The EPP Group introduced the Robert Schuman Medal in July 1986 to pay tribute to public figures who have advanced the cause of peace, the construction of Europe and human values through their public activities and personal commitment.

The Robert Schuman Medal was introduced by the EPP Group in the
European Parliament to pay tribute to public figures who have advanced
the cause of peace, the construction of Europe and human values
through their public activities and personal commitment.

The Robert Schuman Medal is accompanied by a Diploma of Honour and
is awarded at the proposal of the Group Presidency. It is presented at a
ceremony attended by all members of the Group.

From July 1986, when the Medal was introduced, to March 2017, the
Medal was awarded to eminent public figures including: former Heads of
State and Government, Presidents of the European Parliament and
Chairmen of the Parliamentary Group, former Ministers and Members of
the Commission, and Members of the European Parliament who have
had a special influence on the work of the Group. Leading figures such as
Elena Bonner-Sakharov and Martin Lee, who do not belong to the
European Union, have also been honoured for their human rights
activities.

The Robert Schuman Medal bears the name of the French statesman
who in 1950 proposed to Germany and other countries ravaged by war
that they should establish peace between the peoples of Europe on the
basis of a new European Community with strong, democratic institutions.
This Medal honours men and women whose courage and vision helped
to reunite the continent of Europe and to bring into the world the values
of freedom and democracy with which our political family identifies.

26.09.2023
Klaus WELLE
29.03.2017
Lawrence GONZI
29.02.2016
Ilkka SUOMINEN
09.12.2015
Karel SCHWARZENBERG
14.10.2015
Jim SENSENBRENNER
05.10.2015
Wolfgang WELSCH
10.11.2014
George H. W. BUSH
17.06.2014
Joseph DAUL
17.06.2014
Doris PACK
17.06.2014
Vito BONSIGNORE
17.06.2014
Marietta GIANNAKOU
17.06.2014
Alojz PETERLE
17.06.2014
Jerzy BUZEK
17.06.2014
Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN
17.06.2014
Corien WORTMANN-KOOL
13.09.2013
Stanislaw DZIWISZ
16.05.2013
Reiner KUNZE
27.05.2012
Eddie Fenech ADAMI
08.03.2012
Íñigo MÉNDEZ de VIGO
19.01.2012
Peter HINTZE
04.05.2011
Pietro ADONNINO
13.10.2010
Alberto João JARDIM
16.12.2009
László TŐKÉS
30.06.2009
Jaime MAYOR OREJA
30.06.2009
Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS
30.06.2009
Hartmut NASSAUER
30.06.2009
José Manuel BARROSO
30.06.2009
Marianne THYSSEN
30.06.2009
João de Deus PINHEIRO
30.06.2009
Jacques BARROT
04.07.2007
Guido de MARCO
27.06.2007
Angela MERKEL
04.07.2006
Tunne KELAM
13.12.2005
Vytautas LANDSBERGIS
06.12.2005
Michel BARNIER
29.06.2005
Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE
16.02.2005
Tadeusz MAZOWIECKI
19.01.2005
Erwin TEUFEL
13.01.2005
Natalya ESTEMIROVA
13.01.2005
Sergey KOVALEV
30.11.2004
Pope John Paul II
26.10.2004
Franz FISCHLER
26.10.2004
Mario MONTI
26.10.2004
Loyola de PALACIO
26.10.2004
Viviane REDING
26.10.2004
Chris PATTEN
06.07.2004
John Joseph McCARTIN
21.10.2003
Lord BETHELL
24.06.2003
Bendt BENDTSEN
24.06.2003
Per STIG MØLLER
24.06.2003
Anders FOGH RASMUSSEN
24.06.2003
Bertel HAARDER
15.01.2003
Wim van VELZEN
02.11.2002
Hans van den BROEK
01.07.2002
José Maria AZNAR
26.02.2002
Wladylaw BARTOSZEWSKI
26.01.2002
Ingo FRIEDRICH
15.01.2002
Nicole FONTAINE
14.11.2001
Karl von WOGAU
03.04.2001
Elena BONNER-SAKHAROV
01.12.2000
Libet WERHAHN-ADENAUER
18.01.2000
Martin M.C. LEE
14.12.1999
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13.04.1999
Poul SCHLÜTER
08.07.1998
Anibal CAVACO SILVA
15.05.1998
Ursula SCHLEICHER
16.12.1997
Franjo KOMARICA
16.09.1997
Gerardo FERNÀNDEZ ALBOR
27.08.1997
Manuel FRAGA IRIBARNE
14.05.1997
Hans VON DER GROEBEN
14.01.1997
John BRUTON
17.09.1996
The RT Hon Sir Edward HEATH
27.07.1996
Siegbert ALBER
30.04.1996
Miltiades EVERT
30.04.1996
Panayotis LAMBRIAS
30.04.1996
Efthimios CHRISTODOULOU
07.11.1995
Wilfried MARTENS
03.10.1995
Carlos ROBLES PIQUER
03.10.1995
Antonio GRAZIANI
03.10.1995
Otto BARDONG
03.10.1995
Georgios ANASTASSOPOULOS
03.10.1995
Nicolas ESTGEN
03.10.1995
Margaretha af UGGLAS
03.10.1995
José Maria GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO
03.10.1995
Lord KINGSLAND
15.09.1995
Hans-Gert POETTERING
13.07.1995
Günter RINSCHE
15.05.1995
Rudolf LUSTER
27.03.1995
Horst LANGES
27.03.1995
Manuel GARCÍA AMIGO
27.03.1995
Ferruccio PISONI
27.03.1995
Menelaos HADJIGEORGIOU
18.01.1995
Jacques DELORS
13.12.1994
Peter SCHMIDHUBER
13.12.1994
Abel MATUTES JUAN
13.12.1994
Ioannis PALEOKRASSAS
13.12.1994
Raniero VANNI D'ARCHIRAFI
13.12.1994
René STEICHEN
08.09.1993
Frans ANDRIESSEN
08.09.1993
Filippo Maria PANDOLFI
08.09.1993
Jean DONDELINGER
13.07.1993
Valery GISCARD D'ESTAING
14.01.1992
Egon A. KLEPSCH
11.12.1991
Ruud LUBBERS
08.07.1991
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
08.07.1991
Norbert SCHMELZER
01.05.1990
Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN
24.07.1989
Lord PLUMB
13.12.1988
Francesco COSENTINO
13.12.1988
Karl-Heinz NARJES
13.12.1988
Lorenzo NATALI
13.12.1988
Nicolas MOSAR
13.12.1988
Peter SUTHERLAND
11.02.1988
Kai-Uwe von HASSEL
02.07.1987
Bruno HECK
02.07.1987
Pierre WERNER
09.05.1987
Miquel COLL I ALENTORN
10.04.1987
Karl-Josef HAHN
01.04.1987
Piet BUKMAN
24.03.1987
Mariano RUMOR
04.03.1987
Flaminio PICCOLI
02.03.1987
Giulio ANDREOTTI
18.02.1987
Willem VERGEER
23.09.1986
Konstantinos MITSOTAKIS
23.09.1986
Konstantinos KARAMANLIS
08.07.1986
Alain POHER
08.07.1986
Paolo BARBI
08.07.1986
Emilio COLOMBO
08.07.1986
Hans-August LÜCKER
08.07.1986
Pierre PFLIMLIN
08.07.1986
Helmut KOHL
08.07.1986
E. M. J. A. SASSEN
08.07.1986
Alfred BERTRAND
08.07.1986
Leo TINDEMANS
08.07.1986
Jacques SANTER