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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 ...
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 ...
Issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union. In 2008, a European Commission's recommendation was approved in which the following was stated: "The legend engraved on the edge of the commemorative euro coins intended for circulation must be the same as that on the normal euro coins intended ...
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.
Description English: Map of the 16 European Union member states that signed an additional declaration for the Treaty of Lisbon supporting the use of European symbols. Español: Mapa de los 16 Estados miembros de la UE que firmaron una declaración adicional al Tratado de Lisboa apoyando el uso de los símbolos europeos.
Symbols of the European Union (2 C, 11 P) F. Flags of Europe (6 P) ... Pages in category "Symbols of Europe" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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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]