Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Foreign honours : Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria : Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold : Grand Cross of the Order of the Balkan Mountains : Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (23 February 2021) : Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour (3 November 2021) : Recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding : Recipient of the President's Medal : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic : Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (27 October 2021) : Grand Officer of the Order of the Three Stars : Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (18 October 2021) : Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great : Member of the Order of the Republic (12 November 2015) : Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (13 July 2022) : Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru : Collar of the Order of Infante Henry (9 December 2021) : Grand Officer of the Order of Abdulaziz al Saud : Collar of the Order of Zayed : Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom : Recipient of the Four Freedoms Award : Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross : Recipient of the Decoration for Exceptional Merits : Recipient of the Order of Liberty Honorary degrees In 2007, Merkel was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In June 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Leipzig University. University of Technology in Wrocław (Poland) in September 2008 and Babeș-Bolyai University from Cluj-Napoca, Romania on 12 October 2010 for her historical contribution to the European unification and for her global role in renewing international cooperation. On 23 May 2013, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Radboud University Nijmegen. In November 2013, she was awarded the Honorary Doctorate (Honoris Causa) title by the University of Szeged. In November 2014, she was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa by Comenius University in Bratislava. In September 2015, she was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Causa