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Order of Merit

12 Mar 202610

Order of Merit

The European Parliament announced this week that the members of U2 will be among the first recipients of a new award, THE EUROPEAN ORDER OF MERIT, which recognises those who have significantly contributed to European integration or who promote and defend European values.

Others receiving recognition include former Irish President and human rights activist Mary Robinson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and José Andrés, Chef and founder of the NGO ‘World Central Kitchen'.

"Europe has always been built by people, bridging divides, breaking barriers, overthrowing dictatorships and overcoming crises for a better future for our continent," said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. "With the European Order of Merit, we honour those who did not simply believe in Europe but who helped build it."

More on the European Order of Merit here.

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U2_moving_crew

14 March, 2026

woooooooow

so proud of you love you!!!!!

davide78

14 March, 2026

Grandi!

Ottimo lavoro!

miukart

13 March, 2026

Molt merescut!

Una felicitació molt gran per aquests 4 artistas genials! S'ho mereixen! Per mi i per molts Europeus són un exemple. Esperant el nou disc ple d'il·lusió. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

kefyn

13 March, 2026

Kefyn Watkins

Fantastic! It makes me want to play Achtung Baby and Zooropa back to back.

musicabona

13 March, 2026

Great honour

Congratulations to U2 for this well-deserved new award!

adele73

13 March, 2026

Our pride

So proud of you...you are my “family of the heart” thanks to the high values you have taught me over the years : love, friendship, respect, loyalty, and tolerance. But also sharing, solidarity, dialogue, and freedom. No one deserves this award more than you!

TottiU2

13 March, 2026

CONGRATS!

„..may these yellow stars never fall on our heads…“

Eurostan

13 March, 2026

Congratulations U2!

Great to see this. Great ambassadors for Europe, Ireland and obviously- Rock n’roll!

LukeWilkins

12 March, 2026

Wow, that's cool!

Congrats!