Originally designed in 1955 for the Council of Europe, the flag was adopted by the European Communities, the predecessors of the present European Union, in 1986. The flag used is the Flag of Europe, which consists of a circle of twelve golden stars on a blue background.

The blazon given by the EU in 1996 describe the design as: 'On an azure field a circle of twelve golden mullets, their points not touching.' Symbolism

The flag is used by other European entities, such as unified sport teams under the rubric Team Europe. 5224) their attachment to the flag as an EU symbol. On the other hand, 16 EU members that year, plus France in 2017, have officially affirmed (by Declaration No. Mention of the flag was removed in 2007 from the text of the Treaty of Lisbon, which was ratified. Its adoption as an official symbol was planned as part of the 2004 European Constitution but this failed to be ratified. Nevertheless the flag has to date received no status in any of the EU's treaties. Official EU use widened greatly in the 1990s. Adoption by the EU, or EC as it then was, reflected long-standing CoE desire to see the flag used by other European organisations. Since 1985, the flag has also been a symbol of the European Union (EU), whose 27 member states are all also CoE members, although in that year the EU had not yet assumed its present name or constitutional form (which came in steps in 19). It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe. The Flag of Europe or European Flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. Council flag representing the Council of Europe (46 members)Ī circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars on a blue field.Ĭollaborative effort involving various people, including Arsène Heitz and Paul M.Union flag representing the EU (27 members).For a gallery of flags of countries in Europe, see Flags of Europe.

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