The President’s office has commissioned artist John Martin Borg to create a work of art illustrating the meaning of Peace in Europe in the eyes of Larkin Zahra, a 23-year-old Maltese.

The painting will be presented during the Nobel peace Prize event at Europe House and permanently displayed inside the building.

Mr Zahra is one of four young Europeans who will form part of an official EU delegation attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Monday. He won a public vote on Facebook in the EU's Nobel Peace Prize contest.

He was one of 5,397 young Europeans who participated in the contest, and his entry was one of the 16 that were shortlisted for the Facebook vote. He won 8,094 votes. Italian contestant Alberto came second with 7,966 votes.

Mr Zahra’s entry reads: "My grandparents would have said 'a dream'. My parents would have said 'a process'. I say that it’s my everyday reality!"

Today, he paid a courtesy visit to President George Abela at San Anton Palace.

Congratulating Mr Zahra, the President said he was struck by the entry, in which three generations are mentioned.

"It represents the development of the European Union, and this year happens to be the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations."

The President, together with President Emeritus Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, will be discussing the meaning and relevance of the Nobel Peace Prize having been awarded to the EU during an event at Europe House in St Paul's Street, Valletta, on Monday. The event will be hosted by the European Commission Representation in Malta and the European Parliament Information Office in Malta.