Die ehemalige deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (2.v.r.) mit der zyprischen Vizeministerin für Europaangelegenheiten, Marilena Raouna (links), der Präsidentin des EU-Parlaments, Roberta Metsola, und der Präsidentin der EU-Kommission, Ursula von der Leyen (rechts), bei der Verleihung des Europäischen Verdienstordens.
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C-R) poses with Cyprus' Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna (L), European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (C-L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) after receiving the European Order of Merit during a ceremony to honour individuals who have made significant contributions to the European unity, democracy or to the promotion and defence of European values at the European Parliament's hemicycle in Strasbourg, eastern France on May 19, 2026. The European Parliament established the first European distinction of its kind — the European Order of Merit — in 2025 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, with the inaugural ceremony taking place in 2026. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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