Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika

Ix - Xirka Ġieħ ir Repubblika, short form Xirka, is a National Honor Society of Malta.

The Company has ordinary members and honorary members who have rendered exceptionally to the Republic of Malta, or humanity. Except for honorary memberships, the number of new members is limited to three new additions to two an annual basis; the total number of members is limited to twenty.

The motto of the company is għall - gid tal- Maltin ( " For the benefit of the Maltese ").

Members

• Sir Anthony Mamo, December 13, 1992
• Mgr Joseph Mercieca, December 13, 1995
• Lordship Nicholas J Cauchi 13 December, 2005

Honorary Members

• Colonel Muammar al - Gaddafi, December 5, 1975
• Professor Giovanni Leone, December 6, 1975
• Li Xiannian, November 22, 1984
• Kim Il Sung, August 1, 1985
• Jose Manuel Durão Barroso, October 10, 1994
• Jose Manuel Briosa e Gala, October 10, 1994
• General Carlos Azeredo, October 10, 1994
• Syder Antonio Santiago, 10 October 1994
• Giovanni Battista Re, February 4, 1995
• Jean -Louis Tauran, February 4, 1995
• Pier Luigi Celata, February 4, 1995
• Dott Dino Marrajeni, June 14, 1995
• Susanna Agnelli, December 28, 1995
• Gaetano Gifuni December 28, 1995
• Marco Colombo, December 28, 1995
• Giulio di Lorenzo Badia, December 28, 1995
• Luigi Amaduzzi, December 28, 1995
• General C. A. Paolo Scaramucci, December 28, 1995
• Giorgio Boggio 13 December 2000
• Nadejda Mihaylova, March 30, 2001
• Ilko Semerdjiev, March 30, 2001
• Dimitar Lazarov, March 30, 2001
• Helle Meri, April 30, 2001
• Jaak Jõerüüt, April 30, 2001
• Erwin Teufel, November 5, 2001
• Klaus Wowereit, November 5, 2001
• Rüdiger Frohn, November 5, 2001
• General Harald Kujat, November 5, 2001
• Jürgen Chrobog, November 5, 2001
• Georg Merten, November 5, 2001
• Christoph Zöpel, November 5, 2001
• Kasoulides, October 4, 2002
• Takis Clerides, October 4, 2002
• Averof Neophytou, October 4, 2002
• Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, October 25, 2002
• Jacek Piechota, October 25, 2002
• Marek Ungier, October 25, 2002
• Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos, November 14, 2002
• Andreas Loverdos, November 14, 2002
• Constantinos Aelianus, November 14, 2002
• Constantinos Yerocostopoulos, 14 November 2002
• Ingrid Rüütel, October 1, 2003
• Jüri Seilenthal, October 1, 2003
• Meelis Atonen, October 1, 2003
• Villu Reiljan, October 1, 2003
• Franco Frattini, January 20, 2004
• Antonio Martino, January 20, 2004
• Roberto Antonione, January 20, 2004
• Ambassador Alvise Memmo, January 20, 2004
• Ambassador Antonio Puri Purini, January 20, 2004
• Ambassador Giuseppe Balboni Acqua, January 20, 2004
• Imants Freiberg, 16 February 2004
• Inguna Ribena, February 16, 2004
• Günter Verheugen, March 17, 2004
• Fotini Papadopoulou 17 February, 2005
• George Iacovou 17 February, 2005
• Alexandros Zenon N 17 February, 2005
• Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 19 May, 2005
• Queen Elizabeth II 23 November, 2005
• Vaira Vike- Freiberga, 19 June, 2006
• Gert Haller 16 November, 2007
• Reinhard Silberberg 16 November, 2007
• Kateryna Yushchenko, July 9, 2008
• Maria Alves Da Silva Cauaco Silva, November 12, 2008
• Igor Judge 13 December, 2008
• Maria Kaczyńska, 26 January 2009
• Zorka Parvanova 20 October, 2009
• Queen Sofia, 25 November 2009
• Alfredo Mantica 30 June, 2010
• Mara Basescu 30 June, 2010
• Jacques Barrot, February 18, 2011