2000 William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton
2001 György Konrád
2002 The Euro
2003 Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
2004 Pat Cox
2004 Extraordinary prize: Pope John Paul II
2005 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
2006 Jean-Claude Juncker
2007 Javier Solana
2008 Angela Merkel
2009 Andrea Riccardi