File:Flag of Europe.svg
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Template:Sq Template:Cs Template:De Template:El English: The Flag of Europe is the flag and emblem of the European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE). It consists of a circle of 12 golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. It was created in 1955 by the CoE and adopted by the EU, then the European Communities, in the 1980s.
The CoE and EU are distinct in membership and nature. The CoE is a 47-member international organisation dealing with human rights and rule of law, while the EU is a quasi-federal union of 27 states focused on economic integration and political cooperation. Today, the flag is mostly associated with the latter. It was the intention of the CoE that the flag should come to represent Europe as a whole, and since its adoption the membership of the CoE covers nearly the entire continent. This is why the EU adopted the same flag. The flag has been used to represent Europe in sporting events and as a pro-democracy banner outside the Union.Template:Es Template:Eo Template:Et Template:Fi Template:Fr Template:It Template:Hu Template:Lv Template:Nl Template:Pl Template:Pt Template:Ro Template:Ru Template:Sr Template:Sl Template:Tr Template:Zh-hans File based on the specification given at [2]. |
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Licensing
Original graphical design and permission of use
The Council of Europe holds the copyright for the European flag.
Requests shall be addressed to the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Council of Europe: [F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex; tel. +33-388 41 20 00; fax +33-388 41 20 52]
The European emblem may be used only if:
- there is no likelihood of the user of the emblem being confused with the European Community or the Council of Europe;
- the emblem is not used in connection with objectives or activities which are incompatible with the aims and principles of the European Community or of the Council of Europe.
Permission to use the European emblem does not confer on those to whom it is granted any right of exclusive use, nor does it allow them to appropriate the emblem or any similar trademark or logo, either by registration or any other means. Each case will be examined individually to ascertain whether it satisfies the criteria set out above. This will be unlikely in a commercial context if the European emblem is used in conjunction with a company's own logo, name or trade mark.
(See: Official copyright and legal statement)
For the file format and data
The following licence only covers the creation of the file, not the flag's graphical design itself.
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