Honorary Citizen of Europe explained

Honorary Citizen of Europe is an honour bestowed by the European Council of the European Union, for extraordinary work to promote European cooperation.

It has only been bestowed on three people:

• Jean Monnet (2 April 1976, during the meeting of the council in Luxembourg)^[1]
• Helmut Kohl (11 December 1998, during the meeting of the council in Vienna)^[2]
• Jacques Delors (25 June 2015, for "his remarkable contribution to the development of the European project")^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uniting People. Epp-ed.eu. 29 December 2014. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174012/http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/monnet-en.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Vienna European Council, 11 and 12 December 1998, Presidency Conclusions. European Council. 2010-02-11.
3. Web site: Invitation letter by President Donald Tusk to the members of the European Council . 24 June 2015 . Consilium . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710015655/https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/06/24/tusk-invitation-letter-european-council/ . Jul 10, 2022 .