University [51]
2011 Israel Tel Aviv University [52]
2013 Netherlands Radboud University Nijmegen [53]
2014 Slovakia Comenius University [54]
2015 Hungary University of Szeged [55] [56]
2016 China Nanjing University [57]
2017 Belgium Jointly by Ghent University and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [58] [59]
2017 Finland University of Helsinki [60] [61]
2018 Israel University of Haifa [62] [63]
2019 United States Harvard University [64]
2019 Germany HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management [65]
2021 United States Johns Hopkins University (JHU) [66]
2021 Israel Technion – Israel Institute of Technology [67]
2023 France Sciences Po [68]

Awards and other significant honours

Merkel was awarded the 2009 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 2011. Pratibha Devisingh Patil confers Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2009 to the German Chancellor, Ms. Angela Merkel, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. The President.jpg
Merkel was awarded the 2009 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 2011.
In 2021, King Felipe VI awarded Merkel the Charles V European Award. Premio Europeo Carlos V a Angela Merkel 08.jpg
In 2021, King Felipe VI awarded Merkel the Charles V European Award.
The North Rhine-Westphalian State Prize was awarded to Merkel in 2023. Verleihung des Staatspreises des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen an Angela Merkel-2276.jpg
The North Rhine-Westphalian State Prize was awarded to Merkel in 2023.
Awards and other significant honours received by Angela Merkel
YearAwardRef(s)
2006 Vision for Europe Award [69] [70]
2008 B'nai B'rith Europe Award of Merit [71]
2008 Charlemagne Prize [72] [73]
2010King Charles II Medal from the Royal Society [74]
2010Global Leadership Award from the American-German Institute at JHU [75]
2010 Leo Baeck Medal [76] [77]
2011 Light unto the nations Prize from the American Jewish Committee [78]
20112009 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding [79] [80]
2011Prize for Understanding and Tolerance from the Jewish Museum Berlin [81]
2012 Heinz Galinski Award [82]
2013Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry from the Conference of European Rabbis [83]
2013 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize [84]
2015 Time Person of the Year [85]
2015 Abraham-Geiger Prize [86]
2016 Four Freedoms Award [87] [88]
2017 Elie Wiesel Award [89]
2017International Gender Equality Prize from the Finnish Government [90]
2019 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding [91]
2020 Henry A. Kissinger Prize [92]
2020 Buber-Rosenzweig Medal [93]
2021 Charles V European Award [94]
2022 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize [95]
2022 Nansen Refugee Award [96]
2023 North Rhine-Westphalian State Prize [97] [98]
2023 Bavarian Order of Merit [99]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angela Merkel</span> Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office. She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. During her chancellorship, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU) and the most powerful woman in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacques Rogge</span> President of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013

Jacques Jean Marie, Count Rogge was a Belgian sports administrator and physician, who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's honorary president, a lifetime position, which he held until his death from Parkinson's disease in August 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany</span> Federal decoration of Germany

The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellectual or honorary fields. It was created by the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Theodor Heuss, on 7 September 1951. Colloquially, the decorations of the different classes of the Order are also known as the Federal Cross of Merit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Honorary degree</span> Academic qualification awarded without the usual requirements

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases honoris causa or ad honorem . The degree is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the academic institution or no previous postsecondary education. An example of identifying a recipient of this award is as follows: Doctorate in Business Administration (Hon. Causa).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Graça Machel</span> Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician

Graça Machel is a Mozambican politician and humanitarian. Machel is an international advocate for women's and children's rights and was made an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian work. She is the only woman in modern history to have served as First Lady of two countries: South Africa and Mozambique. She is the widow of former President of Mozambique Samora Machel (1975–1986) and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela (1998–2013).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robin Eames</span> Anglican Primate of All Ireland

Robert Henry Alexander Eames, Baron Eames, is an Anglican bishop and life peer, who served as Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh from 1986 to 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Hassan bin Talal</span> Jordanian prince (born 1947)

Prince Hassan bin Talal is a member of the Jordanian royal family who was previously Crown Prince from 1965 to 1999, being removed just three weeks before King Hussein's death. He is now 20th in line to succeed his nephew King Abdullah II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hans-Gert Pöttering</span> German lawyer, historian and conservative politician (born 1945)

Hans-Gert Pöttering is a German lawyer, historian and conservative politician, who served as President of the European Parliament from January 2007 to July 2009 and as Chairman of the CDU-affiliated Konrad Adenauer Foundation from 2010 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wolfgang Schäuble</span> German politician (1942–2023)

Wolfgang Schäuble was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament. Schäuble served as the 13th president of the Bundestag from 2017 to 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jürgen Rüttgers</span> German politician, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (2005-2010)

Jürgen Rüttgers is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as the 9th Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2005 to 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rudolf Zahradník</span> Czech chemist (1928–2020)

Rudolf Zahradník was a Czech chemist in the field of quantum chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. He held research positions at the Institute of Occupational Medicine and went on to serve as the first director of the J Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, president of the Czech Academy of Sciences and chairman of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, after the Velvet Revolution. During the 1980s, he taught future German leader Angela Merkel, who was then on an internship in Czechoslovakia. He held a doctorate from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank-Walter Steinmeier</span> President of Germany since 2017

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously federal minister for foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as vice chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Annette Schavan</span> German politician

Annette Schavan is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She was the Federal Minister of Education and Research in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2013, when she resigned following the revocation of her doctorate due to plagiarism. From 2014 until 2018 she served as the German Ambassador to the Holy See. From April 2018, she also briefly served as first German Ambassador to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Doctor of Letters, also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is a terminal degree in the arts, humanities and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as Drew University and American Trinity University, the degree is an "interdisciplinary" program of postgraduate study designed "with working professionals in mind." Depending on the country, the degree may also be a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor of Science or Doctor of Laws (LL.D). It is awarded in Argentina and Mexico by universities in recognition of superior accomplishment in the Arts, Social Sciences or humanities, such as original contributions to the creative or cultural arts, or scholarship in Social Sciences and humanities and other merits. or may be conferred as an earned higher doctorate by Universities in England or Canada after the submission and academic evaluation of a portfolio of sustained scholarship, publications, research, or other scientific work of the highest caliber.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. N. Venkatachaliah</span> 25th Chief Justice of India

Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah was the 25th Chief Justice of India. He served as Chief Justice from 1993 to 1994. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning and on the Advisory Board of Foundation for Restoration of National Values, a society established in 2008 that strives to restore National and Cultural Values of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerhard Schröder</span> Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

Gerhard Fritz Kurt "Gerd" Schröder is a German former politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. From 1999 to 2004, he was also the Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). As chancellor, he led a coalition government of the SPD and Alliance 90/The Greens. Since leaving public office, Schröder has worked for Russian state-owned energy companies, including Nord Stream AG, Rosneft, and Gazprom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Godswill Akpabio</span> President of the Senate of Nigeria since 2023

Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the 15th president of the Nigerian Senate since 2023. He was first elected as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in 2015, lost in the 2019 senatorial elections and won in the 2023 elections. He also served as minister for Niger Delta Affairs from 2019 up till 2022 when he resigned to seek re-election into the Nigerian senate. He had previously served as the Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Moulson, Geir (8 December 2021). "End of an era: Germany's Merkel bows out after 16 years". Associated Press . Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Angela Merkel". Forbes . Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Vick, Karl; Shuster, Simon. "TIME Person of the Year 2015: Angela Merkel". Time . Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Giuffrida, Angela; Connolly, Kate; Henley, Jon (3 October 2021). "Draghi, Scholz or Macron? Merkel's crown as Europe's leader up for grabs". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Ewalt, David M. (5 December 2012). "The World's Most Powerful People 2012". Forbes . Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Ewalt, David M. (4 November 2015). "The World's Most Powerful People 2015". Forbes . Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Donner, Francesca (19 August 2009). "The World's Most Powerful Women". Forbes . Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Garrand, Danielle (8 December 2020). "Kamala Harris, Jacinda Ardern and Stacey Abrams make Forbes list of 2020's most powerful women". CBS News . Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Angela Merkel erhält Ehrendoktorwürde an Pariser Elitehochschule Science Po". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. 1 2 Lohse, Eckart; Berlin (17 April 2023). "Großkreuz für Angela Merkel: Die früh geehrte Bundeskanzlerin" [Grand Cross for Merkel: The Chancellor [who was] awarded early]. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN   0174-4909. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Höchste Auszeichnung: Verdienstkreuz für Angela Merkel" [Highest award: Order of Merit for Angela Merkel]. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Großkreuz des Verdienstordens: Lorbeeren für Angela Merkel" [Grand Cross of the Order of Merit: Laurels for Angela Merkel]. Der Spiegel (in German). 16 April 2023. ISSN   2195-1349. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  14. ↑ Rinaldi, Gabriel (17 April 2023). "Angela Merkel receives Germany's highest honor". Politico . Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ "Merkel Dott.ssa Angela". Quirinale (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer" [Awarded honours and medals]. Royal House of Norway (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Merkel awarded Peruvian gold medal at Lima Summit" . The Local . 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Entidades Estrangeiras Agraciadas Com Ordens Portuguesas – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas". presidencia.pt . Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Kumar, Himendra Mohan (26 May 2010). "Zayed order for Merkel". Gulf News . Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022– via PressReader.
  21. ↑ "Bulgaria Showers Merkel with Honors". Novinite . 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Merkel Receives Stara Planina Order". Bulgarian Industrial Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Obama awards freedom medals to Bush, Merkel, Buffett". Reuters . 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  24. ↑ Cashman, Greer Fay (25 February 2014). "President Peres awards Germany's Merkel Medal of Distinction". The Jerusalem Post . Archived from the original on 25 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Auszeichnung: Faymann überreichte Merkel Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  26. ↑ Plato, Adrian (20 November 2015). "Cancelarul german Angela Merkel, decorată cu "Ordinul Republicii" de către Nicolae Timofti". Curentul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "Lithuanian president congratulates Merkel on 4th term as German chancellor". Lithuania Tribune . 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Merkel awarded for developing relations between Slovakia and Germany". The Slovak Spectator . 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  29. ↑ "Par Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa piešķiršanu" [Awarding of the Order of the Three Stars]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). 21 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  30. ↑ Wright, Helen (23 February 2021). "President awards 152 state decorations". Eesti Rahvusringhääling . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  31. ↑ "Зеленский наградил Меркель орденом Свободы" [Zelensky awards Merkel the Order of Freedom]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 22 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Odlikovanje red za izredne zasluge kanclerki Zvezne republike Nemčije gospe Angeli Merkel" [Award of the Order of Extraordinary Merit [presented] to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Mrs. Angela Merkel]. Government of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Merkel receives Belgium's highest honor from king". Deutsche Welle . 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "The Federal Chancellor in Brussels: Germany is happy to enjoy a friendly relationship with Belgium". Bundesregierung . 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  35. ↑ "Luxembourg PM Presents Angela Merkel with Order of Merit". Luxembourg Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "الملك يمنح المستشارة الألمانية ميركل وسام النهضة المرصع" [The King grants German Chancellor Merkel the Renaissance Medal]. Al-Mamlaka (in Arabic). 28 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  37. ↑ "ملك الأردن يمنح ميركل وسام النهضة" [The King of Jordan grants Merkel the Renaissance Medal]. Sada El-Balad (in Arabic). 27 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  38. ↑ "Macron thanks Merkel for 'keeping Europe united' in last toast". France 24 . 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  39. ↑ "Post: The Prime Minister Of The Netherlands Presented Merkel With A Prestigious Medal". News Unrolled. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  40. ↑ "Rutte verleiht Merkel Ritterorden auf Amsterdamer Gracht". Die Zeit . 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  41. ↑ "Honorary Doctorates". Hebrew University of Jerusalem . Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
  42. ↑ "Pressemitteilung 2008/106 der Universität Leipzig" [Press release 2008/106 of Leipzig University] (in German). Leipzig University. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  43. ↑ Rafał, Guz (24 September 2008). "Doktorat honoris causa dla Merkel" [Honorary doctorate for Merkel]. RP (in Polish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  44. ↑ "The New School News Releases". The New School . 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  45. ↑ Merkel, Angela (2009). "Honorary Degree Acceptance Speech". Social Research. 76 (3): 781–788. doi:10.1353/sor.2009.0040. JSTOR   40972155. S2CID   143504017 . Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  46. ↑ Eugster, Timm (3 September 2015). "Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel: "Rome wasn't built in a day"". University of Bern . Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  47. ↑ "Merkel: Bulgarian Students in Germany 2nd to Chinese". Novinite . 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  48. ↑ "Universitatea Babes-Bolyai". Babeș-Bolyai University. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  49. ↑ "Angela Merkel a primit titlul de Doctor Honoris Causa al Universităţii Babeş-Bolyai" [Angela Merkel receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Babeș-Bolyai University] (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  50. ↑ "Cancelarul Germaniei, Angela Merkel, a primit titlul de Doctor Honoris Causa al UBB Cluj" [German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of UBB]. România liberă (in Romanian). 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  51. ↑ "Bundeskanzlerin a. D. Dr. Angela Merkel". Office of the Chancellor (in German). Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  52. ↑ "Tel Aviv University to give honorary doctorate to Merkel". The Jerusalem Post . 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  53. ↑ "Radboud Universiteit eert Angela Merkel". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  54. ↑ "Merkel visited Slovakia". The Slovak Spectator . 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  55. ↑ "Angela Merkel accepted the Honorary Doctoral title of SZTE". University of Szeged . 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  56. ↑ "University of Szeged – Foreign Language Programs – Külföldi Hallgatók Titkársága | German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the University of Szeged's doctor honoris causa title". University of Szeged . 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  57. ↑ Blanchard, Ben; Rinke, Andreas; Russell, Ros (13 June 2016). "Germany's Merkel pushes rule of law, market access in China". The Peninsula . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  58. ↑ "Belgien: Ehrendoktor für Angela Merkel" [Belgium: Honorary doctorate for Angela Merkel]. Euronews (in German). 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  59. ↑ "Laudation for Angela Merkel". KU Leuven . Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  60. ↑ Ervasti, Anu-Elina (7 March 2017). "Angela Merkel vihitään Helsingin yliopiston kunniatohtoriksi" [Angela Merkel to be awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Helsinki]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  61. ↑ "Angela Merkel, Sauli Niinistö and Irja Askola to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Helsinki". University of Helsinki . 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  62. ↑ Richman, Jackson (4 October 2018). "Merkel gets honorary degree from University of Haifa". Jewish News Syndicate . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  63. ↑ "German Chancellor Angela Merkel to receive honorary doctorate from Haifa U". The Times of Israel . 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  64. ↑ "German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded a Harvard honorary degree". PBS News Hour . Associated Press. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  65. ↑ "Merkel awarded her 17th honorary doctorate". Deutsche Welle . 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  66. ↑ Jordans, Frank; Madhani, Aamer (16 July 2021). "Biden bids Merkel farewell: Friends — with disagreements". Associated Press . Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  67. ↑ Harkov, Lahav (3 October 2021). "Angela Merkel to visit Israel on Sunday". The Jerusalem Post . Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  68. ↑ Bocquet, Marius (28 June 2023). "" Soyez fermes contre toutes les prémices de l'intolérance " : Angela Merkel décorée à Sciences Po" ["Be firm against all beginnings of intolerance": Angela Merkel honoured at Sciences Po]. Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  69. ↑ "Merkel chosen for 'Vision for Europe' Award". Federal Chancellery of Germany. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  70. ↑ "10 most powerful women in the world". The New Zealand Herald . 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  71. ↑ Reeves, John P. (20 July 2011). "B'nai B'rith Europe grants Award of Merit to Dr. Angela Merkel". B'nai B'rith Europe. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. ... Dr Angela Merkel Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was the recipient of a Gold Medal for outstanding services, the B'nai B'rith Europe Award of Merit, being the highest accolade of BBEurope
  72. ↑ Latham, Mark (5 January 2008). "Angela Merkel awarded the Charlemagne Prize". European Voice . Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  73. ↑ Riccardi, Andrea. "Der Karlspreisträger 2009" (in German). Karlspreis.de. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008.
  74. ↑ "German Chancellor honoured by the Royal Society". Royal Society . 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  75. ↑ "About GLAD". American-German Institute . Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  76. ↑ "Merkel award". Deutsche Welle . 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  77. ↑ "Leo Baeck Medal for German Chancellor Angela Merkel". Leo Baeck Institute . 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  78. ↑ Mushaben, Joyce Marie (2017). Becoming Madam Chancellor – Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN   9781108278232.
  79. ↑ Sood, Ajay (1 June 2011). "Angela Merkel Receives Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding". ABC Live . Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  80. ↑ "List of the Recipients of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award". Indian Council for Cultural Relations . 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  81. ↑ "The Jewish Museum Berlin Presents the German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the "Prize for Understanding and Tolerance"". Jewish Museum Berlin . 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  82. ↑ "Award is an incentive". Bundesregierung . 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  83. ↑ "German Chancellor, Angela Merkel". Conference of European Rabbis . Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  84. ↑ "Indian media: Indira Gandhi Peace Prize to Merkel". BBC News . 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  85. ↑ Gibbs, Nancy. "Why Angela Merkel Is TIME's Person of the Year 2015". Time . Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  86. ↑ "Praised for services to the Jewish people". Bundesregierung . 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  87. ↑ Sanders IV, Lewis (21 April 2016). "Germany's Merkel awarded Four Freedoms medal". Deutsche Welle . Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  88. ↑ "Angela Merkel to receive prestigious Four Freedoms Award". Associated Press . 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  89. ↑ "German Chancellor Merkel to Receive Museum's 2017 Elie Wiesel Award". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  90. ↑ Muller, Natalie (14 December 2017). "Angela Merkel wins gender equality prize". Deutsche Welle . Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  91. ↑ Rising, David (28 January 2019). "German leader Merkel gets Fulbright, stresses cooperation to fight nationalism". NBC Montana . Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  92. ↑ "Don't shun China, urges Merkel at American prize ceremony". Reuters . 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  93. ↑ "Merkel mit Buber-Rosenzweig-Medaille geehrt". Deutsche Welle (in German). 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  94. ↑ Rinke, Andreas (14 October 2021). "Merkel warns of 'centrifugal forces' in EU, calls for unity". Reuters . Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  95. ↑ "Angela Merkel awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees". The Brussels Times . 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  96. ↑ "Ex-German leader Angela Merkel wins UN refugee prize". Al Jazeera . 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  97. ↑ Striewski, Rainer; Otto, Wolfgang (16 May 2023). "Höchste NRW-Auszeichnung für Angela Merkel" [NRW State prize: Highest NRW-Award for Angela Merkel]. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  98. ↑ "Köln – Ex-Kanzlerin Merkel erhält Staatspreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen" [Cologne – Ex-Chancellor Merkel receives state prize of North Rhine-Westphalia]. Deutschlandfunk (in German). 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  99. ↑ Clauß, Anna; Friedmann, Jan (22 June 2023). "Angela Merkel erhält bayerischen Verdienstorden: »Langweilig war es mit der CSU selten«". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN   2195-1349. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.