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	European Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		On 8 December 1955 the Committee of Ministers adopted this as the European flag.
		Adoption of a flag and an anthem was suggested during the European council held in Milan on 28 and 29 June 1985.
		In the beginning of 1986, the European Commission believed that adoption date of the flag and the anthem should be 9 May, the anniversary of Robert Schuman's declaration of 9 May 1950, which is considered as the founding act of the European Union.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/eu-eun.html (1366 words)

	European Union: Myths on the flag
		Now, the argument is that the flag of the Council of Europe, which the European Union took over, was decided by a small group of representatives from the Catholic member states (in secretive meetings from which there is no written record) and without explaining the symbolism of the circle of stars.
		Arranged in a circlet, a dozen stars represent the constellation of Corona, and are seen as a crown in paintings of the Virgin Mary as Stella Maris, to signify royalty and thus the structures of government (as in a Round Table).
		The Koolhas flag (also known as the "barcode flag") was never meant as a real flag, at least not by any European Union officials.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/eun!myt.html (1434 words)

	European Union - Flag - Introduction - Background
		Following the two devastating World Wars of the first half of the 20th century, a number of European leaders in the late 1940s became convinced that the only way to establish a lasting peace was to unite the two chief belligerent nations - France and Germany - both economically and politically.
		In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed an eventual union of all Europe, the first step of which would be the integration of the coal and steel industries of Western Europe.
		Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and they have been held every five years since.In 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
	www.exxun.com /EuropeanUnion/a_fg.html (786 words)

	Western European Union
		According to Album des Pavillons [pay00], the flag of the Western European Union is blue with ten yellow five-pointed stars in a circle (broken at the top) containing the white letters WEU horizontally and UEO vertically (thus sharing the E).
		The flag of the Assembly of the WEU is blue with a white dove rising from yellow lines of stylized assembly seats surrounded with 12 yellow fivepointed stars in perspective and below in an arch white inscription "UEO-WEU".
		The flag was officially hoisted, according to the Albanian Telegraphic Agency, on 16 April 1997.
	flagspot.net /flags/eu^weu.html (864 words)

	Council of Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The 15 European Union states, however, are all members of the Council of Europe.
		The Flag of Honour of the Council of Europe is conferred on those municipalities or other local authorities which, in the Committee's opinion, deserve this distinction in recognition of their work in promoting the European idea.
		The European Honour Flag is apparently the European Union flag although in at least one case (Opole, Poland) a special flag seems to have been designed combining the city's flag with the European Union's circle of stars.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/eu_ce.html (1154 words)

	flag of European Union flags
		The European Council, meeting at Fontainebleau in June 1984, stressed the importance of promoting the European image and identity in the eyes of its citizens and the world.
		Adoption of a flag and an anthem was suggested during the European council held in Milano (Italy) on 28 and 29 June 1985.
		Myths related to the European Union flag and its alleged meaning are presented on a specific page.
	www.flagsflagsflags.net /flags/eun.php (926 words)

	European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Union is the world's largest confederation of independent states, established under that name in 1992 by the Treaty on European Union (the Maastricht Treaty).
		For example, in the United Kingdom one poll suggested that around 50% of the population are indifferent to the European Union and 20% voted for parties that wanted to withdraw from the EU in the 2004 EU elections.
		At the December 2005 European Council, which is a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of the EU member states, a decision was taken on how it should allocate the EU budget for the next seven years (2007–2013).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Union (6555 words)

	Flag of the European Union
		Conclusions of the Madrid European Council: excerpt on Economic and Monetary Union (15 and 16 December 1995)
		The European Union is a constantly evolving economic and political organisation whose entirely novel characteristics have caused considerable debate as to its legal nature.
		Applying a combination of coordination and the sharing of governmental powers, the Union is nothing like a traditional organisation or a federal state and therefore remains a ‘new political form’, in the words of Jean Monnet, or, as Jacques Delors put it, an ‘unidentified political object’.
	www.ena.lu /europe/european-union/flag-european-union.htm (565 words)

	European Union: Anti-European Union flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A regular European Union flag with a golden swastika (standing on a side) on the middle was used in a demonstration protesting against perceived European Union cooperation in the NATO bombings against Yugoslavia in 1999.
		A red flag with a ring of 12 fl stars on a white disc was used in political cartoons expressing pressure on European Union instances in favour of coaction measures against the government of Austria, ruled by a coalition including Jörg Haider's extreme right party FPÖ.
		Two flags are shown, a Polish national flag and a European Union flag defaced with a red cross in saltire.
	www.fotw.net /FLAGS/eu}ant.html (178 words)

	European Union Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An economic and political union established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty by members of the European Community, which forms its core.
		In establishing the European Union, the treaty expanded the political scope of the European Community, especially in the area of foreign and security policy, and provided for the creation of a central European bank and the adoption of a common currency by the end of the 20th century.
		The European Union Flag is the symbol of Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense.
	www.contacteu.com (122 words)

	Western European Union - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Western European Union (WEU), association of European countries inaugurated in 1955.
		In 1955 the Soviet Union agreed to the independence and neutrality of Austria.
		The earliest international trade union bodies were closely allied to socialist groups, and even today in many important international bodies the bulk...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Western_European_Union.html (144 words)

	European Union
		The fact that the formation of the European Union has major spiritual implications is reflected in the religious symbols that the Union has adopted in the form of its flag, its anthem, its architecture, and its basic logo.
		The European Community, which was essentially economic in aspiration and content, was transformed into a full-fledged political entity known as The European Union.
		The European Union’s flag consists of 12 stars, inspired by the halo of 12 stars that appear around the Madonna in Catholic pictures of her.
	www.inplainsite.org /html/european_union.html (3560 words)

	EUROPA - The EU at a glance - The symbols of the European Union - The European Flag
		EUROPA > The EU at a glance > The symbols of the EU > The European Flag
		So the European flag was born, representing the ideal of unity among the peoples of Europe.
		Finally, in 1985, the flag was adopted by all EU heads of State and government as the official emblem of the European Union - which, in those days, was called the European Communities.
	europa.eu.int /abc/symbols/emblem/index_en.htm (403 words)

	European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The ECSC was founded in 1951 by the treaty of Paris, and later merged with the European Community.
		The flag was lowered in real by Romano Prodi, President of the European Union Commission, in Brussels.
		The flag of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was horizontally divided blue-fl with three yellow stars on each stripe.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/eu-ecsc.html (163 words)

	Flag News
		The addition of Bulgaria and Romania will cause no changes in the stars on the flag of the European Union, which is permanently fixed at 12 yellow stars in a circle on a blue field.
		But the remains of the 145-year-old Civil War flag she saw at the state Military Museum and Veterans Research Center Tuesday were simply too 'cool' to ignore.
		The flag was presented to 77th regiment on Nov. 29, 1861 in front of City Hall in New York City and the regiment carried it through the siege of Yorktown and the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.
	www.gettysburgflag.com /Flag_News.php (855 words)

	European Union FAQs
		«European Union» is the name of the organization for the member countries that have decided to co-operate on a great number of areas, ranging from a single market to foreign policy, and from mutual recognition of school diplomas to exchange of criminal records.
		As the debate over the European Union is likely to focus strongly on the IGC in the course of this year, we have added a special section on it to this list.
		In December 1995, the European Council decided that indidividual assessments of the remaining ten candidates' prospects as well as a collective assessment of enlargement should be ready by that time as well, so that membership negotiations with some of the other countries could start at the same time as those with Cyprus and Malta.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/N_Prag/ra1eufaq.htm (3201 words)

	European Heritage Days
		It was hoisted in place of the European Union flag in front of the town hall of Versailles from Friday evening to Monday morning.
		The visual effect was very poor because the special flag was much smaller than the two other ones (national and municipal flags).
		The flag is the European Union flag charged with a logo outlining in white houses, a church steeple, a defence tower and a dome, thus reflecting the diversity of European cultural heritage.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/eur-herd.html (294 words)

	European Union Flag
		These European Union flags are the made to the highest standards in the USA.
		European Union stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
		European Union stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
	www.united-states-flag.com /world-european-union.html (398 words)

	European Union: Changing the flag?
		Nuno António Gai Ata's proposal for a new European Union flag
		An official note by the European Union confirms that the European Union flag shall not be changed.
		The proposal is a 1:2 flag, horizontally divided red / orange / pale green / dark green / purple / pink.
	www.fotw.net /flags/eu!cha.html (496 words)

	European Union Basics (FAQ), Part2/8
		As the debate over the European Union is likely to focus strongly on the IGC in the course of this year, we have added a special section[3] on it to this list.
		The European Commission, European Parliament, Franc e, Germany and the Benelux firmly believe the answer must be yes, arg uing the Union should not be forever bound to advance at the speed of its slowest members.
		Defence At stake is the relationship between the Union and the defence alli ance, the Western European Union, whose founding treaty expires in 19 98.
	www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/european-union/basics/part2.html (2980 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Down with EU stars, run up stripes
		If the European Union accepts as many as 10 new countries to the already 15-strong club, it is feared the enlarged organisation's flag may look a bit out of date.
		Alongside designs incorporating clasped fl and white hands, doves and hearts and a large fl cat sitting with a small white mouse, were a hammer and sickle logo substituting a banana and a rifle, and a cartoon of Bart Simpson sunning himself on a beach.
		The idea of portraying in the same flag all the colours of the European nations is simply wonderful and very optimistic.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1974721.stm (966 words)

	EUROPEAN UNION TARTAN
		The cloth is an authentic Scottish Tartan for all Europeans, registered by the Scottish Tartan Society, the United Kingdom Patent Office, the President of the European Union and the Commissioners in Brussels.
		The tartan is made up of the colours on the flag of the European Union, running through the tartan is a small red line, this commemorates the blood spilt on our Continent since recorded history, the white line is slightly larger and represents peace on the Continent of Europe and the world.
		On the left hand sleeve of the jacket a small velcro patch shows the fifteen stars that represent the countries in the European Union, leaving ample space to incorporate further enlargment sometime in the first decade of the year 2000.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/CChalmers (630 words)

	Activities - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The chairperson of the European Union (EU), an organization of 15 Western European countries, is about to call a meeting to order.
		You're familiar, of course, with the red, white, and blue national flag of the United States, with its 50 white stars—each representing a state—against a blue background and its 13 red-and-white stripes, which stand for the 13 original colonies.
		Squiggly lines might "flag" the importance of rivers in many of these countries; a crown could represent royalty in the history of EU countries.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/activities/13/eurounion.html (760 words)

	About European Union - Travel, Maps, Flag and Information
		The European Union or the EU is an intergovernmental and supranational union of 25 European countries, known as member states.
		At the December 2005 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which is a semi-annual meeting of EU member states' heads of state and government, EU member states decided on how it should allocate the EU budget for the next seven years (2007-2013).
		The culture throughout the European Union differes from country to country.
	www.canadiancontent.net /profiles/European-Union.html (346 words)

	EU Flag - EnchantedLearning.com
		The height of the flag is two-thirds the width.
		This flag was officially adopted as a symbol of the European Union on May 26, 1986 (but this flag had been in use since 1955, when it was adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe).
		The current members of the European Union (as of 2005) are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /europe/europe/flag (249 words)

	European Commission
		Firm statement by EU leaders at the European summit (14-15 December) - membership criteria must be respected if enlargement is to succeed for all.
		Subsidies for companies in difficulty and those for which the amount cannot be calculated in advance have been excluded, to prevent distortions of competition.
		To mark this occasion, the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland and the British Council have launched a primary school competition to design a postcard for Europe Day on 9 May 2007.
	europa.eu.int /comm/index_en.htm (243 words)

	European Union (EU) Flag
		The European Union is a unique, treaty-based, institutional framework that defines and manages economic and political cooperation among its fifteen European member countries.
		The Union is the latest stage in a process of integration begun in the 1950s by six countries - France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - whose leaders signed the original treaties establishing various forms of European integration.
		Due largely to the success of Europe's economic integration, there are now 15 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), and membership will likely increase to more than twenty.
	www.ultimateflags.com /int/european_union.html (116 words)

	Lesson Plans - The Pros and Cons of Transnational Alliances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ask students to define the words "union" and "alliance." Then have them state some of the unions or alliances that they are part of (e.g., teams at school, extended families, clubs, or religions groups).
		Tell students that their country is the smallest on the continent and that many citizens are concerned that their cultural traditions will be lost, overwhelmed by the other countries' cultures, not to mention their large businesses.
		Then have them find out whether there are any European countries that have decided not to join the EU (such as Switzerland) and explain why these countries have made this decision.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/lessons/13/g68/eurounion.html (793 words)

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