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 ...

The 27-nation European Union has lambasted organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest for banning the EU flag from the concert hall during the final of the week-long competition.

Yet the flag was only adopted to represent what were then the European Communities in 1985, and it only lodged in the public mind as the European Union’s primary symbol in the 21st century.

The European Union's executive has hit out at Eurovision, demanding to know why its flag was banned from the concert hall during Saturday’s final.

Catherine Bearder has proudly displayed the flag since Europe Day at her property in Oxford.

A giant European Union flag displayed at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to mark France taking on the bloc's presidency has been removed after it was criticised by right-wing politicians.

The European Union’s executive said Monday it will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers why its flag was banned from the concert hall during the final.

"Identity comes down to nation state, especially in Europe," Tim Marshall, author of "Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags," told Business Insider.

The European Union flag has been having a bit of a micro fashion moment. At London Fashion Week Men’s in January, British label Agi & Sam put the symbolic circle of 12 gold stars on a scarf and ...

A large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday to mark the start of France's six-month presidency of the bloc was removed on Sunday after it drew outrage from far ...

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.