Das Europäische Parlament hat gerade den Europäischen Verdienstorden ins Leben gerufen, die erste Auszeichnung dieser Art. Es wird diejenigen würdigen, die zur Verteidigung und Stärkung Europas beigetragen haben. Es gibt drei Unterscheidungsklassen

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    1. goldstarflag on
    2. As much as I believe that the European Parliament should have more pressing matters to work on right now, I still think this is a building block for European unity, as small and symbolic as it is.

    3. goldstarflag on

      Some people asked why not call it knighthood, but there’s a good reason for that. Knighthoods are given out by kings. 

    4. AdminEating_Dragon on

      And they gave one of them to the OVP Chancellor who made a government coalition with Haider’s FPO in the late 90s, the first who opened the door to the far right in government coalitions with EPP.

    5. One should posthumously be awarded to my man Otto von Habsburg. President of the Paneuropean Union, decades-long serving Member of EU Parliament, and overall one of the great men that built the European Union, with passion commitment and hard work.

    6. Honestly, I hope they stick to honoring people like that Ukrainian soldier rather than the usual parade of career politicians and corporate lobbyists. A symbolic gesture like this is fine in theory, but if it just becomes another networking tool for the elite, it’ll lose any real meaning. Let’s see if they actually have the guts to award it to the people who sacrifice everything, not just the ones who sign the papers.

    7. EngineeringBrief4966 on

      How much is it going to cost the european taxpayer and how many war criminals are going to be awarded the highest medal?

    8. I entangle myself in hopeless rant discussions with Russian bots on a daily basis. When can I expect order?

    9. Agile_Detail_134 on

      I can’t overcome the fact that U2 were among the first to receive it…

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