Order for Exceptional Merits
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| Order for Exceptional Merits | |
|---|---|
| The Order for Exceptional Merits | |
| Type | Civil decoration |
| Awarded for | "exceptional work and services rendered in advancing the sovereignty, prosperity, renown and progress of Slovenia in the cultural, economic, scientific, social and political spheres" |
| Presented by | the Republic of Slovenia |
| Eligibility | Heads of state |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| File:Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia).svg Ribbon of the order | |
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The Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenian: Red za izredne zasluge), is a state order of the Republic of Slovenia. It is awarded usually for exceptional work and services rendered in advancing the sovereignty, prosperity, renown and progress of Slovenia in the cultural, economic, scientific, social and political spheres. It is conferred to nationals of the country and, exceptionally, groups of citizens, legal persons and other organizations and foreign top statesmen. The order is usually presented by the President of Slovenia in person.
Notable recipients
- 2022 - Austria Alexander Van der Bellen (as President of Austria)
- 2022 - Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier (as President of Germany)
- 2021 - Italy Sergio Mattarella (as President of Italy)
- 2021 - Germany Angela Merkel (as Chancellor of Germany)[1]
- 2021 - South Korea Moon Jae-in (as President of South Korea)
- 2021 - Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (as President of Portugal)
- 2021 - Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou (as President of Greece)
- 2019 - Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid (as President of Estonia)
- 2016 - Czech Republic Miloš Zeman (as President of the Czech Republic)[2]
- 2015 - Belgium European Union Herman Van Rompuy (as Former President of the European Council)[3]
- 2015 - Germany Joachim Gauck (as President of Germany)[4]
- 2013 - Slovenia Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts[5]
- 2011 - Norway Harald V of Norway (as King of Norway)
- 2011 – Norway Queen Sonja of Norway (as Queen of Norway)
- 2011 - Italy Giorgio Napolitano (as President of Italy)[6]
- 2010 - Finland Tarja Halonen (as President of Finland)[7]
- 2009 - Slovenia University of Ljubljana
- 2009 - Netherlands NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (as Secretary General of NATO)[8]
- 2008 - United Kingdom Elizabeth II (as Queen of the United Kingdom)
- 2008 - Slovenia France Bučar
- 2006 - Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos (as President of Cyprus)
- 2006 - Monaco Albert II (as Prince of Monaco)
- 2006 - Slovenia Jože Pučnik (posthumously)
- 2006 - Iceland Davíð Oddsson (as Former Prime Minister of Iceland)
- 2005 - Italy European Union Romano Prodi (as Former President of the European Commission)
- 2005 - United Kingdom NATO George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (as Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)[9]
- 2005 - Germany Helmut Kohl (as Former Chancellor of Germany)
- 2005 - Hungary Ferenc Mádl (as President of Hungary)
- 2004 - Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (as King of Sweden)
- 2004 - Sweden Queen Silvia of Sweden (as Queen of Sweden)
- 2004 - Spain Javier Solana (as High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy)
- 2004 - Germany European Union Günter Verheugen (as European Commissioner for Enlargement)
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References
- ↑ "Odlikovanje red za izredne zasluge kanclerki Zvezne republike Nemčije gospe Angeli Merkel | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI (in slovenščina). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Uradni list - Vsebina Uradnega lista".
- ↑ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik Pahor bo vročil odlikovanje red za izredne zasluge nekdanjemu predsedniku ES Hermanu van Rompuyu".
- ↑ "Nemški predsednik Gauck naj bi si želel slovenske privatizacije". 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti".
- ↑ "President of the Republic of Slovenia > President Türk on first state visit to Italy".
- ↑ "President of the Republic of Slovenia > Slovenian President on a state visit to Finland".
- ↑ "STAfoto".
- ↑ "Ambassador Mirošič awards the Order for Exceptional Services to Lord Robertson | Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve". www.mzz.gov.si. Archived from the original on 2015-06-23.