Originally adopted by the Council of Europe thirty years earlier, the twelve golden stars on a blue background became the ...

The European Union’s culture chief hit out at Eurovision for banning performers from waving the EU flag, saying Europeans should not need permission to celebrate their identity. The circle of stars ...

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.

The European flag will be allowed at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, but with limitations for artists, something Brussels called "disappointing". Fans attending the Eurovision Song Contest in ...

Council worker Craig Amey, 35, of Leicester, arrived at the concert wearing a Union flag suit. Speaking to The Telegraph, he said: 'Kick me out if you want to but you are not going to take my suit ...

A former MEP has said she is "astonished" a city council told her to remove a European flag from outside her home. Catherine Bearder has proudly displayed the flag since Europe Day on 9 May at her ...

According to the European Commission’s official description of the flag, its 12 stars do not represent member states; instead, they “stand for the ideals of unity, solidarity and harmony among ...

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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.

Nana Malashkhia, 47, became an icon of the March demonstrations in Georgia after she was seen waving a European Union flag while being blasted by a water cannon. She told RFE/RL about how she came ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their ...