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The Flag of Europe consists of a circle of 12 golden (yellow) stars on an azure background. It is the flag and emblem of the European Union (EU).〔It is termed "Flag of Europe" or "European Flag" by both organisations, intended to represent the continent as a whole, but has no legal basis beyond use by the CoE. It is also known as the "flag of the European Union" excluding its relation to the CoE but the term "flag of the Council of Europe" is never used.〕 It is also often used to indicate eurozone countries, and, more loosely, to represent the continent of Europe or the countries of Europe independent of any of these institutions. The number of stars does not vary according to the member states as they are intended to represent all the peoples of Europe, even those outside the EU. The flag was designed in 1955 for the Council of Europe as its symbol, and the CoE urged it to be adopted by other organisations. In 1985 the European Economic Community (EEC), adopted it as its own flag (having had no flag of its own before) at the initiative of the European Parliament. The flag is not mentioned in the EU's treaties, its incorporation being dropped along with the European Constitution, but it is formally adopted in law. In order to avoid confusion with the European Union, the Council of Europe uses a modified version with a lower-case "e" in the centre of the stars which is referred to as the "Council of Europe Logo". Since its adoption by the European Union it has become more associated with the EU due to the EU's higher profile and heavy usage of the emblem. The flag has also been used to represent Europe in sporting events and as a pro-democracy banner outside the Union.〔(Romania slams Moldova's sanctions )〕 It has partly inspired other flags, such as those of other European organisations and those of states where the EU has been heavily involved (such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo). == History == ImageSize = width:320 height:430 PlotArea = left:50 right:0 bottom:10 top:10 DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1950 till:1986 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:5 start:1950 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:1950 PlotData= Color:yellow mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:M shift:(0,-3) # shift text to right side of bar # there is no automatic collision detection, fontsize:XS # so shift texts up or down manually to avoid overlap shift:(25,-10) at:1950 shift:15,-6 text: Committee established at:1955 shift:15,-6 text: Adoption by the Council of Europe at:1958 shift:15,-6 text: Promotion at the Brussels Expo at:1979 shift:15,-6 text: European Parliament requests a symbol at:1983 shift:15,-6 text: Adoption by the European Parliament at:1985 shift:15,-6 text: Approval by the European Council at:1986 shift:15,-6 text: Adoption by the European Communities 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flag of Europe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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