Federal Cross of Merit for Blixa Bargeld
Claudia Roth presented the Federal Cross of Merit to eight cultural figures at the Federal Chancellery, according to the office of the Minister of State for Culture. “With the Cross of Merit on Ribbon, we honor personalities who enrich our community with selfless ideas and put them into practice with tireless commitment,” said the Minister of State for Culture at the award ceremony. “The democratic state and society, free art and culture are dependent on these special achievements.” The recipients of the award are “important role models for the creative people in our country”, added Roth. “They are united by the intention to play an active role in our democracy, to help shape it and make it better.”