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A number of symbols of Europe have emerged since antiquity, notably the mythological figure of Europa. Several symbols were introduced in the 1950s and 1960s by the European Council. The European Communities created additional symbols for itself in 1985, which was to become inherited by the European Union (EU) in 1993.
The European Union (EU) uses a number of symbols, including the Flag of Europe, Anthem of Europe, Motto of the European Union and Europe Day. These symbols have no official status based in the EU treaties, but they are in de facto use by the EU institutions and are in widespread use as expressions of the political ideologies of Pan-Europeanism ...
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)
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.
The European Union has also used Europa as a symbol of pan-Europeanism, notably by naming its web portal after her [citation needed] and depicting her on the Greek €2 coin and on several gold and silver commemorative coins (e.g. the Belgian €10 European Expansion coin).
The European post-classical symbolism of the heraldic eagle is connected with the Roman Empire on one hand (especially in the case of the double-headed eagle), and with Saint John the Evangelist on the other.
About 19% of European Christians were part of the Protestant tradition. [32] Russia is the largest Christian country in Europe by population, followed by Germany and Italy. [32] In 2012 Europe constituted in absolute terms the world's largest Christian population. [33] Historically, Europe has been the center and cradle of Christian civilization.
The European motto was first adopted in May 2000 as "Unity in diversity" through a non-official process since it was a contest involving 80,000 students from the 15 countries that were members of the European Union at the time (a.k.a. "EU-15"): Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden & United Kingdom.