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 ...

We were six friends from different corners of Europe, and we all cheered for the artists and had differing favourites. All we all wanted was to be under one flag that united us, gave us a sense of ...

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 ...