Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the 'logo' for the EU and its predecessor in 1985. View on euronews ...

Many know the EU flag has 12 yellow stars on a blue background, but not everyone may appreciate there is a correct way to hang it. In a film for Politics Europe, Adam Fleming spoke to European ...

Yet the flag was only adopted to represent what were then the European Communities in 1985, and it only lodged in the public mind as the European Union’s primary symbol in the 21st century.

Each of the world’s flags is simultaneously unique and similar. They all say something—sometimes perhaps too much. That was the case in October 2014 when the Serbian national soccer team ...

The European flag has become more than just a representation of a political entity — it embodies the aspirations and ideals of an entire generation. For us, young people from all corners of Europe, ...

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a motion to formalise the use of EU symbols, with 503 of its 785 members voting in favour of displaying the EU flag in all EP meeting rooms and at ...

Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the 'logo' for the EU and its predecessor in 1985. #EuropeNews ...

Many know the EU flag has 12 yellow stars on a blue background, but not everyone may appreciate there is a correct way to hang it. In a film for Politics Europe, Adam Fleming spoke to European ...

Europe is celebrating its flag: Twelve golden stars, explicitly, and in contrast to some national flags, not representing member states or units but "the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among ...

Two years later, the European Council, the representatives of the then ten member states, approved the decision and by 1986, having just been joined by Portugal and Spain, the flag - officially ...