Flag of Europe
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| Name | European flag, Flag of Europe, Flag of the Council of Europe, Flag of the European Union |
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| Use | Council flag representing the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, union flag representing the 28 member states of the EU |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 8 December 1955[1] (CoE) 29 June 1985 (EEC) |
| Design |  A circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars on a blue field. |
| Designed by | Arsène Heitz, Paul M. G. Lévy |
The Flag of Europe or European Flag,[a] is an official symbol adopted by two separate organisations, the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe[2], and the European Union (EU). Its made up of a circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars on a blue (azure) field.
The design was created in 1955, and officially adopted later that year by the Council of Europe as a symbol for the whole of Europe.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Alternatively, it is sometimes called the Flag of the European Union when representing the EU. The name "flag of the European Union" is used in e.g. the Italian law no. 22 of 5 February 1998 (bandiera dell'Unione europea), and by the Centre virtuel de la connaissance sur l'Europe (Le drapeau de l'Union européenne, 2016).
References
- ↑ Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (8 December 1955), Resolution (55) 32 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, CVCE, retrieved 25 June 2014
- ↑ https://www.coe.int/en/web/about-us/the-european-flag
- ↑ The European flag, Council of Europe. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
