Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has described the European flag as symbolising Europe’s 'Judeo-Christian roots', ...

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 ...

Few flags the world over are as recognisable as the flag of Europe. Created in 1955, the 12 stars on a blue background are used throughout the international realm as the official standard of the EU.

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 ...

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 ...