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The flag of Europe, emblem of both the Council of Europe and the European Union. The flag of Europe is used to represent both the European Union and the Council of Europe. It consists of a circle of 12 golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. The blue represents the west, the number of stars represents completeness while their position in a ...
Bulgaria and Romania became members on 1 January 2007, but the application of certain policy areas of the European Union to Bulgaria and Romania was deferred to a later date. These were: Schengen Area (see enlargement of the Schengen Area): partial application from March 31, 2024, full application from January 1, 2025
1 January – Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union. [1] 1 January – Slovenia adopts the Euro as its official currency, replacing the tolar. [2] 1 January – Irish becomes the 23rd official language of the EU. [3] 1 January – Germany takes over the EU Presidency. [4]
A "Flag of Europe" was introduced by the Council of Europe in 1955, originally intended as a "symbol for the whole of Europe", [26] but due to its adoption by the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1985, and hence by the European Union (EU) as the successor organisation of the EEC, the flag is now strongly associated with the European Union ...
The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists of a stylized letter E (or epsilon), crossed by two lines instead of one. Depending on convention in each nation, the symbol can either precede or follow the value, e.g., €10 or 10 €, often with an intervening space.
The flag of Europe or European flag [note 1] consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It is the official flag of the European Union.It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
Orders, decorations, and medals of the European Union (2 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Symbols of the European Union" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Symbols of the European Union (2 C, 11 P) F. Flags of Europe (6 P) National symbols of France (8 C, 18 P) G. National symbols of Greece (5 C, 12 P)