🎂 Happy birthday to the European flag! 🇪🇺 Back in 1985, the flag became the emblem of the EU. But did you know that actually it was first adopted today, 70 years ago, by the Council of Europe? The blue flag with 12 gold stars was chosen to give Europe a symbol with which all European citizens could identify and, since then, it has become an emblem of European unity. Learn more facts about the EU flag ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/qHJ3mw | Council of the European Union

27 countries. One Union. One flag. 🇪🇺 Adopted 40 years ago today by the European Council, the EU flag became the official emblem of what was then the European Communities, and is now the European Union. 💙⭐ | Council of the European Union